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Alexei Smertin named as Russia's anti-racism inspector before 2018 World Cup | World Cup 2018 | The Guardian
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Russia centre-backs facing England's Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy are almost SEVENTY years old combined - Mirror Online
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Victor Moses: Premier League blocks Burnley's bid to bring Spartak Moscow player back from Russia | Football News | Sky Sports
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Neustift, Tirol, Austria - May 22, 2018. Russian football player Anton Miranchuk during training camp in Neustift, Austria Stock Photo - Alamy
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England 'will STILL oppose playing Russian teams' despite UEFA partially lifting ban to allow the nation's Under 17 sides to play matches following the country's invasion of Ukraine last year | Daily
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Harry Kane leaves it late as England limp towards Russian World Cup 2018 | The Independent | The Independent
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England 1 Russia 1: Three Lions let Euro 2016 lead slip after Tottenham's Eric Dier scores stunning free kick | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
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England vs Russia live: Euro 2016 latest - Russian equaliser delivers brutal sucker punch as Three Lions draw | The Independent | The Independent
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UEFA partially LIFTS ban on Russian teams 18 months after their invasion of Ukraine as Under 17 teams are allowed back into competitions... but will play without national team colours or anthem
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Football Association confirms England won't play Russia in 'foreseeable future' | Football | Metro News
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West Ham's Andriy Yarmolenko and Everton's Vitaliy Mykolenko slam 's***head' Russian players for their silence following invasion of Ukraine, with Artem Dzyuba told to 'show some balls' | talkSPORT
Russia captain Artem Dzyuba hits back at his Premier League critics: 'I'm proud to be Russian' | The Independent
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