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Will the Russian Ultras behave themselves today?
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Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
When I was faster i was always behind.
It’s pointless to bring up problems that can only be solved with a time machine.
If you can’t control your emotions, someone else will.
T R E 4 5 O N
Anne Laurie is a fucking hero in so many ways. ~ Betty Cracker
So very ready.
You’re just a puppy masquerading as an old coot.
“In the future, this lab will be a museum. do not touch it.”
Putting aside our relentless self-interest because the moral imperative is crystal clear.
When your entire life is steeped in white supremacy, equality feels like discrimination.
Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.
Michigan is a great lesson for Dems everywhere: when you have power…use it!
Republicans cannot even be trusted with their own money.
It is possible to do the right thing without the promise of a cookie.
Welcome to day five of every-bit-as-bad-as-you-thought-it-would-be.
He seems like a smart guy, but JFC, what a dick!
The cruelty is the point; the law be damned.
This has so much WTF written all over it that it is hard to comprehend.
Donald Trump found guilty as fuck – May 30, 2024!
The lights are all blinking red.
Never give a known liar the benefit of the doubt.
I’m starting to think Jesus may have made a mistake saving people with no questions asked.
Damn right I heard that as a threat.
Stop using mental illness to avoid talking about armed white supremacy.
Punchy
There was an article on Deadspin yesterday about how the Russian thugs appear to be well-trained (!) and purposefully starting fights with others. Then, in response, the Russian officials completely supported these brawls and the Russian fans who caused them and called it patriotism. Incredible response….not only NOT an apology, but the exact opposite. I hope they lose their ass in this game, and so do the French police.
If this is any indication, WC 2018 is going to be a complete riot.
raven
Slovakia!
Wyrm1
Great half by Slovakia.
Hopefully the Russian thugs will be depressed by Russia’s embarrassing performance thus far, and if they do act up that UEFA will have the guts to toss them out of the tournament, but they probably won’t.
Aldo
@Punchy: I think there was just never any qustion that the “WC 2018 is going to be a complete riot”. The Russians may have kept things in check in Sochi (small town, no history of hooliganism in Olympics), but won’t be able to do so across multiple, much larger cities. Nor do they seem willing to do that.
I also just do not see how any non-white fans will venture into Russia where fans are known to taunt and threaten their own team’s black players. 2018 will be a WC for the ages.
Gin & Tonic
Eurosport says Russia has never come back to win from 0-2 in the Euro competition.
Origuy
Besides the Euro and the Copa America, there’s another international competition going on. The ConIFA World Football Cup is taking place in Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia. ConIFA is a federation of unrecognized, sometimes unconsolidated “nations” like Somaliland and Kurdistan. Anthony Bourdain wrote an article about the Somaliland team.
dr. luba
France has taken some action, and deported a busload of Russian “fans.” Also, too, stickers have gone up in hotels and shops depicting a pig in Russian colors with a slash through it–i.e. we don’t serve Russian pigs.