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Akinfeev raring to go again

Thursday, March 13, 2008 by Dmitri Rogovitski

PFC CSKA Moskva's Russian international goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev cannot wait for the Premier-Liga season to start as he looks to put a painful period behind him.

Akinfeev raring to go again
Akinfeev raring to go again ©Getty Images

Raring to go

Serious success

Working hard

Spain favourites

'Good mood'

Hectic period

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