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Spartaki Tskhinvali: Georgia’s football memorial to South Ossetia
By Manu Veth -
“We are not a propaganda tool but simply a football club”, says Akhsar Sanakoev, the transfer director of Spartaki Tskhinvali, who hi ...
Qarabag Agdam – the Displaced Champions of Azerbaijan
By Damiano Benzoni -
They were playing at home, but they were not home. Back in Agdam nobody was cheering, as their football team clinched their seco ...
The Crimea Precedent – How Tavriya and FK Sevastopol remap European football
By Manuel Veth -
The annexation of Crimea has raised doubts about the status of its football clubs FK Sevastopol and Tavriya Simferopol and whether t ...
Vitesse Arnhem and Chelsea – a Georgian-Russian Détente
By Alastair Watt -
It is perhaps a sign of globalisation in football that the transfer of a promising midfielder from a provincial Dutch club to tr ...
Sheriff Tiraspol – Moldova’s De Facto Conquerors
By David McArdle -
For the past twelve seasons, Moldova’s top division - Divizia Naţională - has been monopolised by FC Sheriff Tiraspol, who have wo ...
