The Death Match - Bread and Bullets

World War II was a dangerous and difficult period of time in Europe, and a time where most professional sports were banned. This included Ukraine, which was occupied by Nazi Germany. However, a group of professional player from Dynamo Kiev and Lokomotiv Kiev formed a team while working at Bread Factory 1.The team, FC Start, gained attention from the Nazis, who set up matches against the team, the most famous a win against a German military team 5-3. The match became a powerful symbol of resistance, leading to legends that players were shot for refusing to throw the game, though historical accounts suggest a more complex mix of fear and propaganda.So prepare your bread starter, open your war rations, and bunker down as we travel back to some of histories darkest days to hear the story of perhaps the worlds bravest football team on our journey to find the wildest story from the world of sport.Sources:youtube.com/watch?si=Uo_2aRoeTAMTwb70&fbclid=IwY2xjawRnuuFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETB3UnBZNm5qMVBVRmJTZVd6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhzVGvF6EJ7LrcC4l4a-muBZosMB1cI_O1qCzrwaRj0kwAKbRllZYaLoskPU_aem_zwlF-m2brrIBh9DbyZ2Nng&v=KK9bOt7asYI&feature=youtu.behttps://guides.lib.uconn.edu/ukraine/WWII?fbclid=IwY2xjawRnutFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETB3UnBZNm5qMVBVRmJTZVd6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnBZ0UU8UWO4tBV81EmYJSV6vLyvW4pDNxgLg_jipJV_xJ2pQfYbTerChIqr_aem_MXDZTZMOHdZqFR6h24SOIwhttps://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/sports/soccer/a-soccer-match-in-ukraine-during-world-war-ii-echoes-through-time.html?_r=2&fbclid=IwY2xjawRnum9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETB3UnBZNm5qMVBVRmJTZVd6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnBZ0UU8UWO4tBV81EmYJSV6vLyvW4pDNxgLg_jipJV_xJ2pQfYbTerChIqr_aem_MXDZTZMOHdZqFR6h24SOIwhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Half_(1962_film)?fbclid=IwY2xjawRnuoVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETB3UnBZNm5qMVBVRmJTZVd6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnBZ0UU8UWO4tBV81EmYJSV6vLyvW4pDNxgLg_jipJV_xJ2pQfYbTerChIqr_aem_MXDZTZMOHdZqFR6h24SOIwPresenters:James Whybrow Carlin SheavesFelix SendenMusic and cover art:Zoe Behrendt