The president of Russia, over whom servile guard opened the umbrella and the presidents of France and Croatia, who were soaked in the pouring rain - this is perhaps the most vivid picture of the World Cup in Russia. Goals, penalties, joy of the winners - all this will be forgotten in a few days, as any football events are forgotten. In the minds of the fans they will be replaced by new matches, new goals, new heroes. For that, football was invented, this impeccable machine for generating spectacles and making big money on a small ball and the primitive instincts of humanity.

In memory will remain this rain of shame. In memory will remain filthy complaisance of officials from FIFA, who really did not know what to please the distraught hosts of the championship. In memory, there will remain an unexpected Russian hysterics about the innocent Croatian video with the words "glory to Ukraine! ". Hysterics, which once again showed that the Russian government and its supporters are only interested in war, not in football. That hatred for her is a feeling that supersedes any propriety even in the days when Russia was ordered to portray peace and joy.

I will not blame the world leaders for the fact that they visited Russia in the days of games. The politician simply has to be with his electorate in the moments of the greatest triumph of the townsfolk.

It's not about the visitors themselves.. The fact is that Putin was given this championship in general. They let Russia demonstrate that no wars and murders, no violation of international law, does not affect reputation. They allowed the corrupt Russian authorities to make money on their fellow citizens, once again rob them of infrastructure construction. The championship is just finished, and sports facilities in Russian cities are already collapsing, "slide down", fall apart. And this is only the beginning.

Most of what was built in Putin's time will sooner or later collapse and take the lives of many innocent people. Putin's Russia - the milk of death. And for the neighbors of Russia, and for the inhabitants of this unhappy aggressive country.

The championship of shame is over. But the shame continues. Today, the unpredictable, extravagant and incompetent Donald Trump meets with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki.

I hope he does not get wet out there..

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