UEFA Europa League

Anthony Martial is officially a player of AEK. The French forward, who had a stellar career at Manchester United, arrived in Athens on Wednesday night, underwent medical tests on Thursday, and was then announced by the club.

He signed a three-year contract, valid until the summer of 2027.

The newly released documentary featuring Turkish football star Arda Turan delves into the rise and subsequent fall of one of Türkiye's most gifted yet contentious athletes in a rare moment of "confrontation."

BELGRADE - Serbian football club Partizan Belgrade suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Swiss side Lugano in the first leg of the two teams' UEFA Europa League third qualifying round tie on Thursday evening.

Mattia Zanotti scored the winner for the visitors in the 70th minute.

NYON - Serbian football champions Red Star Belgrade were on Monday drawn to play the winner of the tie between Jagiellonia Bialystok (Poland) and Bodo/Glimt (Norway) in the UEFA Champions League playoffs later this month.

Red Star will host the second leg in Belgrade on August 27 or 28, with the first leg scheduled for August 20 or 21.

BACKA TOPOLA - Serbian football club Vojvodina Novi Sad lost 3-1 to Ajax Amsterdam in the second leg of the two teams' UEFA Europa League qualifying tie in Backa Topola, northern Serbia, on Thursday evening.

Josip Sutalo (53 min), Jorrel Hato (85 min) and Bertrand Traore (90+2 min) provided the goal for Ajax, while Lazar Nikolic netted for Vojvodina in the 59th minute.

BELGRADE - Serbian football club Partizan Belgrade suffered another rout to Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv, losing 3-0 at home in the return leg of the two teams' UEFA Champions League second qualifying round tie on Wednesday evening.

In the first leg in Lublin, Poland, Dynamo won 6-2, winning 9-2 on aggregate.

Partizan hosted the game before empty stands due to a UEFA ban.

AMSTERDAM - Serbian football club Vojvodina Novi Sad suffered a 1-0 away defeat to Dutch giants Ajax in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League second qualifying round tie at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam on Thursday evening.

In the first half, Ajax missed a handful of opportunities to score as Vojvodina goalkeeper Lazar Carevic produced several excellent saves.

NYON - Serbian side Partizan Belgrade were on Monday drawn to play Scottish football powerhouse Glasgow Rangers in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round if they knock out Ukraine's Dynamo Kyiv in the second round.

Dynamo will host the first leg of the tie in Lublin, Poland, on Tuesday and the return leg is scheduled for July 31 in Belgrade.

Türkiye has been awarded the hosting rights for two major European football finals, the UEFA Executive Committee has announced.

In a meeting in Dublin, the capital of Ireland, on May 22, UEFA Executive Committee member Servet Yardımcı revealed that Istanbul will host the 2026 UEFA Europa League final and the 2027 UEFA European Conference League final.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday the National Stadium was due to be finished by December 1, 2026 and that an agreement had been reached for it to be the venue of the 2028 UEFA Europa League final, and noted that it would be one of the three most beautiful stadiums in Europe.