'Ravens' challenge soccer orthodoxy in Belarus (The Associated Press)

Less than three years ago, Alexander Skshinetsky's soccer career seemed over. In only its third professional season, Krumkachy Minsk is playing top-flight soccer, beating established names and challenging the economic orthodoxy in one of Europe's most closed-off countries. The secret has been finding talented players on the verge of leaving the game, or even those who have already quit, ''people who have been underestimated and put down,'' in the words of co-founder Denis Shunto, who set up Krumkachy with friends in 2011.