The English invade Moscow

Fifty thousand English fans have descended on Moscow, 3,000 of them without anywhere to sleep.

The Chelsea team left London on Monday, while Manchester United have raised concerns about the pitch at Luzhniki Stadium, where grass has replaced the artificial surface.

Meanwhile, the Russian police are urging the English fans to "show respect" to their hosts, not wanting to see a repeat of the scenes witnesses in Manchester Last week when Rangers faced Zenit St Petersburg in the Uefa cup final.

But the Russians would seem to be embracing "the biggest sports event in Moscow since the Olympics", perhaps thanks to fact at least one of the teams is at least partly Russian.

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