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Ukraine’s United Ultras

We look at the protests in Ukraine through the eyes of football with Oleksandr Ilchuk from the Ukrainian Association of Professional Football Players.

We look at the protests in Ukraine through the eyes of football. We speak to Oleksandr Ilchuk from the Ukrainian Association of Professional Football Players whose offices in Kiev have been burnt down. Events in Kiev have prompted organised groups of fans, known as "ultras", to not only set aside traditional sporting rivalries but political differences too and take to the streets to protect people’s right to protesters. We also hear from Manuel Veth of futbolgrad.com.

Test Me, I’m Clean
Over 2800 athletes and only a tiny percentage have tested positive for performance enhancing drugs at the Sochi Olympics, so is this a watershed moment for authorities or are the cheats simply undetectable? With Sir Craig Reedie, Head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and 2012 400m bronze medallist DeeDee Trotter who has founded the β€œTest me, I’m Clean!” campaign.

Shot at Fame
In 2010 former Paraguay international footballer Salvador Cabanas was looking ahead to the World Cup and linked with a move to Manchester United, but then he was shot in the head by a Mexican drug dealer. We catch up with him to hear how he’s still struggling to get his life back-on-track. He tells us how he lost his wife his children and $10million.

Sochi Change
How hosting the Winter Olympics has changed Sochi forever .

FOOC
Chris Mitchell on his aural Olympic experience.

55 minutes

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Sat 22 Feb 2014 10:06GMT

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  • Sat 22 Feb 2014 10:06GMT

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