A vigilant FSB officer took a man from the roof of a house in the resort area of ??St. Petersburg, suspecting him of spying for Croatia. The spy was neutralized on the morning of July 10 in Zelenogorsk. According to the operative, he watched the stadium "Spartacus" - the training camp of the England team. The man in reply said that he works as an inspector for installation and maintenance of Rostelecom equipment, and on the roof he climbed in connection with scheduled repairs of equipment, and not for peeking behind the British. At the same time, he admitted that he made several panoramic photographs. The equipment was taken to the 81st police station, where law enforcement officers viewed his pictures and demanded to remove those on which the sports camp of the Englishmen found themselves. Then the unsuccessful spy was released, reports "Fontanka".

The team of England chose Zelenogorsk in many respects because of avoiding espionage from other teams, although the players often spread fragments of their training on the Web. The head coach of the British Gareth Southgate sometimes uses non-traditional methods of preparation for important matches. So, yesterday he forced players to throw rubber chicken, and even earlier sent players to the pool, where they swam on inflatable unicorns. Semifinal game between the teams of England and Croatia will begin today at 21:00 at the stadium "Luzhniki" in Moscow.