Category: Central Asia
Champions League Preview Part I – Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Astana, and CSKA Moscow
By Saul Pope, and Manuel Veth -Group A: Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
Shakhtar after beating Fenerbahçe
Stadium:
Arena Lviv (34,915)
Note: Due to ...
FC Astana – Reaching For The Stars In Kazakhstan
By Manuel Veth -
It is often said that football mirrors society, and in the case of Kazakhstan’s current champion FC Astana, the adage definitely app ...
Football on the Steppe – Stadium Pictures from Kazakhstan
Pictures by David McArdle -
From the glitter of Astana to the post-Soviet concrete city of Karagandy, Kazakhstan is a country of contrasts. On the st ...
Football Slave or Naïve-but-Willing Migrant? – Selling Dreams along the Silk Road
By David McArdle -
After a hurried team talk, rendered by the young coach in a style of Russian more akin to prison slang, Olawale Sunday joins me f ...
Stuart Duff – the Last King of Kazakhstan
By David McArdle -
In February 2012, the Scottish Daily Express announced Stuart Duff as the first Scot “to try Kazakhstan”, a headline which encapsu ...
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, ...
