Champions League: Real Madrid lost 1: 2. Why is Sheriff Tiraspol controversial? – ŠPORT.sk

On the streets you feel that Moldova is the poorest country in Europe. Although Tiraspol is the capital of Transnistria. An internationally unrecognized state with a population at the Bratislava level has its own president, currency and flag – also with a scythe and a hammer.

The powers of Chisinau have no reach here, the area is under the control of pro-Russian separatists. It is also known as a paradise for arms smugglers. There are fewer Moldovans than Russians and just a little more than Ukrainians.

The conditions are dictated by Sheriff. It has a monopoly on everything from bakeries to the media to construction. It achieves almost twice the turnover of the state budget. Sheriff, among other things, has a significant influence on political events, the football club is a showcase.

The company’s president and former KGB agent, the controversial Viktor Gušan, took over the second-league Tiras Tiraspoľ in April 1997. He poured money into it and completely changed his dress, including the name or logo.

While competing clubs rent stadiums from cities, Sheriff has built an arena in Tiraspole for 180 million euros. While the past has fallen into disrepair around them, they have created a futuristic bubble behind the gates of the football field. More than 10 playing fields and one covered hall speak for themselves.

Players have modern conditions for training at the level of clubs from the west. There are 49 legionnaires in the league, 24 of whom play for the Sheriff. They also include former Senice players Edmund Addo and captain Frank Castaneda and extraterrestrial Keston Julien.

The club started with the philosophy of buying players from South America or Africa and selling them to Russia. Now he also earns results on the field.

The Sheriff’s staff has less than two million lower market value than the Slovan Bratislava team. The “Belas” eliminated them in the preliminary round of the Champions League in 2014, but unlike the best Moldovan club, they have not yet played a group of the most prestigious club competition.

The sheriff in the league has no competition, since 2001 he has not been a champion only twice. He plays the European Cup group five times, for the first time in the Champions League.

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