Russian soccer passion runs all the way to P.A.
The excitement surrounding Russia’s heroics at the soccer World Cup is reaching all the way to Prince Albert.
One local household in particular is going to get very noisy if the Russians defy all expectations and reach the final at the world’s single biggest sporting event.
“We’re a very proud nation and soccer is a huge thing for us,” Yelena Kruchinina told paNOW from her office at Mann Northway. “Even when I was back home [in the 1990s] soccer was as huge as it is now, and hosting the tournament is a big honour. To see the team doing so well is fantastic.”
Kruchinina was just eight years old when the former Soviet Union collapsed, and she arrived in Canada as a 16-year-old. She said the emotions and passion among all her relatives are running high.