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UEFA punishes PAOK’s “Gate 4” over anti-Merkel and “Greek Macedonia” banners!
PAOK’s “Gate 4” will remain closed for the team’s next European game and PAOK FC will pay 23.000 Euros fine.
The reasons are that during the PAOK-Schalke game,
– There should be empty spaces Gates 5 and 6 for security reasons,
– There was a banner against the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and
"Regional football league to be launched in 2018"
Macedonian Football League Director Vasko Dojcinovski says UEFA has approved the launch of a regional football league in 2018.
Speaking for Croatian daily Vecernji List, Dojcinovski said the league should consist of 24 clubs from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia, and Macedonia, and that heads of football associations from these countries all supported this new regional format.
Tight race in Macedonia's early parliamentary elections
The winner of the early parliamentary elections in Macedonia was still unknown on Monday morning.
Both the ruling VMRO-DMPNE and the opposition SDSM have declared victory.
Albanian Football Fans to Boycott Matches in Protest
The Red and Blacks, the largest group of supporters of the Albanian national football team, has announced a total boycott all the matches played in the country in response to what they call police intimidation and violence.
All domestic soccer action suspended after arson attack
The temporary administrative board of the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) announced on Wednesday the indefinite suspension of all league soccer action in Greece following the arson attack late on Tuesday at a house owned by the head of the federation's refereeing committee.
Kosovo Celebrates Historic World Cup Football Debut
Fans gathered in Pristina on Monday evening to watch the Kosovo team kick off its inaugural World Cup qualifying campaign with an important 1-1 away draw in Turku in Finland.
Kosovo's scorer was Valon Berisha, who earned the point with a penalty kick just hours after football's world governing body FIFA cleared him to play for the country.
Bulgaria Climbs to 69th Place in FIFA Ranking
The Bulgarian men's national football team climbed one position to occupy the 69th place in the latest monthly FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking released on Thursday.
With a total of 508 points, Bulgaria is between the teams of United Arab Emirates and South Africa.
Bulgaria Defeats Macedonia 2:0 in Football Friendly
The Bulgarian national football team secured a second successive victory in recent friendlies by beating Macedonia on Tuesday.
Dimitar Rangelov (66') and Aleksandar Tonev (87') were the players to score the only two goals in the match played in Skopje.
The 2:0 win is Bulgaria's second success of the past few days after a friendly game against Portugal on Friday.
Bulgaria Climbs Five Positions to 70th Place in FIFA Ranking
The Bulgarian men's national football team climbed five positions in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking released on Thursday.
At present, Bulgaria occupies the 70th place jointly with the team of South Africa, with both teams having 500 points.
Bulgaria's Varna to Host Men's Volleyball European League Finals
The Palace of Culture and Sports in the Bulgarian city of Varna will host this year's edition of then men's volleyball European League finals between July 1 and 3.
This will be the first participation of Bulgaria in the tournament, with eight teams competing this year.
Bulgaria Drops to 75th Place in FIFA Ranking
The Bulgarian men's national football team dropped three positions in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World ranking released on Thursday.
At present, Bulgaria occupies 75th position with 494 points, being between the teams of South Africa and Zambia.
There is no change to the first eighteen positions in the ranking as only 43 matches have been played since the start of the year.
Bulgaria to Participate at Kirin Cup in June
The Bulgarian men's national football team will participate at the Kirin Cup friendly tournament which will be held in Japan between June 3 and 7.
Apart from Bulgaria and the hosts Japan, the other teams participating in the tournament will be Bosnia and Herzegovina and Denmark.
Govt transfers migrants from stadium to stadium (pics)
Migrants and refugees transfered from Idomeni on the Greek border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to Athens are being held at the Tae Kwon Do stadium at Paleo Faliro for the 12th day. Initially there were 2,500 refugees registered there, however their number is not more than 1,000 at the moment. Following initial squabbles, the situation is now calm.
Balkan States Hit by Illegal Cash Outflow
The new report by US NGO Global Financial Integrity entitled 'Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries: 2004-2013' rings alarm bells about the amount of 'black money' leaving the four Balkan countries each year.
Eurobasket 2015: FYROM shows poor sportsmanship in game with Greece
The Eurobasket 2015 countdown between Greek players and their adversaries from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) proved a success for Greece but was marred by provocative acts by Skopje. They held flags carrying Greek smbols and yelled out “Macedonia” , lifting up a banner stating “Kick Hell-Ass” during the Greek national anthem.