Tag: football
Sport 13.10.24 | 20:49

Football: Victory over Armenia raises hopes for first World Cup for Macedonia

Macedonia beat Armenia 2:0 in an away game today, and is on the verge of playing in the next stage of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The victory, that was due to goals from Miovski and Alimi, brings Macedonia in the B Group of the qualifiers. Even though the level of play was far from superior, Macedonia...

Sport 01.09.24 | 11:17

Vardar defeated by Voska, drops to the bottom of the league

Vardar is off to a bad start under its new management, as the team lost at thome to Voska, with 1:3. Ibraimi and Jahja scored for the Ohrid team, while Mecinovic added an own goal, before Sarkoski was able to score an honorary goal for Vardar. Fans loudly booed Vardar which is even with Brera Strumica...

Sport 20.06.24 | 19:25

Euro2024: Albanian player and fans rudely insult Macedonia

Macedonia did not qualify to the European Championship but this did not stop Albanian players and fans to rudely insult Macedonia. Following the unexpected draw with CROATIA, Albanian player Mirlit Daku led the fans on a chant of *F… Macedonia”. We were just one of the countries that were...

Sport 17.06.24 | 18:59

Euro2024: Grubi’s gang took part in the large fight in Gelsenkirchen

Members of the Shverceri, the group of nationalist Albanian football fans from Skopje who are linked to outging Deputy Prime Minister Artan Grubi, are in the German city of Gelsenkirchen, where they took part in the massive brawl with Serban football fans. The incident was originally described as a fight...

Sport 16.06.24 | 18:28

Euro2024: The Dutch beat Poland 2:1

Netherland’s football team beat Poland in their first game of the European football championship in Germany. Poland went ahead through Buksa in the 16th minute, but the Dutch quickly regrouped and managed to even the score through Gakpo in the 29th minute. After a dynamic second half, in the closing...

Sport 01.06.24 | 21:05

Skopje: Fight broke out during a minor league football match

An incident broke out during a minor league football match in Skopje’s Saraj district today. Parents of players got into a fight, panicking their children. The game was between Saraj and Fit Kid, for players aged 12.

Macedonia 21.04.24 | 21:15

Bulgarian media react to SDSM’s football campaign ad

Bulgarian media outlets are reporting on the bizarre campaign video issued by SDSM, which protrays a football match with a Bulgarian and Greek player harshly tackling a Macedonian player. SDSM is using primitive anti-Bulgarian propaganda in its election campaign again. Bulgaria is presented through a...

Sport 25.11.23 | 20:39

Bitter football fan rivals from Skopje and Bitola come together to help a fan in need

The two main groups of football fans in Skopje and Bitola, the Komiti and Chkembari, may have a long standing bitter rivalry, but they can also get together when some of their own is facing problems. The group from Bitola issued an appeal for help after one of their fans suffered a major fire in his...

Sport 12.11.23 | 18:46

Sevilla and Villarreal are interested in Stole Dimitrievski

Sevilla and Villareal are interested in Stole Dimitrievski, the Macedonian star goal-keeper who currently plays for Rayo Vallecano. Dimitrievski’s contract expires next summer. He has been playing at stellar form recently, which drew the attention of larger clubs.

Sport 10.09.23 | 12:19

Spalletti blames sorry state of the pitch in Skopje for Italy’s poor result

Italian coach Luciano Spalletti blamed the pitch at the Philip II stadium in Skopje for the poor result his team had in the European Championship qualifier, which ended 1:1. We did not know the state the field is in. Macedonia had an advantage here. We could not develop our style of play. We could not...

Sport 10.09.23 | 08:08

Football: Macedonia hold Italy to a 1:1 draw

Macedonia managed to disrupt Italy’s plans once again. After the spectacular win in Palermo that denied Italy a place at the last European Championship, the Macedonian national team held Italy to a draw in the European Championship qualifier in Skopje. Ciro Immobile nodded the Azzurri ahead in...

Sport 08.09.23 | 21:27

Enis Bardhi named new captain of the Macedonian football team

Trabzonspor’s Enis Bardhi is named the new captain of the Macedonian football team, after Stefan Ristovski withdrew from the team because of disagreements with coach Blagoja Milevski. Bardhi’s new role was announced a day before the match against Italy. This is a great honor for me and will...

Sport 15.08.23 | 18:46

Football: Milevski will remain coach until November

The board of the Football Federation of Macedonia met today and decided not to remove coach Blagoja Milevski, despite recent disappointing results and the withdrawal of captain Stefan Ristovski from the team. FFM decided that Milevski has not proven himself recently, but that, given the difficult schedule...

Macedonia 11.08.23 | 20:45

Viktor Stojanov says that he’s close to setting up a Bulgarian club in Macedonia

Bulgarian activist in Macedonia Viktor Stojanov said that his “Macedonia Foundation” is close to forming a Bulgarian football club. In an interview with a Bulgarian news outlet, Stojanov said that the club is currently playing in the Third League, and is headquartered in a city close to the...

Sport 29.07.23 | 19:12

Levski fans share video of their fight with the Macedonian police

Fans of the Bulgarian club Levski posted a video of their skirmish with the Macedonian police officers in Skopje, during the tense match against Shkupi. One of the Levski fans was badly injured after he was stabbed by a group of Albanians in Skopje’s Cair district, where two cars with Levski fans...

Sport 14.07.23 | 10:56

Football: Shkendija beats Haverfordwest 1:0

Shkendija from Tetovo was victorious in the first round of the qualifications for the UEFA Europa Conference League. In a home match, Shkendija beat Haverfordwest from Wales 1:0 and had a number of additional chances to score. The return game is scheduled for next week.

Sport 01.07.23 | 18:53

After its return to the First League, FC Vardar asks for support from all Macedonians

The Vardar football club called on its supporters to buy season tickets – priced at just 1,000 denars – as a way to show their support after Macedonia’s most historic club returned to the First League. It’s time that the people, who are the true owners of the club, speak their...

Sport 18.06.23 | 22:20

Macedonia prepares to face England in Manchester

Following its disappointing loss to Ukraine, Macedonia will face England in the next Euro 2024 qualifier. The game is scheduled for tomorrow, at Old Trafford. Tickets are sold out and over 74,000 fans will be there to cheer for England. Coach Blagoja Milevski said that he expects the team to put on a...

Sport 17.06.23 | 09:49

Macedonia squandered a two goal lead against Ukraine

Macedonia completely collapsed in the second half of its Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine, and squandered a 2:0 lead to lose 2:3. Enis Bardi and Elif Elmas scored for Macedonia from a penalty and a superb kick from 30 meters in the first half, announcing a good evening for the home team. But in the...

Sport 03.06.23 | 17:19

Macedonia left without Etemi for the games against Ukraine and England

Macedonia won’t be able to count on Valon Etemi in the qualifiers against Ukraine and England in June. Etemi, who plays as striker for Istanbulspor, was injured. Macedonia welcomes Ukraine on June 16th, and plays against England, at Old Trafford, on the 19th.

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