Andrei Arshavin

The slightly-built forward helped transform a drab and defensive Russia into an attractive attacking side that defied the odds and reached the semi-finals for their best showing in a major ... like nothing better than to see Arshavin rediscover that ...  

The Soviet Cup winner has shared his opinion about the Russian national team’s attacking potential and has urged the trio to work harder in Euro 2012 The trio has been named in the provisional 26-man squad for the upcoming European event, Euro 2012.  

and an arsenal of expressions matched by barely a player worldwide. Here are some of the many faces of Andrei Arshavin, who spent part of last year at Zenit St. Petersburg on a loan spell from Arsenal: Ian Kingston/AFP/Getty ImagesHere he is for ...  

MOSCOW: Russia’s captain and star striker Andrei Arshavin is hoping at Euro 2012 to show the blazing inspiration that set the last tournament alight after his insipid stint with English Premier League giants Arsenal. The 30-year-old — who ...  

Fulham are understood to be considering a move to team Andriy Arshavin up with Pavel Pogrebnyak again next season. The Arsenal forward is on loan at Zenit St Petersburg, the club where he grew up and made a name for himself as a foil for Russian ...  

Andrei Arshavin is arguably the biggest football star to emerge from Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union but he is no hit with the ladies, at least according to beauty queen Alina Chus, who dubbed him “gruesome” in an interview with RIA Novosti on Saturday.  

Arsenal winger Andrei Arshavin has been linked with a transfer to English Premier league side Fulham, Arseblog news reported early Sunday morning. Arshavin failed to make an impression with the Gunners this season, scoring just one league goal in 19 league ...  

Russia captain Andrei Arshavin sees no reason why his team cannot repeat the success of Euro 2008 in Poland and Ukraine next month.  

The out-on loan Russian striker believes that Zenit deserved to win the Russian Premier League title under Luciano Spalletti and commented on the Russian championship. In the latest round of Russian Premier League action, Zenit St. Petersburg managed to ...  

Russia's star striker Andrei Arshavin will captain his country's campaign at the Euro 2012 in Ukraine and Poland, coach Dick Advocaat announced on Monday. "Arshavin is going to be the captain," the Dutchman, who is stepping down from his post after the ...  

Arsenal forward Andrei Arshavin will wait until after Euro 2012 before deciding where his future lies. Arshavin joined Zenit St Petersburg on a five-month loan deal in February and has made a big impact at his hometown club, helping them to win their ...  

There were only two minutes left when Aleksandr Kerzhakov got the ball on the right hand side, he skilfully flicked the ball over the full back before lobbing the ball into the box with his right foot. As the ball dropped towards the penalty ...  

Arsenal’s Andrei Arshavin thinks it was a smart decision to leave the Emirates and join Zenit on loan, in the winter transfer window. The Gunners forward went on to spend most of the current season on the bench for the North London club and when he did ...  

The former Rubin midfielder hailed Zenit St. Petersburg's 2-0 Russian Premier League win over CSKA Moscow and commented on Pontus Wernbloom’s performance. Zenit St. Petersburg managed to extend their atop the Russian Premier League table after winning ...  

Arsene Wenger has steadfastly maintained that he sent Arsenal winger Andrei Arshavin out on loan to Zenit St. Petersburg "to get his confidence back." If we were to take the Frenchman at his word, it would appear that Arshavin still has a part to play in ...  

Russia's captain and star striker Andrei Arshavin is hoping at Euro 2012 to show the blazing inspiration that set the last tournament alight after his insipid stint with English Premier League giants Arsenal. Arshavin comes into the Euro tournament hosted ...  

Although Arsene Wenger (and nearly every Arsenal fan) lost confidence in the little Russian Andrei Arshavin, it seems that a return to his hometown club Zenit St. Petersburg has given the Russia captain a new lease of life and he has helped his ...  

When Andrei Arshavin came on for the impressive Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain with the game tied at 1-1, when Arsenal faced Manchester United on January 22 at the Emirates, in a recall of the match in which Arsenal got mauled 8-2, one wouldn't have read the ...  

On 2 December 2010, Arshavin made a speech during Russia's presentation of their bid for the 2018 World Cup. Arshavin met his wife Julia during the summer of 2003. They have two children; a son named Artem and a daughter named Yana. The World ...  

Zenit St. Petersburg should do everything in their power to keep Andrei Arshavin at the club after his loan deal from Arsenal expires in the summer, one of their former coaches said Sunday.  

Russia's captain and star striker Andrei Arshavin is hoping at Euro 2012 to show the blazing inspiration that set the last tournament alight after his insipid stint with English Premier League giants Arsenal. Arshavin comes into the Euro tournament hosted ...  

Arshavin added he felt he could improve his chances of starring in the Russian national squad and insisted he would speak to Wenger after the summer's showpiece event. "I left Arsenal in February to try and regain my level to play for Russia, and after the ...  

Dick Advocaat has announced that Andrei Arshavin, who was a star performer at UEFA EURO 2008, will captain Russia during the 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine.  

Moscow: Russia captain Andrei Arshavin is counting on a good showing at Euro 2012 to revive his sagging club career. The striker, who will turn 31 a week before the tournament starts, rejoined former club Zenit St Petersburg on loan from Arsenal in ...  

Andrei Arshavin's future at Zenit St. Petersburg depends on his performances on the pitch, coach Luciano Spalletti said Thursday.  

Arsenal's Andrei Arshavin has revealed that he is relieved to be on-loan at Zenit St Petersburg. Arshavin hardly featured for Arsenal prior to his loan spell at Zenit St Petersburg. The Russian admitted to the Daily Mirror that he was worried about his ...  

MOSCOW: Zenit St Petersburg clinched their second consecutive Russian title and third overall with a 2-1 win over guests Dynamo Moscow on ... who scored on Andrei Arshavin's pass. Dynamo full back Alexandru Epureanu reduced the arrears just ...  

The Russian striker laments racist attack on Anzhi Makhachkala defender, Christopher Samba, and commented on making his loan deal permanent at Petrovsky stadium. Spartak Moscow striker, Emmanuel Emenike, was a victim of a racial attack as he was hit by a ...  

He then laid down, clearly in some pain, as his teammates surrounded him to celebrate. And that's when Arshavin decided to stand on Bystrov's stomach for a second. In football boots, no less. Bystrov then came out of the match (still holding the back of ...  

In the aftermath of the outcome, Andrei Arshavin has lamented their latest defeat against the Red-whites, and admitted that the Moscow-based club deserved to win on that particular day. “We are not happy with the defeat. The team showed little motivation ...  

Andrei Arshavin's future at Zenit St. Petersburg depends on his performances on the pitch, coach Luciano Spalletti said Thursday. The diminutive forward is on loan from Arsenal until the end of the season, and the Russian champions have to decide whether ...  

The Russian Cup winner hails his side after winning the Russian Premier League tie against Lokomotiv Moscow and commented on his relationship with Andrei Arshavin. Zenit St. Petersburg defender, Aleksandr Anyukov, has refused to wear the captain’s ...  

Andrei Arshavin has admitted that leaving Arsenal earlier this season was the right decision for all concerned, the Indepedent has reported. The Russia international had made only eight starts for the club this season, having been signed from Zenit St ...  

Andrei Arshavin's third goal in four games earned Russian Premier League champions Zenit a 2-2 draw at Rubin on Wednesday, hurting the Kazan side's quest for a European place.  

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Vladimir Bystrov's diving header and Andrei Arshavin's late volley gave Zenit St. Petersburg a 2-0 win over CSKA Moscow on Saturday to all but seal the Russian Premier League title with five games remaining.  

Zenit forward Andrei Arshavin is revitalized now he is playing regularly again after months on the bench as a substitute at Arsenal, he said in website comments Thursday. The 30-year-old Russia captain has made eight appearances for Zenit since rejoining ...  

Andrei Arshavin has said his Arsenal career came to an end because he no longer had the faith of manager Arsene Wenger, the Daily Mirror has reported. The Russia international added he did not know why Wenger no longer trusted him. Arshavin left Arsenal in ...  

It happened in the Russian Premier League, as Andrei Arshavin of Zenit Petersburg celebrated a teammate’s goal by standing on him. Wait, what? Zenit beat CSKA Moscow 2-0, and the player who scored this goal somehow injured himself in the process.  

Heading out: Arshavin (Picture: Getty Images) On-loan forwards Nicklas Bendtner, Carlos Vela and Andrei Arshavin are all likely to leave the Emirates in permanent deals this summer, and with the futures of Marouane Chamakh and Park Chu-Young still in doubt ...  

And when Andrei Arshavin joined Zenit on loan from Arsenal just prior to the close of the Russian transfer window, it was in the hope that his career - frozen in stasis in recent seasons - would enjoy a similar rebirth. With Euro 2012 less than three ...  

The former Roma manager believes Zenit St. Petersburg showed great character to win the crunch Russian Premier League tie against CSKA and commented on Andrei Arshavin. A win in the upcoming league tie against Kuban Krasnodar will be enough to confirm them ...  

Andrei Arshavin, who is said to be on a £75,000-a-week deal, is set to be sold when the transfer window reopens, while defender Sebastien Squillaci, along with the likes of Marouane Chamakh, Nicklas Bendtner, Denilson, and Carlos Vela - who are all ...  

"I just built on a group of CSKA players and Zenit players." That lack of fundamental change has fueled criticism that the squad is getting too old, but playmaker Andrei Arshavin disagrees. "There are advantages because we understand each other well ...  

Striker Andrei Arshavin is among those unhappy that Coach Dick Advocaat has said he's leaving the Russian team after the European Championship. "It's true, I will resign after the end of the European championship," said Advocaat. "I don't want to disclose ...  

With players such as Andrei Arshavin, Carlos Vela, Nicklas Bendtner, Park Chu – Young and Marouane Chamakh all reported to leave the Emirates at the end of the season it could be a summer of transition from Arsenal and with money still left over from the ...  

Andrei Arshavin The Russian was signed by Arsenal in January 2009. He went on to enjoy a bright start to his Arsenal tenure, becoming a key member of Arsene Wenger's team. The highlight of his Arsenal career came just three months after making his debut ...  

M’Vila has long been linked with a move to the Emirates and looks set to be a record signing for the Gunners, with a transfer fee of £22m being touted, an amount far greater than the £15m they paid for Andrei Arshavin . What makes this transfer even ...  

I first became aware of the group – whose website features images of Vladimir Lenin, Karl Marx, Yury Gagarin, and Che Guevara – in 2008, when they launched an attack on Russian international national team captain Andrei Arshavin as he sought a move to ...  

With players such as Andrei Arshavin, Carlos Vela, Nicklas Bendtner, Park Chu – Young and Marouane Chamakh all reported to leave the Emirates at the end of the season it could be a summer of transition from Arsenal and with money still left over from the ...  

The switch, taken to align the RPL with European leagues, has caused controversy in Russia. Top footballers such as Andrei Arshavin, Roman Pavlyuchenko and Roberto Carlos have questioned whether natural grass pitches can withstand the harsh winters.  

The Gunners have brought in some “in form” players only to see them fizzle out. Andrei Arshavin burned brightly for a brief period and by the time he left he was a shell of the player who had arrived. Then there is Marouane Chamakh, coming from ...  

The Telegraph puts the sum needed to bring M’Vila to the Premier League at £17m, slightly over the £15m Arsenal paid for Andrei Arshavin. M’Vila signed a new contract at Rennes last summer on the understanding he would be allowed to leave if a ...  

In May 2008, the then Russia manager Guus Hiddink experienced difficulties with his team's midfield as some of the players were injured and striker Andrei Arshavin was suspended. Despite earning his first call-up to the Russian squad ...  

the player could be an excellent addition to Arsenal’s squad although if the Gunners do decide to make a move, they will have to shatter their previous transfer record of £15m that they spent on bringing Andrei Arshavin to the club.