There’s just a week to go before hundreds of English footie fans board a plan to watch the great showdown between Chelsea F.C and Premiership Champions, Manchester United in the all English Champions League Final. And it seems that fans have at last received some good news from Moscow.

Much has been documented about the controversy surrounding the number of spectators hoping to visit the city for the game. First fans needed visas, then they didn’t and then those which had already purchased them on the sheer expectation of their team making the final were later informed that they would not receive a refund.

However as Global Visas reported today, it seems that the Russian embassy has reviewed their policy surrounding entry for foreign fans and now plans to waive visa requirements for future events.

What great news for all sports fans the world over.  Hopefully this will mean that Russian scheduled events will receive the accolade they deserve from a sporting angle instead of a political one. It’s also great news for all of those hoping to attend the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

It will now be interesting to see whether other countries will step-up and follow Russia’s lead. Watch this space!

CN