AUTHOR’S NOTE: “Qarabağ Futbol Klubu” is the Azerbaijani name for the soccer team from the town of Ağdam that is the subject of this piece. “Qarabağ” is the original Azerbaijani spelling of the mountainous region of western Azerbaijan that is usually rendered as “Karabakh’ in English. In this piece, “Qarabağ” will be used throughout in reference to the team, while “Karabakh” will denote the geographic region.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan — As turkey-stuffed Americans slide down their couches for some post-Thanksgiving American “football” action this November 26, a hungry little real-world football team called the Qarabağ-Ağdam “Horsemen” will be squaring …read more
Source: European Voice
