Last week I went with my new colleagues to watch my first game of football in Ukraine. A magazine later asked me to write an article about it, and I've included it below. My Article... Ukraine is not the greatest footballing nation in Europe; but no-one has told that to the people here. The game gets people talking and arguing, just as it does anywhere else. Fate has been very kind to me this month: not only is my new job in the centre of a fascinating, football-mad little city on the River Dnieper, but my office is only a two minute walk from the impressive Olympic stadium. Better still, there was a Champions League tie to look forward to the week after I arrived - Dynamo Kyiv vs. Sporting Lisbon, with third place and a
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