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Team Russia held in Abu Dhabi, a friendly match against Iran's national team.

Dick Advocaat's wards were defeated, the meeting ended with the score 0:1.

The only goal of the match was scored at the 90 th minute. 27-year-old striker Halatbari consistently beat Anyukova, Ignashevich and Bilyaletdinov and quietly with five meters beat Akinfeev.

Friendly Match

Iran - Russia - 1:0
Goal: Halatbari, 90 (1:0).

Removal: Halatbari, 90 +2 (ii).

Sweden squad in a friendly match team beat Cyprus.

Cyprus - Sweden - 0:2 (0:2)

Scorers: Husen (26), Berg (45)

Cyprus: Georgallides, Porsaytidis, Merkys, Katsavakis (Panagia, 46), Garpozis, Haralambidis (Mitidis, 64), Sattsias (Elia, 69), Michael (Demetriou 46), Aloneftis (Abraham 61), Okkas, Makrides (Ephraim , 55)

Sweden: Wieland, Johansson, Almebek, Olsson, Wendt, Elmo, Vernblum (Eriksson, 90), Husen, Toivonen (Durmas, 78), Olsson (Gerndt, 66), Berg (Bengtsson, 1990)

Head coach Fabio Capello of England appointed the new captain of the national team.

The choice fell on the Italian specialist midfielder Chelsea's Frank Lampard, according to British media,

Earlier, the captain's armband worn by Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard, but both performers are injured.

It is expected that the new rank of Lampard had already appeared on the field in a friendly against Denmark.

President of the Armenian Football Federation Ruben Hayrapetyan said information about what Russia has offered Armenia deal in exchange for the hosts defeated in the qualifying match of Euro 2012 in Yerevan, which will be held on March 26.

- Deal with Russia? That's impossible! This is worse than prostitution. I am not a prostitute and, accordingly, do not sell games. Neither I, nor the more the state will not agree to this step - Hayrapetyan indignant at yesterday's press conference.

Armenian Football Federation President stressed that in the 20 years existence of the national team did not have such a mindset and psychology of winners, as they are now. Indeed, at this time the Armenians have all chances to reach the European Championship. Information as possible about the "sale" of the game Hayrapetyan calls "the order, the intrigues and machinations of the opposition, which wants to demonize the people in power."

According to the head of the federation, this situation can create tension at the national team players. "In Armenia there are people who specifically hit the links, where there is progress," - says Hayrapetyan, meaning one of the links in football.

Earlier, his word on this information, "said Dick Counsel:

- Typical provocation. They (the team of Armenia - Prim. Live-Football.ru) for the first time in history have the opportunity to go on such a major tournament, the number of points allows them to nurture such a hope. And these notes raise people's interest, give birth to the fans, it's well-known methods. Journalists can say anything, but eventually won the Best.

Armenian media have accused the Russians of trying to arrange a contract match. Russian authorities have allegedly offered Armenian colleagues bargain in exchange for losing team in a qualifying match of Euro-2012. First Vice-President of the Russian Football Union, Nikita Simonian called the information delirium.

Russia offers Armenia deal in exchange for losing a football match in the qualifying round of Euro-2012, according to Portal "News-Armenia" referring to the newspaper "Zhamanak. According to the edition, the Russian authorities have offered rather Armenian profitable economic transaction, instead of something from the Armenian national football team play the Russians want to qualifying match, which will be held March 26, 2011 in Yerevan.

Teams of Armenia and Russia were in a group qualifier of European Football Championship to be held in 2012 in Ukraine and Poland. At the moment the Armenian team behind the Russians on two points, but in case of victory greatly increase the chances of the Armenian militia in the yield of the final of the tournament.

"Indignation or laughter?"

First Vice-President of the Russian Football Union, Nikita Simonyan, communicating with the correspondent Infox.ru by phone, call the information delusions and idiotic nonsense. "What can I say? Angry or laugh? Really understand these media is very difficult. This is more than idiotic nonsense! In the RFS are working people, I had never gone to a deal with a conscience and a soccer ball. I am absolutely convinced that the RFU President Sergei Fursenko so can not do "- he said.

"Where did these inventions, I do not understand. At the Commonwealth Cup in St. Petersburg, we met with the president of the Football Federation of Armenia, like even close calls were not. Nikolai Petrovich Starostin, in such cases, liked to say: bullshit! This is an insult to the RAF and the Russian football! "- Said Simonian.

"The official answer is to give Sergei Fursenko. I expressed my opinion only the first vice-president of the RFU. Perhaps Sergei Fursenko somewhere with me to spread, let's say, talk to the Armenians. But nothing like this "- he concluded.

Tickets for the matches of the football championship in 2012 is distributed among different categories of fans at the 8 target groups and 3 categories. This is related by the tournament organizers at a seminar on selling tickets for Euro 2012.

The first group - it is 75% of the total number of tickets that will be available for football fans. 41% of tickets go on sale to the general public, and nearly a third of tickets will be distributed among the inhabitants of countries whose national teams will participate in the tournament.

In addition, UEFA cares about the interests of the residents of host cities. For them, a priority is reserved 4% of the tickets. The same fate passes for Euro 2012 is allocated for hospitality packages.

There will also be provided and Partners Championship and the European Football Union. 13% of tickets allocated to commercial affiliates, 3% - the so-called "UEFA family", 2% - VIP-guests, 1% - broadcasters.

In addition, the organizers of Euro 2012 will offer fans three categories of tickets for matches.

The first of them will belong to the tickets on the central platform and a platform on the contrary, the second - side bleachers and seats on the upper tier of the stands at the gate, and the third, lowest-cost category will include tickets for seats in the lower tier of the stands at the gate.

Recall that the tickets for the matches of Euro 2012 will cost from 30 to 600 euros.

Next six months, the Brazilian will defend the colors of French club.

Early this morning, 20-year-old Brazilian forward "Dinamo" and the national team of Brazil Andre transit through Tel Aviv took off with the collection of Eilat in Paris, and thence to Bordeaux, where, as expected, for tomorrow will settle all the formalities associated with the semi-annual rental player in the eponymous club.

Andre could be in Portugal, but claim it club, whose name is not known sources, and failed to offer Dynamo noteworthy conditions of rental agreement. According to "Sport-Express" in Ukraine "," Bordeaux "until the end of the season will pay two million euros and the whole will take on an impressive salary player.

It is worth recalling that during the first winter collection in Israel Andre scored a goal in the first test match of the Bnei Eilat, but later Yuri Semin was clearly unhappy with the lack of that player's desire to work in the training process and in control contests.

At the European football championship in 2012, Ukrainian fans will enjoy not vuvuzelami and clay whistles - zozulitsami. However, the functionaries of the local football federation doubt that the League allow it.

Prohibited UEFA vuvuzely on Euro-2012 may be replaced by Ukrainian clay whistle - zozulitsey, the people this musical instrument is called "ocarina."

"We want to offer some zozulits different sizes. The smallest 5-7 cm, and most - about 22 cm, but the latter will be solely as a souvenir "- quoted ura-inform.com president of the Association of Sports Marketing Ukraine Alexander Curly.

"Zozulitsa has a low and pleasant sound will not annoy as African vuvuzely. We have already appealed to the Committee Euro-2012, until all at the level of talks ", - he said.

However, the functionaries of the Ukrainian Football Federation doubt that the League will allow into stadia clay objects: they are strong enough, so their fragments can cause injury. "We fans are selected even plastic bottles because they may cause harm," - said the delegate FFU Stefan tails.