Category: Features
Crimea Developments – The Lonely Voice of the Pro-Ukraine Tavriya Ultras
By Manuel Veth -
Following the deadly violence of Euromaidan, coverage of unrest in Ukraine has switched to developments in Crimea, a region that co ...
Ukrainian Ultras and the Unorthodox Revolution
By David McArdle and Manuel Veth -
The revolutionary fervour sweeping Ukraine in the form of anti-government protests has in recent weeks gained shar ...
Gazprom Football Empire – the creation of a global image campaign
By Manuel Veth -
In 2008 Zenit Saint Petersburg became only the second Russian club to win a major European trophy when they beat Glasgow Rangers in ...
Russian Football Hooliganism – the Caucasian Divide
By Yan Matusevich -
Keeping politics out of football has been a FIFA slogan for years, a policy the organization strives to promote by showcasing th ...
Alania Vladikavkaz – Russian Football’s Endangered Snow Leopards
By David McArdle -
On Monday 18 November 2013, former Russian champions Alania Vladikavkaz announced that they were unable to finance the team’s for ...
Football in Abkhazia – Three Stories from Gagra
By David Sichinava -
I spent my childhood in Tskaltubo, a small town located in west-central Georgia. Greatly affected by political and economic tra ...