Friday, 4 October 2019

Football Crazy

On Thursday 3rd October 2019 the football team of Qarabag in Azabajan traveled to Luxembourg where they played F91 Dudelange in the Europa League group stages. They won 4-1.

Qarabag has a big following in Azabijan.  They originate from the city of Agdam which is now in ruins.  It was once a major city in the disputed territory or Nagorno-karabakh.  About 500,000 Azabajani's were displaced by the war, most moving to the capital Baku, where their football team also resides.   Their team symbolises 'struggle'.

Dudelange on the other hand is a peaceful place in the south of Luxembourg with a population of just less than 20,000. It rose to fame after the three town clubs united forces in 1991.  Dudelange united while between 1988 and 1994 Nagorno-karabakh was in a terrible state.  It is currently a tense place on the edge of war.

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