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MOSCOW -- Its been the team of KGB spies, goalkeeping great Lev Yashin and Putin-era state capitalists. Despite its rich history, though, Dynamo Moscow is in deep trouble.Only a few thousand fans braved freezing temperatures to watch Saturdays drab 0-0 draw against the Zenit St. Petersburg reserve team in the Russian second division. Chants echoed around the mostly-empty stadium in a pale imitation of Dynamos fierce rivalry with Zenit, traditionally a major security risk given the animosity between the fans.Until a humbling relegation this year, Dynamo had never dropped out of the Soviet or Russian top division. And for much of its 93-year history, the very idea was impossible given Dynamos powerful political protectors, such as Stalins right-hand man and secret police chief Lavrenty Beria. On the field, Dynamo was renowned for the goalkeeping skills of Yashin -- the Black Spider -- and the innovative passovotchka short-passing style of the post-war years, a prelude to modern tiki-taka.The collapse of the Soviet Union curtailed Dynamos clout, and a solitary Russian Cup title in 1995 has been the only consolation for the 11-time Soviet champions. Still, Dynamo often remained in touching distance of a title, buoyed in recent years by a flood of cash from the state-owned VTB bank.VTB is now in the process of pulling out after years of big spending and few successes, leaving behind debts estimated by Dynamo general director Evgeny Muravyev at 13 billion rubles ($200 million). For a club with small crowds and minimal TV revenue, thats a daunting sum.Muravyev told Russian agency R-Sport this month that Dynamo is trying to pay off some debts and restructure others but new obligations are piling up related to the fact that we dont have many sources of funding at the moment. Were not in a great state financially.The cash crisis is serious enough that the government has issued a declaration that it wont allow Dynamo to die.Until recently, Dynamo had been notorious for overspending in the transfer market. After Portugal reached the final of the 2004 European Championship, Dynamo swiftly signed seven Portuguese players, most of whom made little impact, as did former Germany striker Kevin Kuranyi, signed in 2010 for a reported 6 million euros ($6.4 million) a year. All that spending created vast losses, attracting a financial fair play sanction last year from UEFA which barred Dynamo from European competition.A spending plan published by the club earlier this year shows more unusual spending for a struggling club, with $93,000 earmarked in January for a mascot which has yet to appear and up to $140,000 per game budgeted for VIP travel packages.Its not clear, however, how much was spent.Still, not all is lost for Dynamo. 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LEICESTER, England -- Leicesters 20-game unbeaten home league run ended as West Bromwich Albion beat the Premier League champions 2-1 on Sunday.Matt Phillips exploited Danny Drinkwaters error as West Brom inflicted Leicesters fifth loss of the season but the first at the King Power Stadium in the league since September 2015.Leicester forward Islam Slimani had quickly canceled out James Morrisons second-half opener but Phillips goal ended Albions five-match winless streak.Leicesters focus on the Champions League -- where Claudio Ranieris team needs one point from its final two group games to reach the last 16 -- has impacted on the domestic form.Leicester tumbled to 14th place as West Brom moved above the hosts into 11th.Leicester only lost just three times in last seasons successful campaign for its first top-flight title, with Jamie Vardy again benched Sunday without a goal in his last 13 outings after a substitute appearance.Leicester started on the back foot as Ron-Robert Zieler, in for Kasper Schmeichel after the goalkeeper fractured a hand in Wednesdays 0-0 Champions League draw in Copenhagen, tipped Phillips low drive wide after just three minutes.The Baggies made an aggressive start, helped by Leicesters sloppy play, with Zieler rusty and the goalkeeper allowed Salomon Rondon to charge down his clearance.Much like in their forgettable stalemate in Denmark, the Foxes were stifled with Slimani and thee recalled Shinji Okazaki starved of service.dddddddddddd.With Vardy benched, Leicester lacked the cunning to attack West Brom as Ahmed Musa and Riyad Mahrez remained on the periphery.Darren Fletcher and Claudio Yacob screened the visitors defense well and it was the first time Leicester had failed to register a shot on target in the first half since returning to the Premier League in 2014.In response Ranieri replaced Okazaki with Vardy at the break but the strikers introduction failed to inspire the hosts.West Brom took the lead seven minutes after the restart. Fine work from Rondon saw the ball eventually worked right.Phillips cross struck Christian Fuchs and fell invitingly for Morrison to stoop and glance a fine 10-yard header across Zieler and into the corner.The lead lasted just three minutes. Leicester equalized with its first effort of the game. Slimanis cross-field pass found Mahrez and the striker wandered into the area unchecked. Mahrezs cross then found fellow Algerian Slimani who timed his run perfectly to nod in his fifth strike of the season from six yards.The goal reinvigorated Leicester but West Brom regained its composure and grabbed the winner in the 72nd.Drinkwaters wretched back-pass sent Phillips clear and the winger outpaced Wes Morgan to dink past Zieler. ' ' '