im from belfast and support northern ireland the only time there has been trouble at one of our home games in the last 25 years is when the poles came to visit they had no interest in football just came to cause havoc 

@Tim --- They marched because it was "Russia Day." Why didn't the Russians march before their game with the Czechs? They certainly won't march before the game with the Greeks today. And people held red Soviet flags too. So next time, so some research before saying it was "just to support the team" and not to provoke.

Steve (unregistered) wrote in #11
What's wrong with a peaceful march?

You don't march on a foreign capital - EVER for whatever reason.

It's beyond just being a rude guest, because that is what you are, a guest in their country. It is extremely provocative.

Especially after what you did the last time you marched on their capital.
Sorr y I wanted to say not march, but like a walk. Walk to a stadium. And they got permission for this from Polish goverment.
If it was march, then there would be political sh*t involved. But it was just football. Yeah I didn't support this idea of march too, but fans wanted to support their team all the way, so they would win. Polish police and authorities said Okay. Only f*cking hooligans messed everything up.

Eurasian is mentally handicapped. (unregistered) wrote in #9RT liars (unregistered) wrote in #7Your dishonest reporting is a disgrace. The Russian fans acted in a insulting way and assaulted Polish football fans. I understand you want to make Putin happy and not end up like Politkovskaja, but your propaganda is so silly it can be seen through by a five year old.EXACTLY!  Putins hand puppets....its ok...five year olds know better...well except Eurasian...he must be brain dead....with all his hate talk...and wishing harm on people.************* ***   re: You mean like your EVIL SS Zionist mentally retarded pc-brigade in dozens of comments with life threats against me with CIA, MI6, Mossad to torture me in Egypt? Like calling me “homosexual” and etc systematic provocations and insults? Like the brain-dead Tomasz calling here Putin and Ahmadinejad to be assassinated – those are clear GANGSTERS methods. Provoking in exactly such cowardice manner, personally attacking people, by hiding your identities but standing like a man but just in order to eliminate us from here and/or silence us… because you are hopeless, mentally retarded idiots without a sign of intelligence incapable of reasoning and debates. But I am grateful to RT that didn’t clean you out of here, so this way everybody can clearly see you what and who you really are. Your “moderators” on BBC, CNN, FOX do the good job and hide you well there, or perhaps some of you are doing this job there and yet you act here is if you are intituled of this privilege here too – Zionist SS pc-brigade – but here if even you hide behind insulting slogans and fake nicks still you are being exposed right in the open. And in reality those are your “wars” you cowards “warriors” bombing in the dark or secured by imposing “NO FLY ZONES” shooting bombs from there and flying away like COWARDS. What You are on the battlefield and so you are here – DEVILS.

Seriously guys? Every single comment I read here was retarded. People were insulting Poles, insulting Russians, calling RT "propaganda" and a bunch of other stupid things. The fans who are involved in violence are stupid regardless of their nationality. This isn't political, this is just a bunch of football rioting. Russia and Poland are both pretty good countries as a whole, leave them out of it.

Tomasz (unregistered) wrote in #2
So if Polish fans decide to march through Moscow in the World Cup in a few years, are you guys going to defend the Poles
------------ -------------- To masz, Russians will always DEFEND Poles, we belong to the same Tribe of Scythian People. On the other hand, the west has quite different ideas about you. just look the western Polish-Jokes. Russians do not have Polish-Jokes. Also pay attention to anti-Polish propaganda spread by the jews and outfits like BBC ESPN CNN. They openly call Poles "slow thinkers", anti-sem ites,  racists, drunkards and the only jobs they hire you for in the west are; toilet-cleaners and for your blond girls they have prostitution positi ons open. Think about it, Tomasz. Wake up! I saw how West treats Poles, it is sick to watch!I say; God Bless Poles and their Beautiful Blond Blue-eyed Girls!

Tadeusz Lubomirski (unregistered) wrote in #1
May God Bless our Scythian Brothers Russians , forever and ever! Some Poles are confusing Russians with Soviet Jews , I wonder why.    Our enemy is; .... Jews, USA and UK. ......That would be all.
:)
P.S.
Soviet Jews killed far more Russians than Poles!

I second von Lubomirski:)May GOD BLESS  Sir Vladimir Putin, Russians, and Russia!

So if Polish fans decide to march through Moscow in the World Cup in a few years, are you guys going to defend the Poles or will you criticize them?? Since RT is working so hard to protect the Russian marchers, I would expect them to defend the Polish marchers. But this is such a hypocritical "news" station.

@Małgorzata
You would have right, if  Russia was actually norma l lawful state. But unfortunately it is no slavs empire, but still rather mongolian one... Principle of government in Russia is from Asia, not from Europe. That's the really truble. As a Pole and a Slav I like and respect russian people, but I hated their State, because from Slav it wants to make me slave... Significant distinction ... 
But of course there are cases, as I wrote erlier, in which we (Russian and Poles) can action together. As I know Russian people, a I see that in contrast to many western nation, they are still christian also in public and state matter. So in my opinion it can connect our both nations. Syria is a good occasion to start this kind of together job. But Russia as a bigger guys should make first step ....

From a historical perspective, it seems to me to be obvious that without the Russian empire most Slavic countries of central and southern Europe would have (in time) been eliminated one way or another (gorged up  by their stronger Western and Southern neigbours - the Germans and Turks).  It's' the backbone of all the Slavs (regardless of its political options, whether feudal, communist or capitalist).

In my opinion Putin and Tusk are resposible for this situation. Since a few days we have known, that clash between fans could happens and autorities of both countries should stop it. 
Now it would be better, if Putin  call to Tusk and for example offer him together action in defense rights of christians in Syria, which are broken now, as we know. Together struggle in a fair matter - it could reconcile our nations ...   

The Russians are too uncivilized to understand how to behave in someone's home.

They should be barred from this competition after all their provocations. This competition is for civilized people who understand things like good sportsmanship.

You see this a lot with Russian tourists. They don't represent their country well. They at like the Ugly Russian.

I agree. Russians don't know how to be good guests. When you are someone's guest at a home (and a country is like a home) you act respectfully.  If the guest is your enemy, you either still act respectfully or don't accept the invitation.  This hospitality has been known by civilized people for centuries.

Th e Russians have shown themselves to be uncivilized at the very least. But no, it goes further than that. They were being purposely procative in a way no true patriot (and all citizens should be patriots) could ignore.  They forced the Polish into a situation where they had to act like they did.

But even after that Poland showed they were "the better man" by apologizing.  And what did the Russians do with that apology? They threw it in Poland's face.

The total behavior of the Russians show they can't behave in a civilized competition. They should be banned from further participation and the VISAs of the so called "Fans" should be revoked!

The Russian "fans" marched upon the capital of Poland. Even RT reported that.

Steve, who marched and when and into what capital?  There have been so many marches in and out :)  And just because you lack imagination does not mean others lack it.

Look, if I was in Russia, for example, I would be very respectiful. I would not bring up controversal topics. Yeah, I might carefully and delicately defend my country if some Russian said something negative about it, or I just might let the comment go feeling that it's not worth starting something with my host. I might just ignore the provacation.

After all, I am there as a guest. I am not there to be provacative.  I am there as a tourist and a tourist should be respectiful.   My country has diplomats to deal with all the sensitive political stuff.

But no, in this case the Russians came PRECISELY to be provocative.  Russia should be banned from participating in this competition.

"it's was Day of Russia, holiday for all Russian citizens." Yeah, but the Russians weren't in Russia - they were in a foreign country.

When one is in a foreign country they should celebrate their national holidays discretely, like at an embassey party, if they celebrate them at all.

I in fact can't imagine being out of the country for a national holiday. If I was I would celebrate it with a few other Americans in like a private party and not make a big public spectacle about it. After all I am a guest in their country no matter how I might feel personally about them. When you are in someone's home (or in this case country) you act respectfully even when you are in the home of an enemy.

Russia ns just don't know how to be good guests.  Perhaps Poland should ban them from entering their country.

What's wrong with a peaceful march?

You don't march on a foreign capital - EVER for whatever reason.

It's beyond just being a rude guest, because that is what you are, a guest in their country. It is extremely provocative.

Especially after what you did the last time you marched on their capital.