The Russian Premier League has only two matches left in the 2009 season as they resume play after the international break. Currently, Rubin Kazan leads the league table and is only one win away from clinching the 2009 title. Spartak Moscow is currently in 2nd and needs to win out to have a chance to move up to first.

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Rafa considering White Hart Lane swoop.

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Rafa Benítez has decided strolling, sulking Spurs chest of drawers Roman Pavlyuchenko is the man to kick-start his team's season.

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Surely only a matter of time.

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Tottenham Hotspur striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has clambered into an escape pod at White Hart Lane and is programming the co-ordinates for Valencia into its sat-nav.

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Sid Lowe's La Liga column in the Guardian shared an interesting statistic this week over 50 clubs have beaten Real Madrid since October 2009 (last 10 years), but Atletico Madrid isn't one of them.

Here's the list in full:

Al Nasr Saudi Club, Al-Ahly, Alavés, Alcorcón, Almería, Anderlecht, Arsenal, Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Betis, Boca Juniors, Celta Vigo, Deportivo, Espanyol, Galatasaray, Getafe, Graz, Hannover, Internazionale, Juventus, Las Palmas, Levante, Liverpool, Lokomotiv Moscow, Málaga, Mallorca, Manchester United, Milan, Monaco, Murcia, Nastic, Numancia, Olympiakos, Lyon, Osasuna, PSV, Racing, Rayo Vallecano, Nexaca, Real Sociedad, Real Unión, Recreativo, Roma, Servette, Sevilla, Spartak Moscow, Sporting Lisbon, Tokyo Verdy, Toledo, Valencia, Valladolid, Villarreal, Werder Bremen and Zaragoza.

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MLS playoffs on TeleFutura: Seattle - Houston at 3pm. ESPN2 has Chivas USA - Los Angeles at 7:30pm. EPL on Setanta: Hull - Stoke at 8:30am and Wigan - Fulham on Setana Xtra at 10am. On Fox Soccer Channel: Chelsea - Manchester United at 11am and West Ham United - Everton at 5pm. FA Cup on Fox Soccer: Northwich Victoria - Charlton at 7pm. Click to continue reading...

Surplus to requirements at White Hart Lane, Roman may have a future just down the road at Upton Park?

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Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko wanted by West Ham
As West Ham prepare for the visit tomorrow of Aston Villa, Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has emerged as a surprise target.

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There are two key MLS playoff series kicking off today, and European soccer action looms, but the U.S. Under-17 national team's final World Cup group match should garner plenty of attention on this Soccer Sunday.

The U.S. Under-17 team is coming off a 1-0 win vs.

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There are two key MLS playoff series kicking off today, and European soccer action looms, but the U.S. Under-17 national team's final World Cup group match should garner plenty of attention on this Soccer Sunday.

The U.S. Under-17 team is coming off a 1-0 win vs.

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U-17 World Cup on ESPNU and Galavision: USA - UAE at 10am. MLS playoffs: Chicago - New England on Fox Soccer Channel at 2pm and Chivas USA - Los Angeles on ESPN2 at 5pm. EPL on Fox Soccer: Birmingham Ciry - Manchester City at 11am. Championship on Setanta: Cardiff - Forest at noon and West Bromwich Albion - Watford at 5pm. Click to continue reading...

Spartak Moscow's title hopes ended with this late defeat against FC Moscow.

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Rafa sets sights on impressive young talent.

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Rafa Benítez and Carlo Ancelotti don't scrawl their transfer targets on the back of envelopes and use them to fan themselves as they stride through a throng of supporters.

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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has joined the chase for Georgian wonderkid Zhano Ananidze.
Arsenal are already tracking the 17-year-old Spartak Moscow midfielder.
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Hulk, Michel Bastos, Fábio Aurélio, Carlos Eduardo

Dunga has called up 24 players to face England on November 14th in Doha, Qatar, and Oman three days later in Muscat.

The squad includes Liverpool's Lucas and Fábio Aurélio� plus Manchester City's Robinho. Porto frontman, Givanildo Vieira de Souza (Hulk), gets his first call-up.

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Young Georgian appears on Emirates radar.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is rumoured to be monitoring starlet Zhano Ananidze, dubbed "the next Georgi Kinkladze".

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by CARL ELDRIDGE� Another day, another supposed target for the rip-roaring Gunners. Today it's Spartak Moscow wonderkid Zhano Ananidze who is said to be on Arsene Wenger's radar.

The News of the World claims� the 17-year-old Georgian midfielder is already being talked about as one of Europe's biggest talents.

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Spartak went top of the Russian Premier League with this win over already relegated Khimki.

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Pep Guardiola cannot believe it either.

After a workmanlike 1-0 victory against Almería and a mediocre showing in their 0-0 draw at the Mestalla against Valencia CF on Saturday, FC Barcelona looked to reverse their form in the Champions League against a supposed weaker team in FK Rubin Kazan.

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A crucial victory for Spartak in this Moscow derby which sees them get within touching distance of leaders Rubin Kazan.

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Player's agent admits client's interest in Serie A move.

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Tottenham Hotspur striker Roman Pavlyuchenko would be interested in a January move to AC Milan, according to the player's agent.

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MLS on TeleFutura: Houston - Los Angeles at 3pm. EPL on Setanta: Blackburn - Burnley at 8am. On Fox Soccer Channel: Wigan - Manchester City at 11am. Russian Premier League on Setanta: Lokomotiv - Spartak Moscow at 6am. Serie A on Fox Soccer: Lazio - Sampdoria at 9am and Milan - Roma at 2:30pm. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Malaga - Almeria at 11am. Click to continue reading...

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With a thrilling week of World Cup qualifying action behind us, international club soccer will once again take center stage this weekend as players change their focus from national teams to club teams.

There is no shortage of marquee match-ups, whether in England, Spain or MLS, which is winding up its regular season with some crucial playoff-impacting tilts.

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In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the ninth episode of RNF's podcast.

The ninth episode of Russian Football Now's Podcast is the second consecutive where hosts Chris Riordan and Richard Farley welcome a guest onto the show. EPL Talk's own Kartik Krishnaiyer, spends the show with us, giving his thoughts on

• the national team,
• Andrei Arshavin's ideal position (and his value relative to Cristiano Ronaldo),
• the future of Tottenham's Roman Pavlyuchenko,
• the Champions League prospects of Rubin and CSKA,
• this weekend's derby between Spartak Moscow and Lokomotiv, and
• the chances of Russia being awarded either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup.

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The clock is ticking on Roman's Spurs career.

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Roman Pavlyuchenko's agent has admitted that his client is set to hold talks with Zenit St Petersburg.

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According to Mirror Football, Wigan Athletic are closing in on 17-year-old Real America midfielder Samuel Galindo.

Wigan are prepared to pay £700,000 for the maestro who has drawn interest from Spartak Moscow and Fiorentina.

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West London club interested in Spurs bench warmer.

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Roy Hodgson wants Roman Pavlyuchenko so much he can almost taste him. (Guardian)

Fulham is preparing to make an offer to Tottenham for the Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko in January.

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Column in AD. The press chef of Spartak Moscow doesn't now it anymore either. Yes, yes, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie is still a contract player at Spartak. No no, I don't know more about this... There was a day when the whole of the nation was desperately in love with Quincy. A beautiful summer Click to continue reading...

Vladimir Bystrov has made the headlines thanks to his beautiful goal in the derby match against CSKA, which was his fourth in as many games for his new/old club Zenit. Not only did he score a great goal, but he terrorized CSKA defenders, most of whom are regulars in the national team, throughout the match despite playing through the pain barrier and the big European clubs must be regretting their decision not to sign him last summer.

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Zenit St. Petersburg had been competing with Lokomotiv Moscow for the title of hottest team in the league, but with Saturday's convincing 2-0 home win over CSKA Moscow, Zenit now has the table on their side.
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On Friday, Guus Hiddink named his 23-man squad for Russia's final World Cup Qualifiers: October 10, hosting Germany (in Moscow) and October 14 in Azerbaijan.
If Russia came beat Germany in Moscow, they will almost certainly win UEFA's Group D (provided they can beat Azerbaijan). If they lose, the Azerbaijan match is meaningless, and they will head into UEFA's qualifying playoff. Click to continue reading...

This week's episode of Russian Football Now talks about the fight for second place. Where once Spartak Moscow looked like a challenger to Rubin Kazan at the top of the table, Spartak's recent dip in form has thrust them into a battle for the last automatic Champions League spot with CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, and Zenit St. Click to continue reading...

Dunga has called up 22 players for Brazil's final World Cup qualifying matches against Bolivia in La Paz on October 11th and Venezuela in Campo Grande three days later.
Brazil are leaders with 33 points and have already qualified for the finals in South Africa next year. With this in mind, Dunga was expected to bring in some fresh faces for the remaining two games.

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A Russian fan scored from the spot for Spartak Moscow in their recent 2-1 loss to fellow Moscow club Saturn.
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This is the stuff of legend. The kind of thing that only happens in your most unlikely waking dreams. Sure the guy has run onto the field of play, but he hasn't done so to cause a ruckus but to fulfill his moment of destiny. You know you wish you could do the same!

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Everyone wants the chance to score a penalty past your local rivals' goalkeeper, but one fan took his chance this weekend. The fan couldn't wait for Spartak Moscow's Brazilian midfielder Alex to take the kick against Saturn so came on and took it for him. Watch his celebration run with his mate following him, I'm pleased he [. Click to continue reading...

Every fan dreams of stepping up and scoring for their club. Few ever get to do it. Mostly due to the fact that they are not professional footballers. But one man appears to have found a loophole. As Spartak Moscow's Brazilian midfielder Alex was preparing to take an equalizing spot kick against Saturn Moscow on Saturday, a [. Click to continue reading...