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Growing up, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov knew that there were two kinds of football. There was the one he began watching on television in the mid-90s, filled with exotic players in faraway grounds, filled with loud, passionate fans.

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov has hit out at Everton's crude playing style and questioned his team-mates' psychological strength amid a run of six Premier League games without a win.

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov's sixth-minute strike was all the hosts had to show for their early dominance, although Louis Saha had a goal wrongly ruled out for offside minutes after the Russia international had opened the scoring.

Kings forward Anze Kopitar will watch with great interest when Slovenia competes at next year's World Cup in South Africa.

Cesc Fabregas said yesterday that Arsne Wenger told his players they "did not deserve to wear the Arsenal shirt" in an unprecedented half-time rant, which inspired them to come from behind to beat Liverpool 2-1 with a stunning winner from Andrei Arshavin.

Andrei Arshavin breathed fresh life into Arsenal's quest to win the English Premier League title and left Liverpool facing a battle to finish in the top four as the Gunners won 2-1 here Sunday.

Arsenal are one several clubs chasing Tottenham Hotspur striker Roman Pavlyuchenko , according to the player's agent.

Two CSKA Moscow players have been banned for falling foul of UEFA doping regulations after the Russian club's 3-3 draw at Manchester United last month.

The Russian FA are investigating claims that their players indulged in late-night partying on the eve of the World Cup play-off against Slovenia last month.

Despite media predictions of quick advancement out of group play, Alexi Lalas notes that 'we can play off the fact that England always thinks they are better than they are.' After Japan Coach Takeshi Okada said he was aiming for a top-four finish, Japan's former coach, Ivica Osim, said reaching the semifinals was a pipe dream.

Chelsea paid agents almost half as much as they spent on players in the last year.

David Moyes' appetite for getting Everton back on track has been whetted by Wednesday's gutsy 1-0 triumph at AEK Athens which saw his team clinch a place in the last 32 of the Europa League.

Who are Robert Koren, Samir Handanovic, Bojan Jokic, Marko Suler or Miso Brecko? They are footballers, overshadowed to virtual anonymity by bright stars such as Andrei Arshavin or Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Brazilian hot shot Welliton is keen to trade places with unhappy Tottenham Hotspur striker Roman Pavlyuchenko.

Russian champions Rubin Kazan ended the Premier Liga season in style with a 3-0 win at Kuban Krasnodar .

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov has been named Everton's player of the month for November.

Everton winger Diniyar Bilyaletdinov is suspended for the trip to play Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday .

The lack of off-the-ball movement and individual errors were the main reasons for Russia's defeat in the second-leg play-off match against Slovenia, according to former national team coach Boris Ignatyev, who spoke to RIA Novosti over the phone.

ANDREY ARSHAVIN has been caught up in a World Cup scandal in his native Russia amid accusations he had a changing-room bust-up with Tottenham flop Roman Pavlyuchenko.

The worst nightmare Russian football could have had came to fruition as they will miss out on the 2010 World Cup via a 2-2 aggregate playoff loss to Slovenia.