It’s that time again…
Four years ago, we were getting ready for a huge month of football in Brazil. Now, the eyes of the world are on Russia for the world’s biggest sporting event between the 14th of June and the 15th of July.
If you are lucky enough to be going to Russia (as I wish I was 
), or even if you are watching from home, this blog will help you stay updated with the footballing activities over the coming month.
I hope you enjoy what will be a brilliant summer of football.
Handy Hints and Tips for Russia
To help you get to the stadium, see a map of all the venues here.
Below are a few phrases you may need when spending time in Russia and chatting to the locals:
- How are you - Как дела? (Kak-dela?)
- Hello - Приве́т! (Privet!)
- My name is - Меня зовут ... (mee-nya za-vut...)
- Good luck-Удачи! (U-dači!)
- Do you speak English? - Ты говоришь по-английски? (Ty-gov-oriš' po-ang-liski?
Before you travel to Russia
To keep in touch with everyone when you’re in Russia, make sure you are all set up for Roaming with our getting ready to use your phone abroad post.
Top tips for using your phone in Russia
When in Russia, you will be presented with the following networks to use:
- MegaFon
- VimpleCom
- MTS
You might need to perform a manual network search to choose the best one when you arrive in Russia and this can involve a little trial and error. To do this:
iPhone: Go to Settings > Carrier and turn off Automatic. Wait until available networks appear, which might take a couple of minutes. Tap the network to which you want to connect.
Android: Open the Settings menu >Tap More > Mobile Networks > Carrier and turn off Automatic. Wait until available networks appear, which might take two minutes. Tap the network to which you want to connect
Costs for using your phone can be found on our Russian Roaming Cost Page, we do offer bundles to cut the costs of calls and texts, these can be added by our Customer Service Team.
Staying up-to-date at home
If you are unlucky to not be at this wonderful occasion you can keep an eye on the scores and latest news with your footballing app of choice and they can be used via our superfast 4G network.
My top football apps are:
If you’re anything like me and don’t want to miss the action you can watch live via the ITV Hub and BBC iPlayer using either WiFi or your superfast 4G allowance.
You can also take advantage of your inclusive BT Sports subscription to get the extra news and highlights of the football you may have missed along with other sports.
Feel free to upload your own images of this world class sporting event.
Enjoy the football, I know I will.
Lee
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