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Is Moscow Ready for British Invasion?
Published 5/5/2008 by David J. Warner at FanHouse
Filed under: Soccer, Premier League, Soccer PostsThe UEFA Champions League final is Europe's answer to the Super Bowl. The site of the big game is picked years in advance, and fans usually have to shell out thousands for tickets and travel. Unlike the Super Bowl, however, this year's Champions League final in Moscow faces a huge obstacle -- issuing upwards of 45,000 visas to English fans to allow them to enter Russia. In three weeks. While the British press is predicting doom and gloom -- what else is new? -- Russian authorities are doing everything they can to simplify the process for Manchester United and Chelsea fans who want ...

$12,000 For A Soccer Ticket? Welcome To Moscow
Published 5/5/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
The CHAMPIONS LEAGUE final between Chelsea and Manchester United is set for May 21 in Moscow. We don’t know who we feel more sorry for: the fine, upstanding citizens of Moscow or the British fans set to invade one of the world’s most corrupt, crime-ridden burgs. Champions League ...