During the match, Georgian fans stormed the pitch and used lasers and fireworks, ostensibly aimed at antagonising Armenian fans attending the game.
The next match between the Armenian and Georgian national football teams will be held in Tbilisi on Sunday.
Crowds gathered to meet Georgia’s national football team upon their return from Germany booed Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze twice as he stepped on stage to address them. The government organised a welcome ceremony for the national football team after they returned from the UEFA Euro 2024 championship in Germany on Tuesday. Despite being knocked out after losing 4–1 to Spain, the Georgian team received a hero’s welcome upon their return, winning plaudits for qualifying for the tournament a
Azerbaijan has held a football match in the deserted city of Stepanakert, known as Khankendi in Azerbaijani, in an event attended by President Ilham Aliyev. Thursday’s Azerbaijan Cup match between Qarabağ FK and MOIK Baku ended in a 1:0 victory for Qarabağ. Qarabağ FK originates from Aghdam, which fell under the control of Nagorno-Karabakh during the First Nagorno-Karabakh War until control was handed over following the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War in 2020. MOIK stands for the Central Sports Cl
Georgia’s Mtskheta Regional Court has convicted five people of aggravated murder in the highly-anticipated murder case of 19-year-old footballer Giorgi Shakarashvili. The ruling by Judge Bidzina Sturua confirmed the prosecutor’s version of events — that the five young men chased after and bludgeoned Shakarashvili under a bridge before drowning him in the river. The case has gripped Georgia since Shakarashvili’s body was discovered last June, gaining unprecedented media attention including jo
The death of 19-year-old footballer Giorgi Shakarashvili in Georgia has gripped the country for weeks, with questions raised over the official investigation. Shakarashvili, 19, who played for FC Saburtalo’s youth team, was found dead on 22 June in the River Aragvi, about 30 kilometres north of the capital Tbilisi. According to investigators, Shakarashvili died after he and his friends were attacked by several groups of young men as they were on their way home from a party. The case has re
Police searched the house of the Republican Party politician and former head of Armenian Football Federation (AFF) Ruben Hayrapetyan. Hayrapetyan claims that the authorities are trying to influence the upcoming election for a new AFF president. The Police Head of Public Relations, Ashot Aharonyan, has reportedly confirmed that a criminal case based on the results of the 13 December search was sent to Armenia’s Investigative Committee. The Committee launched an investigation in Hayrapet
