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 […]
DAVID BENTLEY says Manchester United fans should forget about violence in Rostov – and bond with karaoke-loving locals over Phil Collins. Former Arsenal, Spurs and Blackburn winger Bentley became the first Englishman to play in the Russian Premier League when he went over for a short loan stint with Rostov in 2012. And he has […]
A SMALL band of hardy Manchester United fans will endure the threat of hooliganism and a 4,500-mile round trip to watch the club in the Europa League. The club revealed that only 238 souls are brave/stupid enough to make the long trip to watch the first leg against FC Rostov. Travel was made even more […]
RUSSIAN hooligans struck again as during CSKA Moscow’s clash with Zenit St Petersburg. The World Cup hosts are trying to allay fears next year’s tournament it as risk from roaming gangs of thugs. But the issue flared up again in the Russian Premier League match with sets of fans clashing with each other and police. […]
FIFA chiefs will attempt to crack down on football hooliganism at next year’s World Cup and this year’s Confederations Cup by issuing special ID cards to fans. With both tournaments being held in Russia, huge concerns remain at the number of thugs picking fights with other sets of supporters. Euro 2016 in France saw […]