Gigi Galli posted:

Akinfeev needs to sort out this Jekyll and Hyde poo poo he does. That save right before the goal was incredible, and then he let in that free kick that he really should have at least got a touch to. Has he always been like that?

Alexeythegreat posted:

I took upon myself the liberty to post some select pictures from before, during, and after the game.

Troy Queef posted:

Not a true Russian, is wearing Le Coq Sportif instead of Adidas.

Also:
https://twitter.com/SlavaMalamud/status/741674621662048256

Alexeythegreat posted:

Jose posted:

good post

quote:

A top football official in Moscow has praised the Russian fans involved in violence over the weekend in Marseille, saying they had defended their country’s honour and should be forgiven.

“I don’t see anything wrong with the fans fighting,” Igor Lebedev wrote on Twitter. “Quite the opposite, well done lads, keep it up!”

Lebedev, who sits on the executive committee of the Russian football union, is an MP from the nationalist Liberal Democratic party and the deputy chairman of the Russian parliament.

“I don’t understand those politicians and officials who are criticising our fans. We should defend them, and then we can sort it out when they come home,” Lebedev wrote in a series of tweets.

“What happened in Marseille and in other French towns is not the fault of fans, but about the inability of police to organise this kind of event properly.”

Calls to his office went unanswered on Monday, but the Twitter account is believed to be genuine and the sentiments were echoed in comments given to the news website life.ru.

“In nine out of 10 cases, football fans go to games to fight, and that’s normal. The lads defended the honour of their country and did not let English fans desecrate our motherland. We should forgive and understand our fans,” Lebedev told the news agency.

He added that it was unfair that Russian fans were being targeted for criticism when it was England fans who had begun the violence, and also noted that there had been violence involving other fans at the tournament, including ahead of the match between Poland and Northern Ireland.

“Our fans are far from the worst; it’s unclear why a lot of media are trying to say our fans’ actions were shameful. You should be objective. If there had been no provocation from English fans, it’s unlikely our fans would have got into fights in the stands.”

Uefa has opened a disciplinary case against Russia for the scenes after the final whistle in their game against England. The violence came after several days of violence in Marseille, much of it involving England fans. Uefa has warned both England and Russia they could be thrown out of the tournament if the violence continues.

Lebedev’s comments are likely to raise huge concern, given that Russia is due to host the world cup in two years. Their tone is in contrast to that of the sports minister, Vitaly Mutko, who criticised the fans involved in fighting.

Mutko initially downplayed the clashes saying media had exaggerated them, but later admitted it was right for Uefa to bring disciplinary proceedings against Russia and condemned the clashes. “It’s clear that some people didn’t come here to watch football. They’ve covered their faces and then brought shame on their country,” he said.

Mutko was criticised for standing on the pitch after the final whistle and appearing to egg on Russian fans, just metres from where clashes with England fans were taking place. Lebedev suggested that if Mutko had been in the stands, he would have joined in the fighting.

“We ought to thank him for not being indifferent to football, and for the fact that he doesn’t just get involved in the sporting side but also gives a lot of attention to work with the supporters... I personally think that if Mutko had been with the fans in the stands and was not an official, he would have also have got into the fight with the England fans, because they provoked it.”

vyelkin posted:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/jun/13/moscow-football-official-to-violent-fans-well-done-lads-keep-it-up

Alexeythegreat posted:

Igor Lebedev is not a football official, he's a retarded politician son of an older retarded politician

Jose posted:

€150k fine for Russia and suspended disqualification if their supporters kick off again

jyrka posted:

More specifically - kick off inside a stadium.

quote:

Dzyuba also criticised the British media for its coverage of the incidents in Marseille, claiming it was politically motivated and aimed at stripping Russia of its hosting rights for the 2018 World Cup.

jyrka posted:

https://twitter.com/SkyKaveh/status/742432263233802240

Total Meatlove posted:

Timing on this one might be a tad insensitive

Alexeythegreat posted:

No, he's actually doing it in order to get cheers from Russians.
It is also quite likely that he actually thinks that way.

The only inaccuracy here is that he's not with police, but with a structure whose name translates as "Investigative Committee" and is basically the authority that investigates most crimes. This is an inaccuracy because police is a different structure entirely. Also, none of this is relevant.

Total Meatlove posted:

I mean it won't go down well in a country where a policeman and his wife just got killed in a Daesh terror attack. Unless you mean that's why he did it and I underestimated how poo poo Russians could be.

straight up brolic posted:

would like to see that championship

straight up brolic posted:

would like to see that championship

Gigi Galli posted:

You can at EVO, Zangief is tier 1 m8

Alexeythegreat posted:

shitfuck