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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

Arsenal’s Russian international Andrei Arshavin (pictured lower) climbed to the top 6 of the FTBL ranking of forwards in the English Premier League with a goal in the Gunners’ 4:1 clobbering of lowly Wolverhampton Wanderers yesterday.

For the russian national team main forwarders Andrei Arshavin and Roman Pavlyuchenko, the Saturday matchup is decisive: will find answers to long-expected questions. If Pavlyuchenko takes part of it, he will get many chances to overcome the 100 points

Arsenal’s Russia international Andrei Arshavin has been able to thrust himself into the international football scene for the short while he has been in the English Premier League, doubling his rating from the 60 points he had while still in Russia to

Manchester United’s star forward Wayne Rooney (pictured) has lost his spot in the FTBL Top 23 for the English Premier League to Arsenal’s Russian forward Andrei Arshavin after failing to score in the Champions League final against Barcelona (0:2).