Tag: uefa
Sport 26.01.24 | 19:23

Boban, the director of football, resigns from UEFA amicably

Zvonimir Boban has officially stepped down from his position as UEFA’s director of football, as confirmed by the European football governing body. Media outlets, including the New York Times, have reported on an open letter attributed to the former AC Milan star, where he criticizes a proposal...

Sport 08.08.23 | 21:13

Milososki: SDSM and DUI brought shame on us with the sorry state of the Skopje football stadium

After UEFA banned the use of the football pitch at the Philip II stadium in Skopje, VMRO-DPMNE official Antonio Milososki says that this is major shame on the country, brought about by the DUI – SDSM coalition. The reason is the sorry state of the grass at the stadium, which is not up to standards...

Sport 03.08.23 | 19:55

Shkupi fined 40,000 EUR by UEFA for the behavior of its fans

UEFA fined Shkupi 40,000 EUR for the nationalist chants during the match against Levski last week. This does not cover the horrific incident when a group of Albanians, likely Shkupi fans, attacked a small group of Bulgarian Levski fans, who drove through a largely Albanian part of Skopje. One of the...

Sport 26.01.23 | 11:39

UEFA to change Nations League and European qualifiers formats

European football ruling body UEFA will expand the Nations League with a new knock-out round and change the format of the European qualifiers for the Euros and the World Cup, the body’s executive committee decided on Wednesday. After the Euro 2024 in Germany, League A group winners and runners-up...

Sport World 22.06.21 | 16:14

UEFA did not allow Germany to paint the stadium in the colors of the gay flag for the match against Hungary

UEFA did not allow Germany to light up the Allianz Arena in Munich in the colors of the rainbow flag for the match against Hungary. German football authorities and the city of Munich wanted to take the step as a rebuke of Hungary, which is adopting a law that will ban spreading of LGBT propaganda before...

Macedonia 15.06.21 | 15:05

UEFA rejects Greek protest over the Macedonian national team

UEFA responded to the official Greek complaint regarding the presentation of the Macedonian team at the European Championship. According to UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, Macedonia has the right to use the MKD abbreviation – Greece insists that Macedonia uses NMK, reflecting the imposed name...

Macedonia Sport 26.04.21 | 16:49

Nestorovski is out of the team for the European Championship due to his knee injury

Ilija Nestorovski is out from the Macedonian national team for the UEFA European Championship. The Udinese forward suffered a knee injury which is now assessed as serious and will require a surgery. Nestorovski had a strained relationship with the team since the 5:0 win against Lichtenstein. After scoring...

Macedonia Sport 09.02.21 | 11:21

Macedonian Football Federation President Sejdini meets with UEFA chief Ceferin to discuss the political pressure he is facing

Head of the Macedonian Football Federation (FFM) Muamed Sejdini met with UEFA manager Aleksander Ceferin to discuss the upcoming election of FFM leadership and the continued pressure he faces from the Zaev regime. Zaev’s officials have openly pressured Sejdini in a clear attempt to remove him from...