Fans urged to drink whisky to ward off swine flu
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian soccer fans have been told to drink whisky on their trip to Wales for next month's World Cup qualifier to ward off the H1N1 swine flu virus, the head of the country's supporter association (VOB) said Monday.
"We urge our fans to drink a lot of Welsh whisky as a form of disinfection," VOB head Alexander Shprygin told Reuters.
"That should cure all symptoms of the disease."
Russia's Health Ministry has issued a public warning against traveling to Britain because of the spread of the H1N1 virus but Shprygin said he expected at least several hundred fans would go to Wales for the September 9 qualifier in Cardiff.
"Health officials say this virus is very dangerous but being a fan myself I can tell you that for a real fan nothing is more important than the well-being of the team," said Shprygin, who also sits on the executive board of the Russian FA.
Boy this guy has a tough job, trying to convice Russians to drink. That's like setting up a snow cone stand outside Charlie Weis' office. I guess it is a bit of a challenge to get them to drink whiskey instead of vodka. I didn't quite grasp why whiskey helps prevent against the swine flu but I'm pretty sure Adams is willing to give it a shot. You know, for safety sake.
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