Although Turkey regards the post-Soviet countries of Central Asia as its strategic allies, viewing them as “brothers with common historical, linguistic, and cultural ties,” and confidently assumes the role of a “big brother” to politically and economically integrate the vast Turkic world, it has paradoxically encountered security threats from Central Asian Salafi-Jihadi groups affiliated with the Islamic State and al-Qaida …
A team that shows a lot of promise every time it steps onto the field, the White Wolves, as the Uzbekistan national team is called, will once again have a lot of expectations placed on its shoulders in the AFC Asian Cup 2023. AFC Asian Cup: Uzbekistan preview Previous AFC Asian Cup appearances: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 …
Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has grabbed the headlines since he joined Saudi club Al-Nassr in December 2022 with the 38-year-old being handed over the captaincy as well. His teammate and midfielder Jaloliddin Masharipov has opened up about how the rest of the squad reacted to Ronaldo being named captain right at the start. While speaking to Sports.ru, Masharipov revealed that …
Uzbek national Abdulkadir Masharipov was handed 40 life sentences without parole after 39 killed in Istanbul attack. A Turkish court sentenced to life in prison the main suspect in a gun attack at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day in 2017 in which 39 people were killed. Abdulkadir Masharipov, an Uzbek national, was given the equivalent of 40 life …
