(Warning: this post contains details of the persecution of LGBTQ+ people, and references to the war in Syria, and the novichok poisoning incidents.)
Russia. At the moment there are balls flying everywhere.
And the media seems to have largely forgotten that Russia* has repeatedly had their names entered in the Naughty Book.**
Because they've really been doing a lot of sh** lately.
And we can't forget about that just because your team are kicking a ball around.
*By which I mean the Russian government and regime, not normal Russian citizens/people.
**Did you guys have a 'Naughty Book' and a 'Good Book' in infants/primary school? 😅 There was no bigger threat than having your name put in the Naughty Book! It had a frowny face on the cover and everything!