Posted on 07/16/2018 10:47:36 AM PDT by BBell
The World Cup final was interrupted on Sunday by four pitch invaders dressed in suits, in a concerted action claimed by Pussy Riot.
The intruders entered the field at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, causing a brief stoppage in the game between France and Croatia in the 52nd minute.
The quartet were allowed to high-five members of the French team before being accosted and unceremoniously dragged off the playing surface.
Russian protest group Pussy Riot quickly claimed responsibility in a tweet which read: "Right now, there are four members of the band in the World Cup final."
The punk rock band is famous for its vocal opposition to the government of Russian president Vladimir Putin and defence of feminist and gay rights issues.
Pussy Riot gained global visibility for a controversial concert held in 2012 inside a Moscow cathedral, which was condemned as sacrilegious by Orthodox church authorities.
Three group members were subsequently arrested and sentenced to prison terms on religious hatred charges, a verdict that was slammed by human rights campaigners.
The band also performed during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, before being forcefully stopped by security officials.
France were crowned champions of the 2018 World Cup after the pitch invasion, prevailing 4-2 over Croatia in an action-packed final.
41 second video. There are lots of videos of this out there as everyone has a camera now.
World Cup final pitch invasion: Pussy Riot claim responsibility for interruption
Does this all girl group understand what the English translation of their name is?
Grabbing the headlines, they are!
Follow their antics. It’s deliberate and it’s not a translation. That is the group’s name.
So they chose an English language name for the group? Interesting.
“Does this all girl group understand what the English translation of their name is?”
One of them starred in a “protest porno” filmed after hours in a museum in Russia so yeah, I bet they know what the name means.
Cherry Bomb!
Of course they do!.................
I’m sure they do. One of their protests in the past involved an orgy at an art museum. The pictures are out there but I caution you, it’s not pretty. One of the girls is very pregnant.
I saw some pictures. I does not look after hours.
I looked their music up and it’s bad. Even by Russian punk standards. I bet they sell out shows though.
Several of them got life sentences for defiling an Orthodox church, but Putin gave them a reprieve. Gotta say the man has a sense of humor about things that don’t matter a whole lot - can’t accuse him of being a total tyrant if he lets this nonsense go on.
Wonder if these brave whatevers will try a pussy riot in an Arabic country? I’m betting it turns out to be a raping riot.
No, but I think they or their supporters did go in to a mosque topless once.
Well, the museum was closed according to news reports of the incident.
I just remember there were some folks around with repulsive looks on their faces who were obviously not with them. It may have been that there were staff around still. The pussy riot folks probably came in as the museum closed.
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