Chelsea star takes in sights as fans flood into Moscow

                   
guardian.co.uk     20-May-2008            

If Peter Cech had expected a quiet bit of sightseeing today, he was mistaken. The Chelsea goalkeeper popped out of his luxury Moscow hotel this afternoon and set off on foot towards Red Square, where he was surrounded by fans. "I think the Champions League final means a lot to Moscow people,"... [read full story]                    

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All quiet in Moscow as fans arrive for final, say police

reuters.com     20-May-2008          

By Chris Baldwin and Gennady Fyodorov MOSCOW, May 20 (Reuters) - Fans descending on Moscow ahead of Wednesday's all-English Champion's League final between Chelsea and Manchester United have so far been well-behaved, local police said on Tuesday. More than 40,000 fans are expected to arrive for...                    

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Chelsea star takes in sights as fans flood Moscow

guardian.co.uk     20-May-2008          

If Peter Cech had expected a quiet bit of sightseeing today, he was mistaken. The Chelsea goalkeeper popped out of his luxury Moscow hotel this afternoon and set off on foot towards Red Square, where he was surrounded by fans. "I think the Champions League final means a lot to Moscow people,"...                    

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UK football fans flood into Moscow

guardian.co.uk     20-May-2008          

If Peter Cech had expected a quiet bit of sightseeing today, he was mistaken. The Chelsea goalkeeper popped out of his luxury Moscow hotel this afternoon and set off on foot towards Red Square, where he was surrounded by fans. "I think the Champions League final means a lot to Moscow people,"...                    

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From Russia with love

bbc.co.uk     20-May-2008          

Judging by the hotels the two teams occupy in Moscow it is very clear that Chelsea is the home team and exudes the swagger of a side that feels it owns the place. Chelsea are at the Ritz-Carlton, a few metres from Red Square and not far from where the...                    

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Champions League final: Russia braces itself for invasion by British football fans

telegraph.co.uk     20-May-2008          

Russia braced itself for the largest single influx of Englishmen onto its territory since the Crimean War as thousands of fans arrived in Moscow on Tuesday ahead of the Champions League final. Chelsea fans arrive at Moscow's international airport Bars in the Russian capital doubled their security...                    

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Video: English fans descend on Moscow

guardian.co.uk     20-May-2008          

Hundreds of English football fans arrived in Moscow before tomorrow's Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea north west development agency-1. warrington. Starting salary £29,246 - £34,121 pa + benefits (you will be appointed within this range dependent on skills and...                    

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Moscow glory?

bbc.co.uk     20-May-2008          

African football fans will be following the UEFA finals closely this week when Chelsea meets Manchester United in Moscow. Sierra Leone has a large Manchester United supporters fan base - it's so significant that the Sierra Leonean football association cannot schedule Sierra Leonean football...                    

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The superior kind of hooligan

timesonline.co.uk     20-May-2008          

The arrival in Moscow of up to 50,000 Chelsea and Manchester United fans for today's Champions League final represents the greatest cultural exchange between Britain and Russia in modern history. For two countries that seem fated to be fascinated by each other, it also threatens to be a...                    

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Red Square braced as British march to the final

independent.co.uk     21-May-2008          

It was the calm before the storm in Moscow as the Russian capital prepared nervously for tonight's Champions League final. Manchester United and Chelsea supporters started arriving in their thousands yesterday afternoon, and three-quarters of the 42,000 expected British fans will arrive today.                    

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World Cup bid at risk if fans fail to behave, warns minister

guardian.co.uk     21-May-2008          

The sports minister, Gerry Sutcliffe, last night warned Chelsea and Manchester United supporters who travelled to Moscow for the Champions League final to be on their best behaviour, emphasising that any violence in the Russian capital, coming so soon after the riots that took place during last...                    

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