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Metalurh-Stal Merger – Re-Shuffling Post-Soviet Football Networks
On June 7 Futbolgrad ran a story that Metalurh Donetsk may cease operations and merge with FC Stal Dniprodzerzhynsk. This news was confirmed on the we ...
Lazio and the Land of Fire
According to the Gazzetta dello Sport, Lazio will be the latest club to wear the Land of Fire slogan of Azerbaijan’s tourism bureau. Reports suggested ...
PAOK – A Pawn in Russia’s Foreign Policy
PAOK FC is one of the most important clubs in Greek football, and their owner Ivan Savvidis is ranked in the top 30 of Russia’s richest oligarchs by F ...
Zenit Arena – The Billion-Euro Debacle
The new Zenit Arena was supposed to be open in 2009; instead construction on the stadium has now been going on for more than 7 years. The stadium is n ...
Eastern Promises for Vojvodina and the Serbian Super Liga?
It was only a small news report. On Wednesday morning the Russian sports daily Sport Express announced that Rinat Akhmetov is one of many candidates w ...
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Bayern – Akhmetov’s last dance?
Shakhtar Donetsk is at the end of its second training camp in Spain, which involves a heavy schedule of friendly matches, in a perhaps futile attempt ...
