Europe

Examining Russian Football: Where Does it Stand Following the 2018 World Cup Boom?

Examining Russian Football: Where Does it Stand Following the 2018 World Cup Boom?

The 2018 World Cup is a distant memory by now. A year and a half after the big summer party in Russia, it’s time to examine how Russian football is coping. The local pool of players and their development, the infrastructure, and the competitiveness of the league - what are there situation heading into the new decade?

The Best of 2019

The Best of 2019

2019 was a year of the unpredictable, of new perceptions, of challenges, of ‘no rules’.
The traditional yearly summary of BabaGol is here. Keep it real.

Between Money and Ideology, China and Europe Can't Agree

Between Money and Ideology, China and Europe Can't Agree

China’s fight against Mesut Özil wasn’t the only political issue that the country has faced in the last week. With domestic conflicts and criticism abroad, football wasn’t left behind, and Europe had to chose between its ideology or Chinese money.