The one big issue that remains is visas. Even there Mr Sorokin is optimistic.
"I hope that in the next few days we can announce a new plan to make it even more simple for English fans," he says.
The plan, which has not yet been approved by the Kremlin, is that those with a ticket in their name will not need to get a visa. The ticket will, in effect, become the visa.
It all sounds wonderful in theory. But to pull off Mr Sorokin's plan will be a huge logistical operation.
It will require a fleet of at least 250 aircraft, nearly a thousand buses, and a great deal of good luck.
Logistical headache
One cannot help feeling the other advantage from Moscow's point of view is that putting the fans straight back on their charter flights will avoid any possibility of groups of drunken fans stumbling around Moscow all night, and getting in to trouble.
The one big issue that remains is visas. Even there Mr Sorokin is optimistic.
"I hope that in the next few days we can announce a new plan to make it even more simple for English fans," he says.
The plan, which has not yet been approved by the Kremlin, is that those with a ticket in their name will not need to get a visa. The ticket will, in effect, become the visa.
It all sounds wonderful in theory. But to pull off Mr Sorokin's plan will be a huge logistical operation.
It will require a fleet of at least 250 aircraft, nearly a thousand buses, and a great deal of good luck.
The one big issue that remains is visas. Even there Mr Sorokin is optimistic.
"I hope that in the next few days we can announce a new plan to make it even more simple for English fans," he says.
The plan, which has not yet been approved by the Kremlin, is that those with a ticket in their name will not need to get a visa. The ticket will, in effect, become the visa.
It all sounds wonderful in theory. But to pull off Mr Sorokin's plan will be a huge logistical operation.
It will require a fleet of at least 250 aircraft, nearly a thousand buses, and a great deal of good luck.
