ANZI MAKHACHKALA will face the mother of all away days in next season’s Russian top flight.
SKA Khabarovsk finished fourth in the second tier to earn promotion to the Premier League.
And they sit just 15 miles from the border with China — a whopping 5,607 miles away from Makhachkala.
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To put that into context: London to New York is just 3,459 miles, while 388 separate Carlisle and Plymouth, which is considered the longest trip in the English Football League.
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There is also a staggering six-hour time difference between the two cities.
The drive from Makhachkala would take 115 HOURS — and flights would last nearly an entire day, at 21 hours and 20 minutes.
Alternatively, there is the option to get a train.
But that would take seven-and-a-half DAYS.
It’s the same story for almost every city, with a train to Moscow to see three different teams taking six days and three hours — and a flight lasting a little under eight hours.
In fact, Khabarovsk’s ‘local derby’ next season will be against fellow Premier League newboys, Yenisey.
And they are still 2,832 miles away — or a 55-hour car journey.
Let’s just hope Khabarovsk don’t get into Europe next season.
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