Serbia v Albania

Greater Albania picture removed from govt. website

BELGRADE -- An image showing the Albanian prime minister's residence with a display of the map of Greater Albania has been removed from the government's website.

Serbia had sent a demarche after the image was posted.

"The football associations of Albania and Serbia seek to annul the UEFA decisions or subsidiarily to reduce the sanctions that were imposed," the Court said.

"Two arbitration procedures have been opened and are being conducted in accordance with the Code of Sports-related Arbitration," it added

"Serbia should become Albania's ally"

BELGRADE -- Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama sayst Serbia "should become an ally of Albania, in order for the people in the Balkans to find peace."

Albania rejected proposal to play new match

BELGRADE -- The Football Association of Serbia (FSS) said their Albanian counterparts have rejected a proposal for a replay of the EURO 2016 qualifying match.

BELGRADE - The Football Association of Serbia (FSS) said on Wednesday that top officials of the Football Association of Albania have rejected a proposal for a replay of the EURO 2016 qualifying match between the two countries' national teams.

UEFA rejects both Serbian and Albanian appeals

BELGRADE -- The UEFA appeals committee has rejected the appeals against the penalties given out over incidents that occurred at a canceled match between Serbia and Albania....

NYON - The UEFA appeals committee has rejected the appeals to the penalties given out regarding the incidents that occurred at a cancelled match between Serbia and Albania.

It means Serbia will remain 3 points short in the fight to qualify for the next European championship. The points were taken away in the original decision by the UEFA disciplinary committee.

BELGRADE - A series of Albanian provocations has continued ahead of the recent Greece vs. Serbia football friendly in Chania, when one of the boys who accompanied the players onto the pitch crossed his hands over his chest, in a gesture symbolizing the double-headed eagle depicted on the flag of Albania, during the sounding of the Serbian anthem.

"West should condemn Rama's statement" - FM

BELGRADE -- The West should condemn the statement of Albanian PM Edi Rama made during his visit to Belgrade that Serbia "should recognize Kosovo", says Ivica Dačić.

BELGRADE - President of the Serbian Football Association (FSS) Tomislav Karadzic has said that the FSS has filed an appeal to the European football union UEFA over the three points taken away from Serbia following the abandonment of its Euro 2016 qualifier match with Albania in Belgrade last month.