Song mocking Russian World Cup team goes viral, upsetting some

FILE PHOTO: Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov speaks before a soccer match with Italian veteran players, dedicated to the birthday of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in the Chechen capital Grozny, Russia October 7, 2017. REUTERS/Said Tsarnayev

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian comic's song which mocks the country's World Cup team and questions the financial sense of hosting the event has gone viral on the eve of the tournament, angering some fans and politicians.

Written and performed by Semyon Slepakov, "Ole Ole Ole" imagines Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-backed head of Chechnya, as the Russian football team's new but unsuccessful manager. It has been viewed more than 5 million times on YouTube