Author: Futbolgrad
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 ...
New Unified League – Back to the Soviet Union?
By Manuel Veth -
In the last couple of months the spectre of a new football league has haunted Europe: a new Unified League that would bring together ...
Eduard Streltsov – The Russian Pele
By Alastair Watt -
Outside the former Soviet Union, the name Eduard Streltsov means little to anyone other than scholars of the beautiful game. Few h ...
Georgian Football’s Grounds for Concern
By George Mirashvili -
If the announcement that the 2015 UEFA Super Cup was to be held in Tbilisi’s Mikheil Meskhi stadium (below) raised a few eyebr ...
A Brazilian in Belarus – Renan Bardini Bressan
By David McArdle -
Safely avoiding any tasteless (not to mention obvious) gags referencing Sting’s Englishman in New York, like a football chant that ...
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 ...
