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The Russian team ultimately proved incapable of overcoming Slovenia in a two-game playoff for a berth to World Cup 2010 in South Africa, primarily due to the lack of inspiration in the game of its strike force headed by Arsenal star Andrei Arshavin (pictured

Zenit St. Petersburg leader Konstantin Zyryanov could use this weekend’s central game in the Russian Premier League against Dynamo Moscow to chart a path into the European Top 23, the FTBL list of the Old Continents’ best midfielders.

Dynamo Moscow forward Aleksandr Kerzhakov (pictured left) has dropped 45 rating points in the past 3 weeks alone: in the 0:1 loss against Terek Grozny in the Russian league, the striker lost 17.56 rating points to see his overall FTBL rating shrink to

Spartak Moscow’s Brazilian striker Welliton (pictured) netted a hat-trick in his side’s 4:1 trashing of Spartak Nalchik before their home crowd to vault to the top of the FTBL ranking of strikers in the Russian Premier League with a tally of 96.34 points.

Russian Premier League side Zenith St. Petersburg are interested in Atletico Mineiro striker Diego Tardelli, according to 4-4-4.com, a German news web site. Tardelli, who has been called up by Brazil coach Dunga for the friendly against Estonia on August