siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Russian lawmaker wants to make soccer hooliganism a sport Published March 05, 2017 MOSCOW – A Russian lawmaker has proposed an unorthodox solution to the country's problems with soccer hooliganism ahead of next year's World Cup -- legalize it and make it a spectator sport. Organized groups of Russian fans, many with martial arts training, fought English fans on the streets of Marseille during last year's European Championship. That inspired Igor Lebedev, who sits in the Russian parliament, to draw up rules for what he calls "draka," the Russian word for "fight" -- 20 fighters on each side, unarmed, in an arena. In a statement on the website of the nationalist LDPR party, Lebedev said organized brawls "could turn fans' aggression in a peaceful direction." He also claimed it would serve as an "example" for English fans, who he characterized as undisciplined louts and poor fighters. "Russia would be a pioneer in a new sport," said Lebedev, who also suggested fights between different fan groups could draw crowds of thousands. "English fans arrive, for example, and start picking fights. And they get the answer -- challenge accepted. A meeting in a stadium at a set time." Some fan groups in Russia already hold illicit fights along similar lines, typically pre-arranged mass brawls in rural locations, away from police. A Russian Premier League game on Saturday between CSKA Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg was marred by clashes between small groups of rival fans who fought one another and tried to break through a security fence. It isn't the first time Lebedev has courted controversy with his views on hooligans. He hailed the violence in Marseille last year, telling Russian fans: "Well done lads, keep it up!" Besides his parliamentary duties as deputy speaker, Lebedev is also on the board of the Russian Football Union. He's a longtime associate of fan leader Alexander Shprygin, who was deported from France last year following the Marseille violence. Two board members of an organization run by Shprygin were given prison sentences. Despite his enthusiasm for soccer-related violence, Lebedev insisted Russian policing meant foreign fans wouldn't be in danger at the World Cup. "We've taken all the safety measures, modernized legislation. Not a single tourist has any reason to fear traveling to our country in the summer of 2018." Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyruff 622 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 Aye, as cheerleaders! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thewhitesettler 2,711 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'm a bit too old for that kind of thing, don't have the stamina these days. It's a novel idea of keeping the trouble off the streets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Instead of trying to find some oh-so-hilarious tenuous link with Scotland fans... Why don't you look just a little further South. There's a good chap. You also royally fucked up the thread title which should have a question mark, no comma and no errant apostrophe. Plurals of words ending in 'y' usually end in 'ies' - so now you know. So, in this case, it would be 'Tartan Trannies.' You're welcome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverAndEver 71,471 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 46 minutes ago, WadeWilson said: Instead of trying to find some oh-so-hilarious tenuous link with Scotland fans... Why don't you look just a little further South. There's a good chap. You also royally fucked up the thread title which should have a question mark, no comma and no errant apostrophe. Plurals of words ending in 'y' usually end in 'ies' - so now you know. So, in this case, it would be 'Tartan Trannies.' You're welcome. You're tragic as fuck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz52 11,837 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 As far as I'm concerned if you go into a stadium to watch a football game and then start charging at other sections of the ground where there are young kids and other vulnerable people, you're an absolute scum-cunt who doesn't deserve the time of day. Never mind a whole sport dedicated to you Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy Vandenbroucke 26,148 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 1 hour ago, ForeverAndEver said: You're tragic as fuck. That post he made genuinely churned my stomach a wee bit Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Reynolds 3,359 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 2 hours ago, WadeWilson said: Instead of trying to find some oh-so-hilarious tenuous link with Scotland fans... Why don't you look just a little further South. There's a good chap. You also royally fucked up the thread title which should have a question mark, no comma and no errant apostrophe. Plurals of words ending in 'y' usually end in 'ies' - so now you know. So, in this case, it would be 'Tartan Trannies.' You're welcome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 20 hours ago, WadeWilson said: Instead of trying to find some oh-so-hilarious tenuous link with Scotland fans... Why don't you look just a little further South. There's a good chap. You also royally fucked up the thread title which should have a question mark, no comma and no errant apostrophe. Plurals of words ending in 'y' usually end in 'ies' - so now you know. So, in this case, it would be 'Tartan Trannies.' You're welcome. Fuck up ya poof. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin 13,613 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 On Monday, March 06, 2017 at 5:09 PM, WadeWilson said: Instead of trying to find some oh-so-hilarious tenuous link with Scotland fans... Why don't you look just a little further South. There's a good chap. You also royally fucked up the thread title which should have a question mark, no comma and no errant apostrophe. Plurals of words ending in 'y' usually end in 'ies' - so now you know. So, in this case, it would be 'Tartan Trannies.' You're welcome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagger 7,921 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Nobody would start any trouble with the fabulous Tartan Army because remember everybody Loves them. They are just the best "crack" Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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