Rubin — Best pictures!

The goal conceded in the dying minutes of yesterday's game against Slovenia denied goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev the full pleasure of a deserved “clean” victory, but the CSKA Moscow last man was nonetheless able to re-captured the top spot in the FTBL ranking

Everton’s Russian international Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (pictured) helped Russia to a 2:1 home win over Slovenia in the first leg of their World Cup 2010 playoff yesterday with a fantastic double, amply justifying the confidence coach Guus Hiddink had put

As the Russian national team prepares to take on Slovenia in the first game of the World Cup 2010 playoffs next Saturday, Zenit’s Konstantin Zyryanov (pictured right) is perfectly poised to surge to the top of the FTBL ranking of midfielders in the Russian

Despite his side’s narrow loss to No 9 Krylya Sovetov yesterday (1:2), Spartak Moscow’s Brazilian Alex retained his top spot in the FTBL ranking of midfielders in the Russian Premier League.

As midfielder Sergey Semak (pictured right) and Rubin Kazan prepare to take on former club CSKA Moscow in what should be the central game of the 28th round in the Russian Premier League, he would do well to remember how important the match is for his