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Russia-North Korea Football Match Was a Pariah State Derby Like No Other
They may not have the prestige of the Euros or World Cup, but exhibition matches like these can never be seen in isolation from global conflicts and diplomatic tensions. Twenty-seven days after President Vladimir Putin left North Korea where he met with …