Russia Welcomes British Fans Without Visas

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$12,000 For A Soccer Ticket? Welcome To Moscow
Published 5/5/2008 by Brooks at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... (Did they commission Beijing for the logo?) Our favorite development thus far on the game comes from the NEW YORK TIMES, which reports that “Russian officials announced Monday that British soccer fans will be allowed to travel to Moscow for the Champions League final without an entry visa .” 45,000 such Visas are due to be issued. Of course, that is if Russians can muster enough bureaucratic infrastructure for the job (that’s the one area they’ve got covered). And we’re absolutely positive that *welcoming* all those unscreened British *soccer fans* will have no consequences. ...

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.
... I applaud Russia for scrambling to get Manchester United and Chelsea fans in to the country in time for Wednesday’s Champions League final, which will be airing right in the middle of the workday here and which will cause me to turn off my internet for the last three hours at work so DVR can do its dirty 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 — ...

Throwing TP LINKS!
Published 5/6/2008 by The Beautiful Game at The Beautiful Game
Another classic Brian Barkey cartoon courtesy of The Offside Rules. I've never had to deal with tons o' streamers being thrown at me... U.S. GKs in EPL intereviews. [101 Great Goals] We don't need no stinkin' visas. [Goal!] Sounders wanna be good on day one. Who doesn't? [TNT] A belated happy birthday for Cesc! [Kickette] Newcastle owner wins big! [Unprofessional Foul] Dempsey signs 2-year extension. Whoo! Better not get relegated. [SI ...