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Euro 2012 Aggro Thread.

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Those "waiting" are likely to get especially riled if, as often happens in Moscow, fans choose to bring Soviet flags and memorabilia with them. The hammer and sickle is banned in Poland and evokes similar feelings for many Poles as that of a swastika.

Interesting.

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Unconfirmed reports a Russian fan killed in clashes.

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This is a propa thread, lav it when it all gets on top.

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This is a propa thread, lav it when it all gets on top.Pussy

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Jaspa

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http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/901855-ukraine-chief-turns-racism-spotlight-on-england-over-rio-ferdinand-snub#ixzz1xaxIg1An

Ukraine chief turns racism spotlight on England over Rio Ferdinand snub

Ukraine Football Federation chief Grygoriy Surkis has accused England of bottling the issue of racism, and pointed to Rio Ferdinand’s controversial snub from the squad as an example.



British television ran a damaging documentary on the eve of Euro 2012, which highlighted Poland and Ukrainian football’s problems with racism, anti-Semitism and violence.

But speaking at a press conference to celebrate the first week of Ukraine co-hosting the European Championships, the FFU president was quick to deflect any negative focus away from his country, and pulled no punches in analysing England’s own stand on the subject.

When questioned by an English journalist about racism in Ukraine, Surkis spikily replied through a translator: ‘I want to pay attention to the fact that sometimes it [racism] happens in a country like where football was born.

‘In England, the national team has not brought a player [Rio Ferdinand] because of a conflict over racism. This focuses us.’

The Manchester United defender was controversially omitted from Roy Hodgson’s 23-man squad for Euro 2012, despite having played a big part in his club’s Premier League campaign.

Hodgson maintains Ferdinand was dropped for ‘footballing reasons’, however, it’s widely believed the Three Lions boss simply decided he could not accommodate both the United man and John Terry in his camp.

Terry is due in court on July 9 to face trial for allegedly racially abusing Ferdinand's younger brother, Anton, when Chelsea played at Queens Park Rangers last October. Terry denies the charge.

England face Ukraine in their last game of group D on Tuesday June 19



None of his business in my opinion, how does he know all the intricacies and matters in this situation ?

Trying to use our own press against us, it has been a weakness in the past but I hope none of this tat makes any impact on anything



davieG

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Clashes between rival Russian and Polish football fans in the Polish capital Warsaw have marred a Euro 2012 tie between the two teams.

A march ahead of the match by thousands of Russian fans to mark their national day had to be halted and some missiles were thrown.

Police say they arrested at least 120 people and that 10 people were injured.

A heavy police presence was in evidence around the stadium after the match as further clashes broke out.

About 6,000 police were on duty to keep the rival fans apart.

The match ended shortly after 22:30 local time (20:30 GMT) in a 1-1 draw.

Beforehand, some Polish fans on a bridge on the march route had tried to attack the Russian fans and had been involved in scuffles, says the BBC's Alex Capstick in Warsaw.

Tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon were used to disperse fans at the end of the march, according to Poland's state news agency.

In a separate incident, 50 Polish fans in masks attacked Russian fans in a Warsaw cafe, the Russian news agency Interfax reported.

During the match, trouble broke out in an area of the city centre where the match was being displayed on big screens, the Associated Press reports.

Polish police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at a group of young fans who attacked them with glass bottles, according to AP.

Controversial history

Russia annexed most of Poland in the 19th Century and ruled it for more than 100 years. The Soviet Union dominated it during the Cold War, after World War II.

The conservative Polish opposition condemned the march as a provocation, but it was approved by the authorities.

The Russian national holiday marks Russia's declaration of sovereignty in 1990 - a key episode in the demise of the Soviet Union.

Polish media highlighted fears that some Russian fans may sport Soviet flags and symbols - a highly sensitive issue for the many Poles who deplored communist rule.

"March or street war?" said a headline in the conservative Polish daily Rzeczpospolita. It quoted Wojciech Wisniewski, a member of the Polish Union of Football Fans, as saying "somebody really wants to make Polish football fans attack the Russians".

European football's governing body Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Russia after a series of incidents involving the country's fans at Euro 2012.

Russian fans were caught on camera kicking and punching stewards inside the stadium at Wroclaw, in western Poland, after their team beat the Czech Republic 4-1 on Friday. Four stewards needed hospital treatment.

Anti-racist monitors at the match said a section of the crowd racially abused the Czech Republic's only black player, Theodor Gebre Selassie.

In a statement on Monday, Russian football association said: "We urge all football fans now in Poland to remember that they represent Russia. Please respect yourselves, your country and your team."

More than just sporting rivals

  • Late 1770s - Poland is partitioned, Russia begins over 130 years of rule
  • 19th Century - Russia crushes Polish uprisings
  • Conflict with Russia continues after 1917 Bolshevik Revolution
  • 1939 - USSR and Nazi Germany secretly agree on new partition of Poland
  • 1940 - Soviet police kill some 22,000 Polish officers and other elite prisoners at Katyn
  • USSR turns Poland into a communist satellite state after World War II
  • 1980s - Solidarity union in Poland plays a key role in defeating communism
  • 2010 - Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others die in Polish plane crash near Katyn, in Russia; Moscow's sympathy leads to warmer relations

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