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Georgian PM booed addressing football team homecoming

by OC Media

•3 min read

Crowds gathered to meet Georgia’s national football team upon their return from Germany booed Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze twice as he stepped on stage to address them. The government organised a welcome ceremony for the national football team after they returned from the UEFA Euro 2024 championship in Germany on Tuesday. Despite being knocked out after losing 4–1 to Spain, the Georgian team received a hero’s welcome upon their return, winning plaudits for qualifying for the tournament a

President Ilham Aliyev started the match at a half-empty stadium in Stepanakert. Photo: Azertac.

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan holds football match in Nagorno-Karabakh

by Ismi Aghayev

•1 min read

Azerbaijan has held a football match in the deserted city of Stepanakert, known as Khankendi in Azerbaijani, in an event attended by President Ilham Aliyev. Thursday’s Azerbaijan Cup match between Qarabağ FK and MOIK Baku ended in a 1:0 victory for Qarabağ. Qarabağ FK originates from Aghdam, which fell under the control of Nagorno-Karabakh during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War until control was handed over following the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in 2020. MOIK stands for the Central Sports Cl

Giorgi Shakarashvili. Photo via Facebook.

Crime

Five convicted in group murder of Georgian footballer Shakarashvili

by Shota Kincha

•2 min read

Georgia’s Mtskheta Regional Court has convicted five people of aggravated murder in the highly-anticipated murder case of 19-year-old footballer Giorgi Shakarashvili. The ruling by Judge Bidzina Sturua confirmed the prosecutor’s version of events — that the five young men chased after and bludgeoned Shakarashvili under a bridge before drowning him in the river. The case has gripped Georgia since Shakarashvili’s body was discovered last June, gaining unprecedented media attention including jo

Giorgi Shakarashvili. Image via Facebook.

football

Georgia gripped by investigation into death of young footballer

by OC Media

•7 min read

The death of 19-year-old footballer Giorgi Shakarashvili in Georgia has gripped the country for weeks, with questions raised over the official investigation. Shakarashvili, 19, who played for FC Saburtalo’s youth team, was found dead on 22 June in the River Aragvi, about 30 kilometres north of the capital Tbilisi. According to investigators, Shakarashvili died after he and his friends were attacked by several groups of young men as they were on their way home from a party. The case has re

Ruben Hayrapetyan. Still from: https://bit.ly/2PCsGA5

Armenia

Police search home of former head of Armenian Football Federation

by OC Media

•3 min read

Police searched the house of the Republican Party politician and former head of Armenian Football Federation (AFF) Ruben Hayrapetyan. Hayrapetyan claims that the authorities are trying to influence the upcoming election for a new AFF president. The Police Head of Public Relations, Ashot Aharonyan, has reportedly confirmed that a criminal case based on the results of the 13 December search was sent to Armenia’s Investigative Committee. The Committee launched an investigation in Hayrapet

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani football commentator suspended over racist remark against Chelsea’s N'Golo Kante

by OC Media

•4 min read

Football commentator Ismayil Abdullayev of Azerbaijani state-run TV channel Idman Azerbaijan has been suspended for one month because of a racist remark he made about Chelsea player N’Golo Kante. Abdullayev announced his suspension on 17 August on Instagram, adding that he did not know if he would return to air or not. He said he was still allowed to read the news. The 11 August Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea was broadcasted live on Idman Azerbaijan (‘sports A

football

UEFA penalises FC Dinamo fans for ‘racist behaviour’

by OC Media

•3 min read

FC Dinamo has been fined for allegedly racist behaviour by its fans during a recent Europa League game. UEFA has fined Georgian football club Dinamo €50,000 ($56,000) for the ‘racist behaviour of its supporters’, a violation under Article 14 of UEFA Disciplinary Regulations. As an additional penalty, on 15 August, Dinamo will have to host the next game of the 2019-2020 Europa League with empty stands. FC Dinamo Tbilisi told OC Media that the reason behind the sanction was a banner pr