RussiaÃ¢ÂÂs World Cup political football  The bid to host a
World Cup in Russia contains unsubtle approval to rogue states,
finds Mark Gilbey   NMTB will forgive you for not being au fait
with the political goings-on in Transdniestr, South Ossetia and
Abkhazia (well, perhaps not Transdniestr, you've been apprised
about Sheriff Tiraspol).  FEATURE: A powerful Sheriff, a haircut
& a drunken war  After all, the British press have offered the
rogue states zilch in the way of column inches. But if you're
not confident as to their locations, you could always look them
up on a map Ã¢ÂÂ like, for example, the one on RussiaÃ¢ÂÂs
2018/2022 World Cup bid site.  Controversially, Transdniestr in
Moldova and the Georgian pair of South Ossetia and Abkhazia are
demarcated by dotted lines Ã¢ÂÂ a symbol of their disputed
status and, cynics would argue, RussiaÃ¢ÂÂs tacit approval.
Note dotted lines in Moldova (bottom left) and Georgia (under
yellow circle)  Not being a sadistic sort of blog that enjoys
administering