"No iron can enter the human heart as chillingly as a full stop placed at the right time." - Isaac Babel
An examination of the relationship between football hooligans and nationalism in Macedonia and Serbia. The “ultras” believe their violence serves a political cause, and will not be punished by the courts. However, the politicians deny any links with the violent hooligans. Report by Aleksandar Manasiev. My edit for BfJE/Balkan Insight and The Guardian.
The Iraqi football team plays its first home international since the US-led invasion. The visiting Palestinian team is thrashed three-nil. But the scoreline is not as striking as the delirious celebrations off the pitch. Report from Arbil for BBC News, July 2009
A row erupts over a Greek decision to bar foreign fans from attending a football match against neighbouring Albania. BBC News, April 2005
Neil Arun 