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MOSCOW, (RIA Novosti football expert Marc...
in the tournament last year mean it is obvious we are already on the right path. Of course, the UEFA Cup isn"t on the level of the Champions League. Right now, our top clubs just can"t challenge teams like Real Madrid when they are on form."Former Manchester United star Andrei Kanchelskis failed however to share Yegorov"s guarded optimism.
"Maybe in 50 years or so," the ex-Soviet and Russian international laughed. "The whole system of Russian football needs to change. Maybe then we"ll have a chance."
"Basically," he commented, "a new generation of players needs to come through. We still have a long way to go before we can catch up with the leading countries, such as England, Italy and Spain."
As for the crisis, Kanchelskis noted that, "The economic downturn has affected the whole world, not just Russia. Football, including the Russian game, will get through it."
Ironically, given the influence that oligarchs have had on the domestic
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