Category: Blr, Mda + Ukr
Ukrainian Ultras – Where Two Wings Collide
By Manuel Veth -
Despite the match taking place in the middle of a working day, Karpaty fans could be seen throughout Kiev. On the marshrutka ride t ...
Football in Belarus – Ultras Versus the Authoritarian Regime
By Vadzim Bylina (Вадзім Быліна) -
The Belarus Football Federation (BFF) recently made all Belarusian Premier League (or Vysheyshaya Liga) games avai ...
Arsenal Kyiv – Inventing the Alternative Football Club
By Manuel Veth -
Arsenal Kyiv are an example of invented traditions, a technique commonly associated with the nation building process of the former S ...
Karpaty Lviv – the Pride of Galicia
By Manuel Veth -
Lviv and its football club Karpaty are a curious case: a city that boasts such a multi-cultural past has become the centre of natio ...
Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova’s De Facto Conquerors
By David McArdle -
For the past twelve seasons, Moldova’s top division - Divizia Naţională - has been monopolised by FC Sheriff Tiraspol, who have wo ...
The Shakhtar Donetsk Code
By Manuel Veth -
This year’s Champions League Round of 16 paired two of the most interesting football projects of Europe against each other. On the o ...