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Russia-Bulgaria friendly moved from Moscow over smog

© RIA Novosti . Maria TalanovaSmog in Moscow
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Russia’s friendly with Bulgaria on August 11 was moved on Friday from Moscow to St. Petersburg due to the thick smog in the capital.

 

Russia’s friendly with Bulgaria on August 11 was moved on Friday from Moscow to St. Petersburg due to the thick smog in the capital.

Moscow has been hit by smog - smoke from nearby peat bog and forest fires mixed with pollutants - for much of the last 12 days, but Friday saw the worst day yet, with health officials warning people to stay inside.

The capital has also been experiencing a heat wave, with temperatures nudging 40 degrees Celsius

“It would not be possible to play in such weather and smog,” a spokesman for Russian Football Union chief Sergei Fursenko said.

Russia’s new coach, Dutch trainer Dick Advocaat, has called up all of his foreign-based players for his first game in charge of the team.

MOSCOW, August 6 (RIA Novosti)

 

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