Is Moscow Ready for British Invasion?

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$12,000 For A Soccer Ticket? Welcome To Moscow
Published 5/5/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... from €80 to €200 (£63 - £158). However, the deadline for applications has already closed and the unfortunate thousands who want, but don’t have, tickets will have to turn either to more exclusive vendors or to the black market. Russian websites are offering fans an oligarch’s-eye view from a comfortable armchair in the stadium’s VIP zone for £6,000. $12,000 for one ticket to see 90 minutes of soccer? Does that come with a shirtless, judo lesson from Putin ? ( H/T Fanhouse )

Russia not requiring British visas for Champions League final. What could possibly go wrong?
Published 5/5/2008 by PostmanE at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
... work. Anyway, it’s good to get all the fans in the stadium. It wilI help with atmosphere, show the world what the CL final is really all about, and besides, I can’t possibly see anything questionable about letting 80,000 unaccounted-for British gents — rival Man United and Chelski fans, no less — let loose on the streets of Moscow. Really, what could go wrong? Oh. Right. {Via D-Warn at FanHouse}