Category: Central Asia
Shakhter Karagandy – A Steppe Away from Champions League Glory
By David McArdle -
On Tuesday 20 August, Shakhter Karagandy welcome Celtic to Kazakhstan’s Dubai-inspired nouveau capital Astana for the honour of co ...
David Tette and the Asian Challenge Cup
By Chris Rickleton -
Futbolgrad readers that have been glued to coverage of the Asian Challenge Cup - one part of which has been taking place in the ...
Uzbekistan – The World Cup’s First ‘Stan?
By David McArdle -
With three games remaining, in a group that would make many American political scientists more than a little nervous, Uzbekistan h ...
Tajik Football Match Erupts into Violence
By Chris Rickleton -
Tajikistan’s footballing prestige was dealt a triple blow this month as FIFA rankings published on November 7 confirmed that the ...
Michel Platini in Kyrgyzstan
By Chris Rickleton -
It was a cool autumn night, and Michel Platini was in town. Yes, that’s right, the only man to have won the Ballon d’or three ti ...