— Nine Brazilians play for Zenit, which has become national champion six years in a row. I understand that there are enough foreigners in all RPL teams, but Zenit has foreign players who are really of great interest even for world football. And in hockey, foreigners from the most elite level have been coming to see us lately. The question of why it is this way in football and different in hockey is quite complex,” Legalbet quoted Pliushchev as saying.
- Ilyushchev named key factor in Florida’s Stanley Cup Final victory
Source: Sport

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