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Nazis, football, and the shadow of Kiev’s ‘Death Match’
Excerpt from: Nazis, football, and the shadow of Kiev’s ‘Death Match’
The Ukrainian capital Kiev hosts the final of Euro 2012, cementing an association with football that goes well beyond its famous teams Dynamo and Lokomotiv to one of the most talked-about matches in history. The Start stadium is a crumbling arena not far from the city centre. The letters START are mounted on a stone colonnade but the letter “R” looks ready to fall at any minute onto the abandoned wooden terraces overrun with rubbish and weeds. The dilapidated venue is a far cry from the overhauled Olympic Stadium,...Published By: Liverpool Antifascists - Saturday, 23 June, 2012