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Anadolu: Ukrainian football giants – five years in exile

By Anadolu.
FC Shakhtar's players pose prior to the UEFA Champions League Group F football match between FC Shakhtar Donetsk and SSC Napoli at The Metalist Stadium in Kharkiv on Sept. 13, 2017.
Photo by AFP

Ukrainian football giants Shakhtar Donetsk have been far from home since a five-year war gripped eastern Ukraine in mid-2014.

Nicknamed “Hirnyky” (The Pitmen), the defending Ukrainian Premier League champions Shakhtar Donetsk have been looking for new victories away from their high-sounding home, the restive Donbass Arena in eastern Ukraine.

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