Champions March on Moscow
Calling all football fans! It's time to get your backsides down to your local Russian Embassy and find out about those visa requirements - the UEFA Champions League Final is coming to Moscow in 2008! UEFA made football history when they announced earlier on in the year that they plan to hold club football's most prestigious event in Moscow, the furthest East the cup final has ever been played. What a chance then for Moscow and Russia to remind the world that they are capable to hosting the big event, and to showcase not just the two best teams of 2008 playing for glory, but also this vast and beautiful metropolis we know as Moscow.
Fans who decide to make the long journey east will be delighted by what they discover in this land which is so often kept segregated from 'the West'. From the towering 'Seven Sisters', to the legendary Red Square and the Kremlin, there's no shortage of things to discover - and football fans being football fans they will no doubt want to explore the raucous, and even raunchy, Moscow nightlife. Pubs, bars, nightclubs and stripclubs - there's a lot to take in!
The Champions League Final takes place on the 21st May 2008, at the impressive Luzhniki Stadium, which once hosted the 1980 Moscow Olympics. You can find Luzhniki Stadium in the southwest of the city near the Sportivnaja Metro Station, which is on the red line (line 1). Click here for a Moscow metro map.
Meanwhile if you're looking for accommodation, head to our sleep section for a selection of excellent hotels and hostels. Of course we've much to offer you in the way of information, so make Moscow Life your first point of call for eating out, shopping, travel, tips and be sure to check out our guide and superb online map too. Finally don't forget to print off your free downloadable PDF guide before you go. It has all the essential info you need and is yours to take with you... See you in 2008!
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Well that's some more silverware for us. We'll have to ask man city if we can use their empty trophy cabinet on loan. Manchester United will live forevermore. BERNIE .
Replymanchester united.....haha john terry fort he had won that final....then he missed his penalty !....champions of england...champions of europe!!!! hu the hell are chelsea haha, jokers. mancheter united for ever !!!....viva ronaldo !!
ReplyMan.United is the best team. It has proved it. Am a fan since 1968. Manchester United Fan For Life.
ReplyWE LOVE UNITED WE DOOOOOOOOOOO WE LOVE UNITED WE DOOOOOOOOOOO WE LOVE UNITDE WE DO OOOOOOOH UNITED WE LOVE YOU
ReplyFinal score - Manchester United beat Chelsea on penalties after extra time. Penalties MISSED by Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), and by John Terry and Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea)
Replybeein in the city for tonights final , it was one of those games where it was a dead 1 , or a brill 1 , and tonight both teams put on a great show ! so so proud of the lads , 50 years on since munich and what a way to embrace it .. we'll never die we'll never die we'll never die we'll never die we'll keep the red flag fyin high coz man united never die well worthy winners of the prem and europe been the best team thoughout , unbeaten in the c.l tops the lot under ferige long live the glory manchester !!!
ReplyHalf time score - Chelsea 1-1 Man United. Goals by Cristiano Ronaldo (26 mins) and Frank Lampard (45 mins)
ReplyI know in my heart that MAN-U will WIN & Sir. ALex can retire. We're going to WIN 2-goals to-0, with Tavez scoring both goals....
ReplyI see the blue taking the trophy already without any penalty shot outs. It actually going to be a cracker but Chelsea will have their way, u no why? Man those guys and damn determined. Am not a chelsea fan but of Barcelona but I suport them. Up Blues in advance
Replyit all depends upon the forwards...if its rooney and tevez followed by ronaldo on the right and giggs on the left then no one can stop man u from winning.
ReplyAnyone who reads history knows that its much easier for history to be repeated than history being made. Man U all the way.
ReplyManchester United, you rule .... You haven't disappointed your fans in the 3 previous UEFA finals ..... We expect the same this time. Best of Luck !!! Both the teams are in good form, and we hope for a thrilling final.
ReplyCHELSEA IS BETTER BUT MAN UTD IS THE BEST. BUT I THINK IT IS 50-50 GAME. THOSE WHO MAKE MISTAKE IN DEFENCE WILL SUFFER.
ReplyMANCHESTER ARE GOING TO WIN THIS GREATEST CUP IN THE WORLD BEACAUSE THEY ARE THE GREATEST TEAM IN THE WORD
ReplyRonaldo, Tevez, Roony please dont let us down. I want you to take Chesea on aware in 1st half. I need at least 3 goas in 1st half. Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Brown - please take care of our keeper. Giggs, Scholes, Anderson, Hagreaves - please take good care of the mid-fied. The Lord will see you through in Jesus name. Amen
ReplyWe have got 2-room apartment for 4 persons near the centre, 2 minutes to metro station on foot. If you need, transfer airport-apartment-airport and apartment-UEFA-apartment. leporella@bk.ru
ReplyGot 2 tickets cat2(Chelsea Section), happy to meet in and around london to exchange tonight/tomorrow, call 07747509578, £300 each, thanks
Reply2 TICKETS - MAN UNITED END - TRIBUNE B, SECTION 9 - Happy to meet you anywhere near/around London to give you our tickets. £325 each, Joanne and Stuart (07736 929042)
ReplyI have 2 tickets in the Manchester United end, Tribune B - unfortunately I can no longer make the game. I was lucky yo buy the tickets for £900 2 weeks ago but now, reluctantly I am willing to sell them for a reduced price of £325 each. Please contact me on this e-mail. Joannne. x
ReplyChelsea and Manchester are two very good teams....but Manchester has someone that could made the difference!!!!
ReplyManchester United is the best in europe because have c.ronaldo,rooney,teves,anderson,ferdinadn and recket Paul Scholes
ReplyIve got to book my ticket and visa and i'm travelling from Sydney, Oz to watch Fergie create history - anybody have 1 ticket?
Replycoming all the way from canada to support our reds, anyone know if theres anyway to get my hands on a ticket?
ReplyHi Lasse, yes you are right that was GMT, now we are in British Summer Time so add an hour 22.45pm.
Replyhey Dave, the stadium opens at 19.45, and the game starts 22.45 local time ... and I have a ticket for sale ... at C field
ReplyFor all those who are interested the game will kick-off at 21.45pm. Russia or rather Moscow being 3 hours in front of UK time
ReplyPersonally I can't wait for the final in Moscow. If they held it in the UK it wouldn't be any different from another FA Cup Final. I got my travel arrangements done this month, organise it yourself and it isn't that expensive. I'm staying in a hostel, good central location, and got my visa through with absolutely no problems. I agree MUFC travel is ripping its fans off with its own deals but we've got to support the team, and there are ways to get there without breaking the bank.
ReplyI am ready for chelsea tonight, I am looking forward to try my best to score at stamford bridge! !!!Venga en Liverpool!!! Liverpool have won it without me before, so with me it really puts the icing on the victory cake! !Amo hollie! !Usted sabe a quiÈn usted es mi esposa!
ReplyGreat result last night. Now begging for tickets. Anyone, who has got them, but can't get there, failed visa tests ...etc please contact me.
ReplyNow the three of us, Man Utd, Chelsea and Liverpool have had time to contemplate attending the final I think we should have a collective display of how ludicrous this decision by UEFA really is We have been doing ours sums and without revealing how I'll get there ( if) it will cost me £550 from Manchester inc sharing a twin room for two nights.Then theres a visa and match ticket so say £700. If the Russians wanna play in and host the champions league then there should be a visa on each ticket or drop the visa altogether. I cant understand what these idiots think of. Firstly Leeds fans are murdered in Istanbul and they get the final, next its Rome who have disgraced themselves and the year after its Madrid ( because for tax purposes they cant play at Wembley)Is it that simple to get a top job in the organisation?
ReplyTo the bloke at uk`smostsuccesfulclubever', you are so deluded its really quite funny. So your history consists of winning the good old European Champions Cup when you had to beat the winners of the Albanian and Cyrpus leagues. Well done! By the way can you just remind of who you had in your team at the time and which of these players were home grown. Sorry, but I didn't realise that Daglish, Souness, Hansen were local Liverpool lads. As for your recent success in the Champions league, not only do you not deserve to be there, but taking any glory from it you actually devalue your 'history'. To suggest that Liverpool fans are best behaved, you obviously been to many away games of your illustrious team. Give my regards to Kermit!!!
Replyrooney is a manc...you're a legend like!! even I hat scousers...since I went to Bolton they called me fat, after everything I did for them winning those titles. We were half decent when everyone was crap, that's why we snook in. At least MUFC are up against decent quality, hats off. scousers are t*****s
Replydead right like...I have a chin like a horse coz i'm scouse. Ugly lot of morons aren't we like. Besides, i've seen tommy smith in the shower like and it aint a pretty sight like...
Replydead right, I always thought we scousers were w*****s....dead right like. Especially you, giving us a bad name like that...Rio is hot baby!!
ReplyGood rant scouse....great to see you can read and write (ooops, sorry maybe you had someone write it for you, definitely not a scouse ha ha). Hey, Aren't you the one whilst your scabby lot were off winning those euro cups, the rest of you scouse scabs were partaking in your usual occupation...thieving ha ha ha. Respect, you wouldn't know what it meant. Remember, you're a scouse, which stands for d*******, ask anyone!!
ReplyHa Ha, a scouser complaining how others have bought the title how ironic because if Rafa beneathus had spent the money on 4 good players instead of 1 i sure you wouldnt be bemoaning it, and as for the respect you think you earn get over yourselves its probably more fear incase you all decide to go on a trampling spree. That rant over the potential for this years cup final is amazing and if two English clubs do make it lets hope all sets of fans behave themselves and do hte country and their clubs proud.
Reply77`78`81`84`05,to name just a few famous years for LFC in European Cup history.The club is built on tradition and respect which spans the globe.LFC never have to resort to the arrogant and blinkered views from MUFC fans and staff and squad,where they think you can buy the trophy,just as Abramovich had the same idea and fell short.Message to Rio Ferdinand and Alex Ferguson,you will never ever be shown the respect that is shown to Liverpool Football Club,not if you won it 5 times,not if you won every game that you ever played,because you cannoy buy respect.Another thing Ferdinand,you are lucky to be playing after your drugs test dodge,only you know why you missed the test,the rest of us have a good idea,but you will live with the truth.You`ll never walk alone.
ReplyJust because the mancs, gooners and chelski would crawl on broken glass to sniff our 5 EURO CUP TITLES...and the cup we bought home!! Yep we may not win the league but i may well be getting another star tattooed on my back. Jealousy is such a sad emotion! Oh and our fans are not wild animals...you just know they pi** all over any other clubs.
ReplyI'm off to Moscow's Night Flight club and all those Ruskie blondes...Vive La France and where did my Arsenal go...
ReplyConcur cobbers...in our day when we played for Liverpool it was half decent, now the Liverpool fans are like a pack of raw prawns giving England a bad name. Man utd for me this year
ReplyYeah, I played with you and you were c***...although I nagree, Liverpool are up themselves since we were around. Everyone hates them, even I would go for United...
ReplyI played for Liverpool and even I hate them!!! Scousers are arrogant and up themselves, simple! Moscow will sort out the ratbags, go United!
ReplyYou're kidding....I want Liverpool to get through so United can beat them in the final, logical! What a game, no Liverpool fans will be there as they can't afford it (then again they'll be thieving from Manchester whilst they are away in Moscow!!
Replyjust curious??? Does anyone know what time the champions league final will be kicking off at local moscow time?????
ReplyChampions League is LIVERPOOL's Playground. Don't mess with the best, or DIE like the rest. YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE.
Replyum tom, the most successful team who has wont the champions league the most is real madrid. anyway i love Manchester United!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyCome on Arsenal. 2008 is our year. I'm so confident I've even gone out bought tickets for the Champions League Final in Moscow already. Should be a great holiday even if the gunners somehow fail to get there...
ReplyLiverool won't even get through to the next stages LOL ! Pity those poor scousers....NOT. This is United's year......follow follow follow......stand up for the CHAMPIONS !
Replyjust a reminder to all you man u and liverpool fans that you are gonna lose and chelsea are gonna win
ReplyJust to remind all you United fans: You need to pay for your tickets in advance of the 1st knockout stage. Unfortunately, the fee is non-refundable and, should we fail to get to Moscow, I'm afraid you won't be getting your money back.
ReplyGotta love the Champions League. 2007 promises to be another great year! Already looking into visas for Moscow
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