Gone off again in... France


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There are probably more muslims in Marseilles than the entire population of Lens.

Not quite - Lens has a population of about 250,000 according to Wiki. But with Marseille having close historical links with North Africa, the Muslim % of the population is much higher their. Don't expect the locals to be soft though. That part of France is old mining/steel territory. If there's a part of Frnace that's a bit like the NE, this is it.
 
Not quite - Lens has a population of about 250,000 according to Wiki. But with Marseille having close historical links with North Africa, the Muslim % of the population is much higher their. Don't expect the locals to be soft though. That part of France is old mining/steel territory. If there's a part of Frnace that's a bit like the NE, this is it.

That's the metro area. The town itself is approx 32,600. The ground holds 32,500 iirc.

Edit - The ground holds 35,000.
 
But Russian MP Igor Lebedev criticised French police and called on Russian football fans to "keep up the good work".

"I see nothing wrong with football fans fighting. On the contrary, well done to our boys! Keep up the good work!" he tweeted.
 
But Russian MP Igor Lebedev criticised French police and called on Russian football fans to "keep up the good work".

"I see nothing wrong with football fans fighting. On the contrary, well done to our boys! Keep up the good work!" he tweeted.

No way did he tweet that? Hoy the link up to his twitter, there's a Russian lass at work, I'll get her to translate it. If it is, then a parody account, surely. An MP encouraging his people to continue fighting other countries' fans, not even Russians are that diplomatically stupid.
 
No way did he tweet that? Hoy the link up to his twitter, there's a Russian lass at work, I'll get her to translate it. If it is, then a parody account, surely. An MP encouraging his people to continue fighting other countries' fans, not even Russians are that diplomatically stupid.
The twitter link is in my post. Bing have translated it
 
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