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Don’t Be Fooled by Azerbaijan at Europa League Football Final

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Expand Arsenal players celebrate winning their Europa League football match semifinal against Valencia at the Camp de Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, Thursday, May 9, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Alberto Saiz Two London clubs – Chelsea and Arsenal – will compete in the Europa League football final in Azerbaijan at the end of May. As players and thousands of fans prepare to descend on the capital, Baku, the country’s authoritarian leaders expect to win their own public relations game: to whitewash their image. Besides high ticket prices and concerns over Azerbaijan’s handling of so many visiting…

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