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Azerbaijan is better known for corruption than soccer–and the latest scandals in Azeri soccer suggest why by Aynura Akhmedova BAKU, Azerbaijan–Think of FIFA and–apart from the World Cup–bribery, favoritism, and vote-rigging might spring to mind. Think of Azerbaijan, regularly ranked among the leaders in Transparency International’s corruption league, and cash for favors almost certainly will. […]