Embassy copes with English stampede for football visas
Published: 04 May, 2008, 16:19
The Russian Embassy in London will process up to 6,000 visas a day to make sure every English football fan who wants to travel to Moscow for the Champions League final is able to.
The Russian Foreign Ministry is sending a special team to help out with the increased workload.
At least 42.000 British fans are expected to attend the first all-English final between Chelsea and Manchester United in the Russian capital.
The game takes place at the city's Luzhniki stadium on May 21.
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