From Melbourne and strait into a street party...

The most knowledgeable Football buff and our commentator on all things Chess Leonid Sandler has happily arrived to Moscow and shared with us all his incredible experience. And what is fascinating, he thinks that currently there are more foreigners in Russia that at any other given time in Soviet or Russian history during any major event.

Leonid Sandler gate crashed the English zone at Spartak stadium Source: Supplied

An English fan at Moscow Metro Source: Photo Leonid Sandler