`Last Dictatorship' Crashes Soccer Party for Rich Europe Teams
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A team owned by a tractor equipment company from a country the U.S. government calls ``Europe's last dictatorship'' is gate-crashing the continent's most lucrative soccer competition.
Belarus's BATE Borisov, which plays its home games in front of 5,000 supporters, is the first team from the former Soviet state to qualify for the Champions League. After games with Real Madrid and Juventus, it plays its third match in the competition against UEFA Cup holder Zenit St. Petersburg tomorrow night.