" FOOTBALL HOOLIGANISM TO BECOME A SPORT? "
Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:30 pm
" FOOTBALL HOOLIGANISM TO BECOME A SPORT IN RUSSIA? "
Sunday 5th March 2017
BBC
A Russian politician has proposed turning football hooliganism into a sport, according to a report from the Associated Press.
Igor Lebedev has drawn up rules for "draka" - the Russian word for fight - which he said would involve 20 unarmed competitors on each side in a brawl.
Groups of Russia fans were deported from France after repeated scenes of violence at Euro 2016.
Russia will host the next World Cup in summer 2018.
Lebedev, who represents the opposition Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, is also on the board of the Russian Football Union.
He published the proposal on his party's website, stating: "Russia would be a pioneer in a new sport. Fans arrive, for example, and start picking fights. And they get the answer - challenge accepted. A meeting in a stadium at a set time.''
Following clashes between his country's fans and England supporters at Euro 2016, Lebedev said he "did not see anything terrible about fans fighting".
Sunday 5th March 2017
BBC
A Russian politician has proposed turning football hooliganism into a sport, according to a report from the Associated Press.
Igor Lebedev has drawn up rules for "draka" - the Russian word for fight - which he said would involve 20 unarmed competitors on each side in a brawl.
Groups of Russia fans were deported from France after repeated scenes of violence at Euro 2016.
Russia will host the next World Cup in summer 2018.
Lebedev, who represents the opposition Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, is also on the board of the Russian Football Union.
He published the proposal on his party's website, stating: "Russia would be a pioneer in a new sport. Fans arrive, for example, and start picking fights. And they get the answer - challenge accepted. A meeting in a stadium at a set time.''
Following clashes between his country's fans and England supporters at Euro 2016, Lebedev said he "did not see anything terrible about fans fighting".
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Re: " FOOTBALL HOOLIGANISM TO BECOME A SPORT? "
Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:42 pm
Is it April 1st already?
Re: " FOOTBALL HOOLIGANISM TO BECOME A SPORT? "
Sun Mar 05, 2017 7:40 pm
davids wrote:Is it April 1st already?
It's already a sport in Russia. Mental
Re: " FOOTBALL HOOLIGANISM TO BECOME A SPORT? "
Sun Mar 05, 2017 7:55 pm
Can't see the harm in it.
20~50 like minded folk meeting up and having a "match" leaves the other 20K to get on with watching the game without all the other bollox that accompanies football.
20~50 like minded folk meeting up and having a "match" leaves the other 20K to get on with watching the game without all the other bollox that accompanies football.
Re: " FOOTBALL HOOLIGANISM TO BECOME A SPORT? "
Sun Mar 05, 2017 7:55 pm
Good to see one half of Right Said Fred doing well in Russian politics. Twatski.
Re: " FOOTBALL HOOLIGANISM TO BECOME A SPORT? "
Sun Mar 05, 2017 9:30 pm
