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The Guardian - UK
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Will Unwin

Pafos FC and Kairat Almaty? The Champions League gets a hipster makeover

Pafos Football Almaty Football Daily Kairat Almaty Bigger Cup Celtic Dejphon Chansiri Alexander Isak Noble Francis
Pafos players get their celebrations on after knocking out former Big Cup winners Crvena Zvezda.
Pafos players get their celebrations on after knocking out former Big Cup winners Crvena Zvezda. Photograph: Sakis Savvides/EPA

YOUR ESSENTIAL TRAVEL GUIDE

The joy of a Bigger Cup European tour is what makes a season for the fans – the trinket on offer in Budapest is merely a bonus. Six Premier League sides will get to test themselves against the best over the coming months and there are a few new faces in the competition and some intriguing passport stamps to collect. Who wouldn’t want to travel to the Cypriot city of Paphos in September to watch their beloved club play David Luiz’s Pafos FC? The temperature reaches 29C and there is no chance of rain. There are miles and miles of beaches to enjoy with a Keo in hand. If anything, the prospect of a 90-minute match is a bit of a distraction. The even better news is there are flights from London, Manchester and Newcastle.

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