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Russia: Zenit's Female Fans

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Russia, Sport, Women & Gender

At GlobalComment, Natalia Antonova reports [1] that “the council of fans of FC Zenit St. Petersburg – the richest club in the Russian Federation and the original stomping ground of star footballer Andrei Arshavin – has decided that season tickets for the coveted fan sector in their home stadium of Petrovsky will not be sold to women (or, as one choice news source put it, “broads”).”