In the eighties of the last century, English football fans terrified Europe. In a bad mood, they smashed everything that caught their eye. For the riot they caused in the stands during the 1985 European Cup final that killed 39 fans, English clubs were banned from UEFA competition for five years. So far, Russian fans terrify only domestic fans who do not want to go to the stadiums with their families, preferring to stay at home watching TV. But, being in Poland, they seem to have already “made friends” with their team.
The Union of European Football Associations has punished the Russian national team with a conditional withdrawal of six points in the qualifying round for Euro 2016. If more than three years before its end, Russian fans grossly violate the rules of conduct at the matches of the national teams, then the Russian national team will either start the tournament with minus six points, or lose the points already gained if riots occur during the qualification.
This punishment was imposed for the behavior of Russian fans during the match with the Czech national team, held in Wroclaw. They threw fires on the field and hung out banners with offensive content, and at the end of the match, when leaving the stadium, they beat up the steward who made a remark to them. Even the joy of victory could not drown out this blood grievance. The police were able to identify the six attackers, among whom was a Russian commando.
In addition to the sports punishment, the Russian football union suffered financial losses in the amount of 120,000 euros. RFU President Sergei Fursenko promised the country to persuade the European football authorities to mitigate the punishment, confident that for such a long time there will be provocateurs who will make it from a conditional real. But today Fursenko is no longer the president, and this promise, as well as the promise to win the home World Cup 2018, have gone into oblivion.
Four Russian fans, as reported by the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, were detained for a pogrom in the Polish bar "Beatka". The pleasure cost them, in terms of our money, 30,000 rubles. Against the background of these events, the appearance of drunk fans in public places and fines for such a trifle can be overlooked.
But ours also got it. On June 12, Russia Day, the fans decided to march through the streets of Warsaw to the stadium where the Russia-Poland match took place. About two thousand Russians went on a collective trip to football. Those who gape and walked at the end of the column were out of luck. The guys in hoods attacked them and started beating them. Russian hooligans came in very handy here. They entered the battle, which saved many peaceful fans and for which they then ended up in jail.
Of course, there were many Poles who asked for forgiveness for the actions of the hooligans, and this is the main thing. In general, the Russian fans performed better than their national team. When her spirit evaporated, they continued to enjoy football in the beautiful stadiums of Poland and Ukraine.
