Manuel Veth

Manuel Veth is a history PhD candidate at King's College London, researching the economics and politics of football in Soviet and post-Soviet space. You can find some of his research on www.futbolgrad.com. Follow him on Twitter: @homosovieticus

The empire that is Shakhtar Donetsk FC

Rinat Akhmetov, Ukraine’s richest man, has financed the success of Shakhtar Donetsk FC. But war in the Donbas means that the club is now playing in Lviv, 1,200 kilometres away from its home in Donetsk. Can it survive?

By Manuel Veth

/ 11 Mar 2015