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Serbia, Russia to represent Europe at FIVB World Cup
BELGRADE - Serbian women's volleyball team will play at the FIVB World Cup for the third time in its history, the national volleyball federation released on Thursday.
Match incident assassination of relations' normalization
BELGRADE - Marko Djuric, director of the Serbian government's Office for Kosovo-Metohija, stated on Thursday that the incident which took place at the match between Serbia and Albania is an assassination attempt against normalization of relations.
Vucic: We expect apology over incident
ATLANTA/BELGRADE - Serbia will remain a true pillar of stability in the Western Balkans, and nothing can compromise this, Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic told U.S. television channel CNN commenting on the incident which took place at a football match between Serbia and Albania on Tuesday evening.
Albanian ambassador given strong demarche
Albanian ambassador given strong demarche
BELGRADE -- Albanian Ambassador in Belgrade Ilir Bocka was on Wednesday summoned to the Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he received a strong demarche.
Police suspect brother of Albanian PM controlled drone
Police suspect brother of Albanian PM controlled drone
BELGRADE -- A small craft that carried a provocative map depicting Greater Albania, which caused a major incident and abandonment of a UEFA qualifier, was found in Pančevo.
The football game was played on Tuesday evening in Belgrade between Serbia and Albania.
Ethnic Albanians in Montenegro join Pristina's celebration
BELGRADE - The interruption of Wednesday's Euro 2016 qualifier match between Serbia and Albania, caused by a drone suspending a flag with signs of the so-called Greater Albania above the pitch, has been celebrated by ethnic Albanians in Ulcinj, Plav and Tuzi in Montenegro.
Ethnic Greek community targeted in southern Albania
Members of the ethnic Greek minority at the village of Dervicani, in Albania's region of Gjirokaster (Argyrokastro in Greek), were targeted by Albanian nationalists late Tuesday, Kathimerini understands.
"Football should not be used for political messages"
"Football should not be used for political messages"
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has condemned the incident during Tuesday's abandoned Euro qualifier between Serbia and Albania,.
According to him, "football should not be used for political messages."
Premeditated political provocation
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic has said that the incident which took place at the football match between Serbia and Albania in Belgrade on Tuesday was a premeditated political provocation, and added that Serbia bears no responsibility for match abandonment.
Olsi: I had nothing to do with incident
TIRANA - The brother of the Albanian prime minister Olsy Rama stated on Wednesday that he has nothing to do with the incident which occurred during the football match between Serbia and Albania in Belgrade and added that he was not arrested or detained over the event.
Serbia Counts Cost of Albania Football Match Mayhem
The first football match ever held between Albania and Serbia in decades ended in chaos and violence in the 41st minute, after a small drone with a banner embossed with an Albanian flag flew over the pitch and Serbian fans erupted.
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Thousands of supporters greet Albania's team in Tirana
TIRANA - Several thousand supporters greeted Albania's football team at the airport in Tirana early Wednesday morning.
According to the AlbaniaSoccer website, a large number of supporters gathered at the airport to greet the team coached by Gianni De Biasi a few hours after the end of the Euro 2016 qualifier between Serbia and Albania.
Dacic: Premeditated political provocation
BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic has said that the incident which took place at the football match between Serbia and Albania in Belgrade on Tuesday was a premeditated political provocation, and added that Serbia bears no responsibility for match abandonment.
Serbia v Albania UEFA qualifier abandoned
BELGRADE - Serbia's UEFA 2016 qualifying match against Albania was suspended, and eventually abandoned, after a small drone with a flag bearing an insignia of ‘Greater Albania' appeared flying above the pitch at the end of the first half on Tuesday.
Serbian footballer Stefan Mitrovic caught the flag and two Albanian players rushed to try and snatch it from his hands.
Serbia U21 soccer team qualifies for Euro
CADIZ - The Serbian under-21 men's soccer team has qualified for the European Championship by beating hosts Spain 2-1 in the away leg of the play-off tie in Cadiz on Tuesday.
The first leg of the tie, played in Jagodina last Friday, ended in a goalless draw.
Roberto found the net for Spain at the Ramon de Carranza stadium, while Kostic and Saul (o.g.) scored for Serbia.