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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 ...
Striking Shortcomings Make Russia a Wasteful World Cup Bet
In the wake of last Friday’s agonizingly elongated World Cup draw, a trip to an online Irish-named bookmaker brought a startling discovery – Russia we ...
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 ...
Kyrgyzstan – the Forgotten Football Federation
By David McArdle -
On Tuesday 15th October, whilst Bosnia and Herzegovina finally unified a nation (albeit briefly) by qualifying for the World Cup, ...
Russian Language in Latvian Football – An Uneasy Reality
By Ruben Martinez -
Walking around Mežaparks, a vast green and natural area in Latvia’s capital, one spring afternoon in Riga’s outskirts, I came acr ...
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 ...
