Russia Holds Full-Squad Training Session Ahead of Turkey Friendly in Moscow

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian national football team held a full-squad training session at Moscow's CSKA Arena on Monday, a day before welcoming Turkey at the stadium for their last friendly match ahead of this summer's FIFA World Cup.
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The training session, which featured all 23 players named in the country's final World Cup squad on Sunday, was attended by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko and Russian Premier League President Sergey Pryadkin.

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