Well, I don't think many of us were expecting this. I think most of us thought Big Phil's next job would be in Spain, Italy, England or at national level. You'd have got fairly long odds on him taking a job in Tashkent.
Still, Bunyodkor are a bonkers story and well worth keeping an eye on.
On the one hand you rather wish them to succeed with their crazy attempts to take over the world, on the other you can't help but think they are the latest in a long line of parvenus at global football's dinner party.
Their last manager was Zico (yes, THAT Zico), their star player is Rivaldo, (yes, THATRivaldo) they recently tried to sign Samuel Eto'o (uh-huh), they've signed a reciprocal agreement with Barcelona. What price Deco goes to them next?
Anyway, they've made Central Asian football more exciting. Previously, all I knew of Uzbeki Football was Maksim Shatskikh of Kiev (Shevchenko's replacement) hailed from Tashkent.
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Still, Bunyodkor are a bonkers story and well worth keeping an eye on.
On the one hand you rather wish them to succeed with their crazy attempts to take over the world, on the other you can't help but think they are the latest in a long line of parvenus at global football's dinner party.
Their last manager was Zico (yes, THAT Zico), their star player is Rivaldo, (yes, THATRivaldo) they recently tried to sign Samuel Eto'o (uh-huh), they've signed a reciprocal agreement with Barcelona. What price Deco goes to them next?
Anyway, they've made Central Asian football more exciting. Previously, all I knew of Uzbeki Football was Maksim Shatskikh of Kiev (Shevchenko's replacement) hailed from Tashkent.
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