"If the English had not received a slap in the face in the elections for the 2018 World Cup, there would have been no spy scandal," commented the Russian paper.

该报评论道："如果英格兰在申办2018年世界杯的过程中没有遭受当头一棒，就不会发生这次间谍事件了。"

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The Russian was examined by doctors after withdrawing from the Montreal Cup late on Wednesday evening with a sore shoulder following a 7-5 5-7 6-2 win over Poland's Marta Domachowska.

在周三晚的蒙特利尔杯赛场上，莎娃忍着肩痛以7-5、5-7、6-2的比分艰难战胜波兰选手玛塔•多玛乔斯卡，之后便退出其余比赛并接受了医生检查。

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Russian soccer fans were instructed to drink whisky on a trip to Wales for a World Cup qualifier match to ward off the H1N1 virus. In Japan, candidates stopped shaking hands.

俄罗斯足球迷在前往英国威尔士看世界杯资格赛途中，被建议喝威士忌以防感染甲流病毒；在日本，（众议院选举）候选人因怕感染甲流（在宣传造势时）取消握手（ 详细 ）；在意大利，一名发明人士发明了一种自动圣水机（ 详细 ）。

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The 42-year-old ex-Sale player takes up his new post at Edgeley Park, having guided the Russian national side to this year's World Cup in New Zealand.

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He has led the west London side to the English FA Cup and finally fulfilled the ambitions of the club's Russian owner Roman Abramovich in lifting Europe's top club prize.

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The Black Sea resort city of Sochi will host the Winter Olympic Games and the reinstated Russian Grand Prix in 2014, and Russia will host the FIFA World Cup in 2018, with many hotel chains around the country investing in anticipation.

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