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DISCOVERING CENTRAL ASIA

HUGO VARLEY TAKES A TRIP TO WATCH FOOTBALL IN UZBEKISTAN, KAZAKHSTAN AND KYRGYZSTAN...

All smiles: Hugo in Kyrgyzstan

AS I sat on a plane bound for Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent in October, I had something of a wobble.
Was a trip to watch football in Central Asia actually the great idea I had convinced myself it was? Was I really going to find much football culture? Had overlooking the traditional football meccas of Italy, Spain or Germany in favour of Uzbekistan perhaps been a little hasty?
I shouldn’t have worried. What was in store was an unexpected insight into ...

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