World | soccer British Soccer Fans Ready to Invade Russia Diehards planning trip to Moscow to see all-England final By Sam Gale Rosen Posted Apr 30, 2008 9:48 PM CDT Copied Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand, left, battles for the ball with Barcelona's Andres Iniesta during their Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match at Old Trafford stadium. (AP Photo/Paul Thomas) The May 21 Champions League soccer final in Moscow will feature two English powers—but cost might be the least of the worries for British fans hoping to make the trip. An overwhelmed Russian embassy is already farming out applications for visas, and demand was crashing Web sites even before Chelsea won today's semifinal to clinch a meeting with Manchester United for the title. "The phones here are going mad," an embassy staffer tells the Guardian, which estimates fans could spend about $6,000 each to get into a seat at Luzhniki Stadium. Meanwhile, Moscow hotels have already run out of rooms. "We are advising people not to travel unless they have a hotel room, because there aren't any," says a British embassy spokesman. Read These Next "Theo" from The Cosby Show has died at age 54. James Carville has a new 4-word political mantra. More big names lend support to Stephen Colbert. Convicted killer in Etan Patz case gets win in appeals court. Report an error