Ex-Zenit president elected Russian FA chief

"He's arriving this afternoon in Moscow and we intend to meet tomorrow and we'll talk over all the details," Fursenko told reporters after easily beating his only rival Alisher Aminov for the RFU post, with 95 votes out of 106.

Russia failed to qualify for this year's World Cup in South Africa under Hiddink, whose deal expires at the end of June.

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