Football Association of Serbia

BELGRADE - Mladen Krstajic, caretaker head coach of the Serbia men's national football team, has been given the approval of the Football Association of Serbia (FSS) Expert Committee and will be promoted to a permanent role, FSS Sports Director Goran Bunjevcevic confirmed to Tanjug on Friday.

The Football Association of Serbia (FSS) has decided that Mladen Krstajic will stay on as head coach of Serbia's national football team.

FSS Sports Director and Deputy Chair of the Expert Board Goran Bunjevcevic announced this on Friday.

Krstajic will remain at the helm "in the coming period, and through" the upcoming FIFA World Cup in the Russian Federation.

BELGRADE - Partizan Belgrade and Serbia goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic and Red Star Belgrade head coach Vladan Milojevic are the winners of the 2017 Football Association of Serbia (FSS) Golden Ball awards for Best Player and Best Coach.

Both Partizan and Red Star have made it to the Europa League Round of 32 this season.

ULSAN - The Serbia men's national football team drew 1-1 with South Korea in Ulsan Tuesday as captain Branislav Ivanovic made his 100th appearance for the "Eagles".

Serbia took the lead in the 59th minute through Adem Ljajic after an excellent assist by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, but Ja-Cheol Koo equalised just two minutes later following a dubious penalty decision by the referee.

BELGRADE - Slavoljub Muslin's contract with the Football Association of Serbia (FSS) as head coach of the Serbia men's national football team has been terminated consensually, the FSS announced on Monday after a meeting of its Urgent Affairs committee.

In a statement, the FSS thanked Muslin for good cooperation and the result achieved - a 2018 World Cup berth.

BELGRADE - Partizan FC were on Thursday drawn to host their May 27 cup final against arch-rivals Red Star FC.

The draw was held at the Football Association of Serbia headquarters after the match had been moved to Belgrade from Novi Sad at the request of the finalists.

Tanjug file photo, T. Valic

STARA PAZOVA - Serbia needs much better sports infrastructure, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said Friday, noting Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic had told him the government would assist the construction of a new national football stadium and help improve infrastructure conditions.

LAUSANNE - The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed a Football Association of Serbia (FSS) appeal against the Football Federation of Kosovo's (FKK) UEFA membership.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed an appeal filed by the Football Association of Serbia (FSS).

BELGRADE - The Serbia national football team will play Ukraine in Kharkiv in a friendly match scheduled for November 15, just three days after its away match against Wales in the World Cup 2018 qualifiers.