Diversity of European Giant on Display as Tournament Ignites Ukrainian Football Political Platform

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Nuns and football: Euro 2012 is platform for protest

AFP – Euro 2012 has not stopped political life in Ukraine. Far from it. Instead, football is providing the perfect platform to air a range of local and national grievances in the former Soviet state. The day after Germany’s 1-0 victory over Portugal in the city, it was the turn of a group of nuns and purists.