Yury Zhirkov scored deep in stoppage time to give Dinamo Moscow a 1-0 win over PSV Eindhoven in Thursday night's Europa League clash in Russia. Zhirkov was in the right place to lash the ball home after PSV goalkeeper Jeroen Zoet punched Christopher Samba's header into his path. The result meant Dinamo continued their perfect start in Group E following their 2-1 away win over Panathinaikos on ...Full Story »

Alan Dzagoev has intimated that Czech Republic's fans made for a tough match, even though Russia eventually went on to record a 4-1 victory in their opening match of Euro 2012. The 21-year-old played a crucial part in Friday's victory by opening the scoring early on and sealing the win for Dick Advocaat's troops with only 10 minutes remaining. Despite playing in Wroclaw, a large number of fa...Full Story »

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian Premier League outfit Anzhi Makhachkala completed the signing of left winger Yuri Zhirkov from English Premier League giants Chelsea on a four-year deal, the club announced Sunday. No financial details were disclosed but media reports said Anzhi payed Chelsea 13.2 million pounds for Zhirkov, who, rumours say, will receive a 5.5 million euro annual salary—making him ...Full Story »

LONDON (AFP) - Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas confirmed on Saturday that Russia midfielder Yuri Zhirkov to set to return home in a move to Anzhi Makhachkala. Villas-Boas has given the green light for Zhirkov to leave as he starts to restructure the Premier League club's squad and he believes the transfer is almost completed. "Yury is in between reaching a full agreement, between club and pl...Full Story »

MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala have signed left winger Yury Zhirkov from English Premier League giants Chelsea on a four-year transfer, Russian daily Sovietsky Sport reported Friday. Anzhi has so far refused to make any comment on days of rumours that one of Russia's top stars is returning to his homeland. But media reports claim Anzhi have payed Chelsea £13.2...Full Story »

Yury Zhirkov is close to ending an unhappy two-year spell with Chelsea after holding talks with Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala about a £13.2million move.The 27-year-old visited Anzhi's training base on the outskirts of Moscow, where he met the club's head coach Gadzhi Gadzhiev and their players. Exit: Yury Zhirkov looks set leave Chelsea after struggling at Stamford Bridge More establis...Full Story »