5 Things We Learned From Tottenham's 1-0 Win Over Anzhi

Tottenham beat Anzhi Makhachkala 4-1 in their final group game in the Europa league last night - here are five things we learned from the tie.

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7 Standout Players In The Russian Top Tier Who Should Be Targeted By Premier League Clubs

Next in the series of who's on offer is the Premier Liga which, for those of you that don't know, is the Russian Premier League. The Russian are known for having billionaires that buy a lot of big players, but they usually move on in time due to the fact that another club is offering more. Or in the case of Anzhi Makhachkala, your owner losing large stacks of money meaning you have to sell top players to balance the books. Samuel Eto'o, for example, was sold because he was on astronomical wages. Anyway, that's the political side of football talking, not what I want to focus on today because this article is all about the players. The Russian league is rich with talent, foreign and domestic. You only have to scratch below the surface a little bit to uncover a vast pool of talent. Here are seven I've picked out.

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Why Samuel Eto'o Could Prove Vital To Chelsea's Ambitions

If reports are to believed, Samuel Eto's wage packet at Anzhi was somewhere in region of £300,000 a week. A week! Unbelievable. It is debatable whether or not any footballer is worth that much, never mind Samuel Eto'o.

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Is Samuel Eto'o A Feasible Option For Chelsea? (video)

There have been many rumours going around that Cameroon legend Samuel Eto'o will be on his way to Stamford Bridge if Jose Mourinho gives up on trying to buy Wayne Rooney. Eto'o, currently at Anzhi Makhachkala, will cost Mourinho around £5m but I think his wages will be incredibly higher. The former Inter striker has scored 55 times in 112 games for his country.

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Should A Salary Cap Be Introduced In Football?

With the news that Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a new and improved deal with Real Madrid that makes him the second highest paid player in the world, is it time that football introduced a worldwide salary cap before it ends up destroying itself with astronomical wage bills?

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Anzhi Makhachkala - Proof That Spending Billions May Not Protect A Club

It is an argument that has been rumbling on for a number of years now, ever since Roman Abramovich took charge of Chelsea. He introduced a system of spending a huge sum of money on players to completely change the team which in turn will make them a success. As we all know, Chelsea did succeed. The old system of developing the core of the team while spending money wisely in order to improve your options changed after this event -now teams who want to challenge for the biggest trophies must spend big in order to get there. Arsenal are an example of how spending little, yet wanting to challenge for the biggest trophies, has it's obvious flaws.

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Lacina Traore - the next Didier Drogba? (video)

At 6 feet 8 inches, Lacina Traore may already be a big thing in African football. However, at the age of just 22 years old, Traore's impressive performances in Russia have led to inevitable comparisons with fellow countryman Didier Drogba and claims that he could become Africa's next big superstar.

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Newcastle continue to miss Ben Arfa

With Hatem Ben Arfa undergoing surgery on his troublesome hamstring, Newcastle will be without their creative wide man for the remainder of the season.

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Rodgers' Russian Return

Having been drawn against Zenit St Petersburg in the last 32 of the Europa League, Liverpool face another lengthy midweek trip across Eastern Europe.  This time, however, the match will precede a potential FA Cup fifth round tie rather than a Premier League game.

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At Lass, a midfielder who would improve United (Video)

All well and good for the red half of Manchester, United have won again, sit 6 points clear of their blue rivals at the top of the league and it is all looking rosy at Old Trafford.

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Failure to qualify for Africa Cup of Nations could spell sorry end for Eto’o’s international career (Video)

In the end, even the return of legendary striker Samuel Eto’o from international exile was not enough to take Cameroon to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa.

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Chris Samba's move to Russia proven to be right decision

When Christopher Samba announced that he was due to move from Premier League side Blackburn Rovers to relatively unknown but recently wealthy Russian Premier League outfit Anzhi Makhachkala he was heavily criticised on all fronts. Those critics have been forced to eat a huge slice of humble pie since.

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If you liked Modric, you will love this rising teenager

There is something a little special about Jano Ananidze. Never heard of him? He could be soon heading to a Premier League club near you...

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Russian Premier League weekend so far 14-15 September (Video)

The Russian Premier League kick started this weekend after a brief sigh for the international break. Now all eyes are away from Fabio Capello for now and fixed well and truly on domestic matters...

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A Fans Challenge: Adopt a New League (Video)

With the domestic European leagues now taking a break for the international period there has never been a better time to adopt a new league.

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