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DRAW SEPARATES POLITICAL RIVALS
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/sports/soccer/draw-separates-political-rivals.html
June 27 2011
NY
Russia and Georgia will be separated in the draw for the 2014 World
Cup, as will Armenia and Azerbaijan, in a bid to limit potential
political problems. Russia and Georgia briefly warred in August 2008.
Armenia and Azerbaijan, which have no diplomatic relations, were drawn
together in Euro 2008 qualifying but the matches were never played.
The countries are in a territorial dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh
region.
Eleven soccer players have been fined and given suspended prison
sentences for their role in fixing a top-tier game during the 2005-6
season in Poland.
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/sports/soccer/draw-separates-political-rivals.html
June 27 2011
NY
Russia and Georgia will be separated in the draw for the 2014 World
Cup, as will Armenia and Azerbaijan, in a bid to limit potential
political problems. Russia and Georgia briefly warred in August 2008.
Armenia and Azerbaijan, which have no diplomatic relations, were drawn
together in Euro 2008 qualifying but the matches were never played.
The countries are in a territorial dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh
region.
Eleven soccer players have been fined and given suspended prison
sentences for their role in fixing a top-tier game during the 2005-6
season in Poland.