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  1. Dear all, The greater demand for success on-the-field has heightened the ever-growing problem of rogue football agents capitalising on naive young footballers from the Third World. While the West is trying to combat this problem, new trafficking routes hence emerge. This vivid reportage tells the story of how a Nigerian footballer ended up in Tajikistan and then in Kyrgyzstan as he was tricked by a rogue agent. http://futbolgrad.com/football-slave-naive-willing-migrant-selling-dreams-along-silk-road/ I hope you enjoy, Vata
  2. Dear All, Yevhen Konoplyanka may well be the most sought-after property this summer. However, this article sheds some light on the difficulties some clubs from the West find when negotiating with sides from Eastern Europe, and in particular, Ukraine. As such, this has little to do with football per se, but rather with the myriad of interested political actors who run (or ruin) the country. http://futbolgrad.com/yevhen-konoplyanka-banker-dnipro/ Hope you enjoy, Vata
  3. Dear all, The rise of third-party player ownership is not entirely a new phenomenon. However, its prevalence and movement westward is. This article explores the case of Armenian superstar Henrikh Mkhitaryan and his long-winded move from Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk to Dortmund as a particular interesting case study that sheds light on the complicated and multi-party process, which threatens further the transparency and ethics of world football. futbolgrad.com/double-agents-shakhtar-do...ird-party-ownership/ Hope you enjoy, Vata
  4. Dear all, Seven post-Soviet states have been represented in the English Premier League's 22-year history, and six of those nationalities (apologies to Lithuania's one-time Arsenal striker Tomas Danilevicius) feature in this detailed and highly informative article. http://futbolgrad.com/post-soviet-premier-league-xi/ Please read, share and discuss who you think is/was the best player from the region to play in England's lucrative top flight. Cheers, Vata
  5. Dear All, This article acknowledges that while the Brazil World Cup's on-the-pitch success cannot be questioned, off-the-pitch the criticisms were wholly just. http://futbolgrad.com/world-cup-lessons-brazil-2014-mean-russia-2018/ As such, this articles focuses on these shortcomings and applies these in the context of Russia and its preparation for the 2018 World Cup in great detail. Hope you enjoy, Vata
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