First Zenit St. Petersburg wins the UEFA Cup, then Russia has the honor of hosting the Champion's League final between Chelsea and Manchester United, and now, today, for the first time since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian national selection defeated Sweden 2-0 in the Euro Cup 2008 have advanced to the quarter finals with authoritative swagger and energy. It was a critical elimination game for Russia, which has never defeated Sweden in its 95 year history of matches, and brilliantly-worked goals by Roman Pavlyuchenko and Andrei Arshavin assured that the team is ready to play with the big boys.
Congratulations, Russia! We'll all be cheering you on against the Dutch!
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AGAINST the Dutch? Russia's coach IS Dutch! So it's hardly what you could call a real "Russian" victory, now is it?
Can't think why you would want to cheer for Russia to do something the Kremlin can spin into political propaganda, just as was done in Soviet times.
Would you, 50 years ago, have cheered on the Nazi team if you were blogging about Germany?
Misfire!
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June 19, 2008 2:11 PM
Posted on June 19, 2008 14:11