SPARTAK MOSCOW fans have blasted the BBC for the TV channel’s portrayal of Russian football hooligans in a documentary.
As fans cheered their team against fierce local rivals, they held aloft two huge banners, one that said BBC stands for the “Blah Blah Channel”.
In section of the giant flag is a TV screen, with a graphic showing a Balaclava-wearing supporter holding a machete, then to the left is another fan holding a scarf.
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It appears to be a dig at the British TV channel for sensationalising hooliganism in Russian football.
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In the BBC documentary “Russia’s Hooligan Army” film crews travelled to the Rostov-on-Don, close to the Ukrainian border to meet hooligans who treat football violence as a way of life.
The show met a hooligan from Rostov on the banks of the river Don with the backdrop of the new 45,000 seater Rostov Arena, which will host some World Cup games.
The balaclava-clad fan admitted they target English fans: “Everyone from the fans movement is looking forward to the World Cup taking place in Russia.
"Our opponents are naturally the English because they are the forefathers of hooliganism and naturally they are always awaited.
"If you are there you should calculate getting your arse kicked.
"There is no need to travel to have fun. There is a stretch of forest next to the stadium. It’s adjacent to the stadium so people can hide in the forest, go for a swim and arrange ambushes.
"They can basically do anything they like to do. For some it will be a festival of football — for others it will be a festival of violence."
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