What They're Saying: Dimitry Zanin

• by Soccer America , Jul 1, 2017

"We were absolutely ready for the Russian team to lose. We say it's OK for us, because it [has been] like this five or six tournaments [in a row]. We lose in the group stage, and we say, 'OK, we'll support anybody else.'"

-- Dimitry Zanin, reporter for public Russian sports channel Match TV, on how Russian fans have had plenty of other teams to root for at the Confederations Cup after the host country's first-round exit. (CNN Sports)