• Andrey Arshavin stated that the Russian football team will not win the World Cup in the next 50 years:

    From mummycullen@mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) to rec.sport.soccer on Mon May 4 15:16:06 2026
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    "I don't foresee that happening. It definitely won't win in the next 50 years.

    There are many stronger teams, and historically, stronger football players are born in other countries. So I don't harbor such illusions"


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  • From Blueshirt@blueshirt@indigo.news to rec.sport.soccer on Tue May 5 10:04:15 2026
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    MummyChunk wrote:

    "I don't foresee that happening. It definitely won't
    win in the next 50 years.

    Well... Russia would have to be in it first.

    You can't win the World Cup if you're not in it!

    There are many stronger teams, and historically, stronger
    football players are born in other countries. So I don't
    harbor such illusions"

    Plus, doping rules are tighter now than they ever were.
    You've only got to take the wrong cold medicine now...
    accidentally of course... and you're in trouble... then
    before you know it, you're banned!

    Isn't that right, Mykhailo?
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