Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Riot interrupts football match in Georgia

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Fans of Kutaisi’s football club FC Torpedo ran onto the field and attacked the visiting players. (Photo published by Dinamo Tbilisi.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–A match of Georgia’s National Football Championship in Kutaisi between old rivals, local FC Torpedo and Dinamo Tbilisi, was interrupted by the riot of Torpedo fans who flooded the field and attacked Dinamo players and their fans.

The score was 2-0 in

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Tottenham plays against Dinamo Tbilisi Thursday

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Tottenham players training in Tbilisi before Thursday’s match. (Tottenham Hotspur website.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Dinamo Tbilisi plays against Tottenham Hotspur at 20:00 today at Dinamo stadium in Tbilisi.

The London team arrived in Georgia on Tuesday and left the airport without comment. Practicing matches were held at Dinamo stadium.

The match is part of the

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Youth rallied against Russian lawmakers at Tbilisi match

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Three were detained after the incident. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Dinamo Tbilisi and Dinamo Moscow played a friendship match in Tbilisi on Sunday. It was attended by Cristiano Ronaldo and Andriy Shevchenko, and guests from the Russian Duma.

The presence of the Russian parliamentarians caused youth groups to

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