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Some Soccer Brass in the Former Soviet Union Yawn Over Fan Violence


Image: Soccer fans. Stock Photo. Pixabay.com
Soccer fans around the world were outraged when an official of Russia’s football federation praised Russian thugs who attacked English fans in the stands where Russia and England had fought to a 1-1 tie in the European Championships.
But the fact is that some soccer kingpins in the former Soviet Union either condone their fans’ violence, shift the blame to rival fans provoking “our guys,” or engage in violent behavior themselves.
Immediately after the match between Russia and England ended on June 11 in Marseilles, France, dozens of Russian toughs in the stadium charged a section with …read more

Source: The Huffington Post

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