Category: South Caucasus
Zurab Khizanishvili – A Georgia Veteran in Search of a Century
By Alastair Watt -
Georgia’s second most capped player Zurab Khizanishvili recently returned to the former Soviet republic’s establishment club Dina ...
Europa League Strain On Turkish-Georgian Relations
By Alastair Watt -
The usually amicable relationship between neighbours Georgia and Turkey turned briefly volatile last week as Chikhura Sachkhere ce ...
Dinamo Tbilisi and the Quest for the Champions League
By Alastair Watt -
They may never have graced the group stages of the UEFA Champions League, but Dinamo Tbilisi remain an iconic name for football de ...
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 ...
Euro 2016 Draw – Caucasus Trio Eye Exploiting the Expansion
By Alastair Watt -
The expansion of the European Championships to 24 teams has left many fans and pundits fearing that quantity will win over quality ...
