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AVB tastes success in Russia

MOSCOW (AP) -- After rough spells in London, Andre Villas-Boas is tasting success in Russia.

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The man known as AVB arrived at Chelsea in 2011 amid a blizzard of headlines hailing him as the heir to Jose Mourinho - a young Portuguese coach who, like Mourinho, had won a pile of trophies with FC Porto.