Russia's Gazovik Orenburg eye Leicester-style success after promotion


MOSCOW (Reuters) - Gazovik Orenburg, who have won promotion to the Russian Premier League for the first time, may not have any stars in their line-up but they have been inspired by Leicester City's fairytale English Premier League triumph, their manager said on Tuesday.

The club from the city of Orenburg, around 1,500 kilometres southeast of Moscow near the border with Kazakhstan, sealed a place in the top flight next season by beating Sokol Saratov 2-0 on Monday, leaving them top of the Russian First Division with 78 points from 34 games.

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