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Russia: Ramzan Kadyrov's Brazil Game

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Latin America, Brazil, Russia, Governance, International Relations, Politics, Sport

Siberian Light comments [1] on the “football match between an ageing team of Brazilian World Cup winners and a Chechen team featuring […] Ramzan Kadyrov,” which took place in Grozny, Chechnya, earlier this week: “The money to pay all these Brazilian superstars came from somewhere – and I’ll bet most of it was illegally obtained. Brazil’s players, along with [Terek Grozny's coach], should be ashamed for taking part in this charade of a match […].”