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They could be forgiven for dreaming of more lucrative adventures in the Champions League come next season, but on Thursday both Tottenham and Chelsea will have their eyes focused on a place in the Europa League quarter-finals.

2013-03-07T10:47:13ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/06/Tottenham-Inter_clash_highlight_Europa_last_e071

They could both be forgiven for dreaming of more lucrative adventures in the Champions League come next season, but on Thursday Chelsea and Tottenham will have their eyes focused on a place in the Europa League quarter-finals.

2013-03-07T02:32:28ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/03/04/Hiddink_considers_staying_Anzhi_6035

Dutch coach Guus Hiddink said in an interview published on Monday that he has not ruled out extending his time at Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala -- despite saying that he would quit at the end of the season.

2013-03-04T10:44:25ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/02/05/Etoo_upbeat_Anzhi_title_chances_02e5

Samuel Eto'o is confident that Anzhi Makhachkala have a good chance of winning their first Russian title, local media reported Tuesday, after the Dagestan club's recent forays in the transfer market.

2013-02-05T12:28:24ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2013/01/18/spenders_Anzhi_aiming_high_under_76a8

Anzhi Makhachkala's Dutch coach Guus Hiddink says his players are brimming with confidence as they chase both the domestic success as well as a deep run into the later stages of the Europa League.

2013-01-18T12:34:38ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/25/Racist_fans_shame_Russia_ahead_206f

Racist behaviour by football fans in Russia is damaging the country's attempts to seek international respect for the increasingly big-money domestic game, ahead of its hosting of the 2018 World Cup.

2012-12-26T04:13:13ZAFP Global Editionby Anna Malpastag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/12/06/Russian_journalist_shot_dead_North_ab71

A television news presenter has been shot dead in Russia's volatile North Caucasus, while a transportation official in the same region barely escaped an attempt on his life, authorities said Thursday.

2012-12-06T11:48:32ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/27/Hiddink_quit_coaching_seasons_51a8

Dutch football coach Guus Hiddink will bring the curtain down on an illustrious, globetrotting, coaching career at the end of the current season, the Anzhi Makhachkala handler told Dutch TV on Tuesday.

2012-11-27T18:47:10ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/11/08/Atletico_list_sides_eyeing_Europa_4692

Defending champions Atletico Madrid head a list of several teams that can advance to the knockout stages of the Europa League on Thursday, as the group phase reaches the business end.

2012-11-08T10:29:57ZAFP Global Editionby Martyn Woodtag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/21/Russian_troops_kill_militants_massive_9c9f

Russian troops on Sunday reported killing 49 militants in a massive security sweep that followed angry comments from President Vladimir Putin about raging violence in the troubled North Caucasus.

2012-10-21T12:25:05ZAFP Global Editionby Dmitry Zakstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/10/21/Russia_troops_kill_militants_North_0db0

Russian troops reported killing 49 militants in a massive security sweep that followed angry comments from President Vladimir Putin about raging violence in the troubled North Caucasus.

2012-10-21T07:59:49ZAFP Global Editionby by Dmitry Zakstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/09/29/Russia_unveils_World_host_cities_7c0f

Russia and FIFA on Saturday unveiled the 11 cities from the Baltic to the Urals that will host the 2018 World Cup in the most ambitious project the country has organised since the fall of the USSR.

2012-09-29T20:00:22ZAFP Global Editionby Stuart Williamstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/09/14/Russian_army_accidentally_fires_school_e644

Russia on Friday launched an investigation after an army unit accidentally fired mortar shells into the grounds of a boarding school in the troubled North Caucasus region of Dagestan.

2012-09-14T12:00:24ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/09/10/Anzhi_newboy_Diarra_motivated_title_dd02

French midfielder Lassana Diarra insisted Monday that the lure of the Russian Premier League title and not money had not been the motivating factor for him joining big-spending Anzhi Makhachkala.

2012-09-10T14:02:09ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/30/Georgia_blames_Russian_militants_clash_8a4b

Georgia on Thursday showed off the bodies of 11 alleged Muslim gunmen from Russia who it said killed three of its servicemen in the worst violence near the ex-Soviet foes' border since their 2008 war.

2012-08-30T20:43:07ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/29/Russias_Muslims_warned_after_latest_8773

Russia's Islamic leader warned Wednesday of violence breaking out between Muslims in response to the suicide blast killing of one of the most revered moderate clerics in the Caucasus.

2012-08-29T17:46:21ZAFP Global Editionby Dmitry Zakstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/29/Georgia_says_killed_clashes_near_6277

Three Georgian special forces personnel and 11 gunmen who allegedly crossed from Russia were killed Wednesday in the deadliest violence near the border since their 2008 war, officials said.

2012-08-29T15:41:16ZAFP Global Editionby Irakli Metrevelitag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/28/Female_bomber_kills_seven_Putin_94ea

A female suicide bomber posing as a Muslim pilgrim killed a leading Islamic scholar and at least five others on Tuesday in Russia's restive Muslim region of Dagestan.

2012-08-28T17:57:40ZAFP Global Editionby Dmitry Zakstag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/28/Female_suicide_bomber_kills_Russias_79f0

A female suicide bomber posing as a pilgrim killed a top Islamic scholar and at least five others in Russia's restive Muslim region of Dagestan.

2012-08-28T15:46:38ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reportertag:www.blnz.com,2009:2012/08/27/Etoo_calls_calm_amid_violence_a708

Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o, now starring with Russian top-flight side Anzhi Makhachkala, on Monday appealed for calm after episodes of fan violence in recent days sparked waves of arrests.

2012-08-27T16:56:12ZAFP Global EditionBy Staff Reporter