Synopsis Russia : Zenit’s Zenith, Loveless Moscow and a New Czar

Zenit St. Petersburg was the straw that broke the Camel's back. Rubin Kazan let the cat out the bag. In 2007, after years of domination by Moscow teams - Spartak, Lokomotiv and CSKA - Dick "the little General" Advocaat coached the Sine-Byelo-Goluboy (Blue-White-Sky-Blues) to its first ever Russian Premier league title, followed suit by winning the UEFA Cup and the rather innocuous UEFA Super Cup.

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