Author: Futbolgrad
Spartaki Tskhinvali: Georgia’s football memorial to South Ossetia
By Manu Veth -
“We are not a propaganda tool but simply a football club”, says Akhsar Sanakoev, the transfer director of Spartaki Tskhinvali, who hi ...
Qarabag Agdam – the Displaced Champions of Azerbaijan
By Damiano Benzoni -
They were playing at home, but they were not home. Back in Agdam nobody was cheering, as their football team clinched their seco ...
Stuart Duff – the Last King of Kazakhstan
By David McArdle -
In February 2012, the Scottish Daily Express announced Stuart Duff as the first Scot “to try Kazakhstan”, a headline which encapsu ...
The Crimea Precedent – How Tavriya and FK Sevastopol remap European football
By Manuel Veth -
The annexation of Crimea has raised doubts about the status of its football clubs FK Sevastopol and Tavriya Simferopol and whether t ...
The Uncertain Future of the Ukrainian Premier League
By Manuel Veth -
The announcement that the Ukrainian Premier League would return on March 15 was regarded by many as a return to normality in a coun ...
Crimea Crisis – Ukraine’s Football Solidarity
By Yan Matusevich -
With Russian troops occupying Crimea, its former president in Russian exile as a result of months of popular protests, today's Uk ...
