UEFA held the draw for the UEFA Cup group stage today and some fascinating pairings emerged. Both Martin Jol and Steve McClaren will take their new clubs back to England as FC Twente will face Manchester City and Jol's Hamburg will take on Aston Villa. This year's groups are looking really tough and the field contains [. Click to continue reading...

4 seeds are the new 3 seeds; or, Transylvanians, Cypriots & Belarusians are legit. BATE were very fortunate to be eying a blonde Austrian rather than a turban-sporting Italian in net, but they were never predicted to sneak a deserved point. Cluj proved their Roma win was no fluke, even if they used a vastly different [. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham Hotspur alarms sound for Roman Pavlyuchenko

The puzzle that is Roman Pavlyuchenko has many pieces: there is the Russian's lack of English, his fatigue from an onerous season at Spartak Moscow, and most pertinently the striker's failure to adjust to any of the attacking systems that manager Juande Ramos chooses. Click to continue reading...

‘Comrade Jim – the Spy who played for Spartak', is an amazing soccer story. Jim Riordan was not a spy but an Englishman studying communism in Moscow in the 1960s. Writing a dissertation on Russian sport, he made friends with Spartak Moscow's full back Gennady Logofet, who invited him to join a training session in 1963. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham goal-hero Roman Pavlyuchenko has admitted he is finding life tough under hard-line Spanish coach Juande Ramos at White Hart Lane. The £13.8million summer signing from Spartak Moscow, who scored his first goal for the north Londoners in their 2-1 Carling Cup win at Newcastle, has revealed how difficult he is finding the training regime at [. Click to continue reading...

Russian international striker Roman Pavlyuchenko joined north London club Tottenham Hotspur in the summer from Spartak Moscow for just over 13 million pounds. He is yet to score and has admittedly already been feeling the heat. Pavlyuchenko has confessed that he is finding it tough during the training sessions at Spurs . Click to continue reading...

Whilst playing for Spartak Moscow, Emanuel Pogatetz was banned for 6 months following a leg breaking tackle. The player known as "Mad Dog", for reasons which have become all too clear this evening, saw his ban reduced to just 2 months on appeal. In United's match against Middlesbrough in the Carling Cup this evening, Pogatetz, aged [. Click to continue reading...

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Russian international striker Roman Pavlyuchenko joined Tottenham Hotspur from Spartak Moscow to replace Dimitar Berbatov. And, although he has not found it that tough to settle in the Premier League, he has spoken of the differences he has encountered in his first few weeks in England. "Everything was unusual for me. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham's big-money signing Roman Pavlyuchenko has revealed that he struggled to find his feet on his debut against Aston Villa. The £14million Russian striker was left blown away by the pace of a Premier League fixture as Villa swept to a 2-1 win at White Hart Lane on Monday night. But the 26-year-old former Spartak Moscow has [. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has revealed he was close to rejecting a move to north London as he did not want to unsettle his family. The Russian forward eventually signed for £14million from Spartak Moscow but admitted he was tantilisingly close to calling the deal off until his wife Larisa gave the go-ahead. Click to continue reading...

It may seem like a strange appointment, Michael Laudrup being named as the new manager for Spartak Moscow, but when you look a little bit deeper it actually makes perfect sense. First of all, the Russian League has grown immensely where teams are now not only holding onto the top Russian players, but are also in competition to buy top players from other leagues. Click to continue reading...

Thank goodness, club football is back. I have nothing against international football, I'll even blog about it when I have nothing else to talk about, but I do love me some club football.

All of the WCR Top 25 Clubs in the World are in action this weekend. The most anticipated matches are taking place on Saturday morning and coming out of England, where Manchester United takes on Liverpool and Robinho-riffic Manchester City hosts Robinho-less Chelsea. Click to continue reading...

New Spurs striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has wasted little time in declaring his aim to shoot down arch rivals Arsenal this season. Pavlyuchenko arrived at White Hart Lane from Spartak Moscow in a reported £14 million deal last Monday and while he is yet to make an appearance for his new employees the Russian ace is [. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham pair Chris Gunter and Gareth Bale are out to upset new Russia team-mate Roman Pavlyuchenko tomorrow night. The Welsh duo face Spurs' new £14million signing from Spartak Moscow in an 2010 World Cup qualifier and hope they upset the north Londoners new striker. Gunter said: "We both met him when he came to the training ground [. Click to continue reading...

New Spurs striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has wasted little time in declaring his aim to shoot down arch rivals Arsenal this season. Pavlyuchenko arrived at White Hart Lane from Spartak Moscow in a reported £14 million deal last Monday and while he is yet to make an appearance for his new employees the Russian ace is already [. Click to continue reading...

Upon first reading I thought this was some form of a joke, however its actually fact. Tottenham requested via the Russian Football Association that former Spartak Moscow striker, Roman Pavlyuchenko not play in tomorrows match against Wales due to an ankle injury. Guus Hiddink responded: "He must give everything for the national Click to continue reading...

Spartak Moscow has ended it's search and about to announce Michael Laudrup, formerly of Getafe and Brøndby, as new manager with the signing of a eighteen month contract. Following Spartak Moscow's dismant at the hands of long-time rivals Dynamo Kyiv in Champions League qualifiers, they let go of Stanislav Click to continue reading...

The path to the West Ham manager's desk appears to be clearing for Gianfranco Zola after Michael Laudrup and Slaven Bilic fell out of the running for the job. Denmark legend Laudrup was expected to be interviewed by Irons chief executive Scott Duxbury and technical director Gianluca Nani on Monday, only for Russian giants Spartak Moscow [. Click to continue reading...

Yossi Benayoun rejected an astonishing £3.5million signing-on fee and double your money offer from Spartak Moscow to stay with Liverpool.

The Israel captain, currently on around £50,000 a week at Anfield, was the subject of a lucrative offer from the wealthy Russian side believed to be worth around £100,000 a week but Benayoun made it clear he wanted to further his career with Liverpool. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham's new striker Roman Pavlyuchenko has expressed his delight that he wont be partnering Dimitar Berbatov at White Hart Lane this season. The Just as Russian frontman Pavlyuchenko jetted in to agree a £13.8million move to White Hart Lane, Sulking Bulgarian Berbatov completed his drawn out move to Manchester United. Click to continue reading...

New Spurs signing Roman Pavlyuchenko is going to be a big hit in the Premier League, according to boss Juande Ramos. The Russian forward - who was instrumental in his country's path to the semi-finals at Euro 2008 - was snapped up from Spartak Moscow for £13.8 million on transfer deadline day. And he immediately walked into [. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Fraizer Campbell (Manchester United, loan), Vedran Corluka (Manchester City), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow), Cesar Sanchez (Real Zaragoza), David Bentley (Blackburn), Luka Modric (Dynamo Zagreb), Heurelho Gomes (PSV), Giovani dos Santos (Barcelona), John Bostock (Crystal Palace) Notable departures: Dimitar. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Vedran Corluka (Manchester City), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow), Cesar Sanchez (Real Zaragoza), David Bentley (Blackburn), Luka Modric (Dynamo Zagreb), Heurelho Gomes (PSV), Giovani dos Santos (Barcelona), John Bostock (Crystal Palace) Notable departures: Lee Young-Pyo (Borussia Dortmund), Anthony Gardner. Click to continue reading...

Notable arrivals: Vedran Corluka (Manchester City), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow), Cesar Sanchez (Real Zaragoza), David Bentley (Blackburn), Luka Modric (Dynamo Zagreb), Heurelho Gomes (PSV), Giovani dos Santos (Barcelona), John Bostock (Crystal Palace) Notable departures: Lee Young-Pyo (Borussia Dortmund), Anthony Gardner. Click to continue reading...

Stay updated on the latest transfers in the Premier League today on deadline day, which marks the end of the August transfer window (extended one day because the last day of August was a Sunday): Vedran Corluka (Croatia) joins Tottenham Hotspur from Manchester City, Roman Pavlyuchenko (Russia) joins Tottenham Hotspur from Spartak Moscow, Xisco (Spain) joins Newcastle United [. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham have this morning completed the signing of Spartak Moscow striker Roman Pavlyuchenko after weeks of speculation over the player's future. The Russian international has signed a five-year deal at White Hart Lane after the two clubs agreed a £13.8 million fee for the player.

Pavlyuchenko, 26, flew into London on Friday to complete his move to Spurs and thankfullly for him and the club all went well with his medical. Click to continue reading...

Spurs' refusal to up their bid for Zenit St Petersburg hitman Andrei Arshavin could ruin their chances of securing an all-new Russian strike force. Tottenham confirmed yesterday that they had completed the £12million signing of Roman Pavlyuchenko from Spartak Moscow. But any chances of bringing his Russian buddy Arshavin to White Hart Lane appear dead in the [. Click to continue reading...

Berbatov to Manchester United - a done deal at last!

Dimitar Berbatov is expected to finally move to Manchester United, they are reportedly expect ing to force through the purchase in the next 24 hours before the transfer window closes.

Berbatov to Manchester United has been one of the sagas of the summer, and it finally looks like coming to an end, with a 25 million pound deal, plus add-on's and interestingly Frazier Campbell, Manchester United's young forward who impressed at Hull, as part of the deal. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham Hotspur has announced that the club has reached an agreement with Spartak Moscow to sign Russian striker Roman Pavlyuchenko for a transfer fee believed to be £14 million. The star striker who made a huge impression in Euro 2008 won't be ready to play against Chelsea in the London derby today. Click to continue reading...

Johnathon Woodgate has accused Dimitar Berbatov of betraying his team-mates. The Spurs striker is desperate to join Manchester United. And last night both clubs were inching closer to a £28million deal. (the sun)

But Spurs centre-back Woodgate rapped: "What he's done doesn't give out a great message to the supporters, if I'm honest. Click to continue reading...

Tottenham have finally signed Roman Pavlyuchenko from Spartak Moscow for a fee rumoured to be £12m. The player was photographed arriving at White Hart Lane yesterday and after passing a medical, he is now formally a Tottenham player as announced on the Spurs official website. Question #1: Will he succeed in England? Click to continue reading...

Alex Ferguson has slammed Tottenham for dragging their heels over the sale of Dimitar Berbatov and admits: I've no idea if he will sign. Manchester United boss Ferguson has made three bids in a year for Berbatov, the last £25million, but Spurs are holding out for £30m.

A furious Ferguson told the sun: "I'm less optimistic today. Click to continue reading...

Spurs are set to spend big once again this summer by signing Roman Pavlyuchenko from Spartak Moscow. Anyone who saw the Russian play during Euro 2008 must surely have been impressed by the way that he took his three goals (especially the opener against Holland), although it's asking a lot ... Click to continue reading...

The UEFA Cup draw was held this morning with eighty teams still in the competition. Winners of the next round, held on September 18 and October 2, will advance to the group stage round. After bowing out of the Champions League, Spartak Moscow will play Baník Ostrava of the Czech Republic. I Click to continue reading...