Category: Uzbekistan
Eldor Shomurodov: Rostov’s Uzbek Target-Man Scouted
Manuel Veth -
When Uzbekistan host Saudi Arabia on Thursday, the match will include one of Europe’s most in-form strikers in Eldor Shomurodov. The 2 ...

Futbolgrad Podcast – Episode 100 – The Post-Soviet Football Quiz
Futbolgrad Podcast - Episode 100 - The Post-Soviet Football Quiz
Tim Bogdachev, Manuel Veth, Andrew Flint and Vadim Furmanov celebrate the 100th Futb ...

Bunyodkor Tashkent – Uzbek’s Football Builders Remembered
Manuel Veth -
For a brief period Bunyodkor Tashkent was on the verge of becoming a so-called super club that in some ways was thought to change the f ...

Soviet Vysshaya Liga History – The Five Most Exotic Clubs
Manuel Veth -
The Soviet Union was a country of many nations with over 100 different ethnic groups calling the former empire their home. That multi-n ...

Odil Ahmedov – Uzbekistan’s Quarterback Profiled
Manuel Veth -
In some ways, Odil Ahmedov lives for the Asian Cup. The Uzbekistan national team captain, after all, emerged as one of the world's most ...

Stalinism – Football and Culture in the Interwar Soviet Union
Manuel Veth -
Football has always been a game for the masses. But how did a game for the masses function during the time of Stalinism in the Soviet U ...