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kazakhstan
Author: LBlanco
Date: 26-04-2002, 08:56
Now that Kazakhstan is a member of uefa, can anybody say when will its teams enter the club competitions?

Re: kazakhstan
Author: seso
Date: 29-04-2002, 18:08
It's funny how countries can just change from one association to the other... No worries about the actual geography; you can choose if you want to be in Asia or in Europe.......I guess it's OK with Kazakhstan since the country is part in Europe and part in Asia (like Turkey or Russia) (that is from what we were learning in school geography), but it is more strange with onther countries like Israel and Cyprus (they belong to Asia but play in European competitions) or Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan (the same situation)

Re: kazakhstan
Author: feelesh
Date: 29-04-2002, 18:50
seso

Without wishing to wander too far from the original topic, Israel play in European competitions for political and security reasons, and Cyprus is in Europe.

Re: kazakhstan
Author: yuri
Date: 29-04-2002, 18:52
But in most cases there is a reason for that.
With Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan there is a historical reason - they have been part of the former Soviet Union which also played in Europe.

With Israel the reason is political: because of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Israel simply cannot play in Asia.

Re: kazakhstan
Author: seso
Date: 29-04-2002, 18:56
Cyprus is geographically in Asia. However they will probably join the EU..............

Re: kazakhstan
Author: eyal
Date: 30-04-2002, 13:20
israel can't play neither in asia nor in africa because of the arab terror
africa is closer to israel than europe but it can't play there

Re: kazakhstan
Author: Skyer
Date: 02-05-2002, 16:08
Playing in Europe is much better, than doing the same thing in Asia of Africa. Why not to give this opportunity to those ones, who wants and who can? Be more kind

Re: kazakhstan
Author: vakho
Date: 02-05-2002, 16:26
My home-country team Dinamo Tbilisi ( Georgia)
has won Cup Winner's Cup in 1981. It would be
very unfair to "relegate" in Asia. Morover largest part
of Georgian area IS in Europe.

Re: kazakhstan
Author: Skyer
Date: 02-05-2002, 17:06
vakho
Is there an opportunity of your relegation???