Russia's Group B match with Slovakia will come under increased scrutiny in Lille as the country has the threat of Euro 2016 expulsion hanging over it.

England's failure to learn from previous mistakes allowed Russia to net a stoppage-time leveller, with a lack of cutting edge preventing Roy Hodgson's side starting Euro 2016 with the win their exceptional play deserved.

Yaya Toure has vowed not to let the racists wear him down after becoming the target of online abuse this week.

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Ukraine was plunged into new uncertainty after a deadly political standoff — as a top opposition figure assumed presidential powers.

CSKA Moscow coach Leonid Slutsky refused to apologise to racial abuse victim Yaya Toure ahead of his side’s latest Champions League clash with Manchester City.

CSKA Moscow continue to insist the racial abuse suffered by Manchester City’s Yaya Toure in the Russian capital a fortnight ago was exaggerated.

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Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has hit out at the state of the pitch for his side’s Champions League clash against CSKA Moscow.

Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has told his players the rigours of the Russian winter and the artificial pitch will not be accepted as excuses for defeat in the last-16 Champions League tie against CSKA Moscow.

Inter Milan coach Jose Mourinho has promised Barcelona they can expect a “completely different” performance from his side when the teams go head to head for the third time this season in the Champions League semi-final.

IT WILL be the Champions League battle of the Special Ones.

INTER MILAN coach Jose Mourinho is sweating on the fitness of midfielder Wesley Sneijder ahead of tonight’s Champions League quarter-final second leg at CSKA Moscow.

INTER MILAN striker Samuel Eto’o believes CSKA Moscow could present his side with a more challenging encounter than in the previous round against Chelsea.

SEVILLA coach Manolo Jimenez has described tonight’s Champions League last-16 second leg against CSKA Moscow as “a very important game for the club, the team, the city, Andalusia and Spain” as the Primera Division outfit look to break new ground.

IT SEEMS to be no longer a question of if but when Guus Hiddink leaves his position as manager of Ireland’s European Championship Group B top seeds Russia.

ROY KEANE believes Giovanni Trapattoni will be ‘rubbing his hands’ in anticipation after the draw for the 2012 European Championship qualifying groups presented Ireland with a realistic chance of reaching the finals in Poland and the Ukraine.

JUVENTUS crashed out of the Champions League with a miserable performance in front of their own fans as they capitulated to a rampant Bayern Munich at the Stadio Olimpico last night.

CSKA Moscow have parted company with coach Juande Ramos after less than seven weeks in charge.