Serbia drove through Nico Elvedi's own objective in first-half stoppage time and Aleksandar Mitrovic multiplied the benefit before Predrag Rajkovic saved a punishment from Swiss striker Breel Embolo. Serbia took a giant stride towards survival in the UEFA Nations League top-flight by securing a 2-0 victory over near rivals Switzerland - their first-ever head-to-head win. With Serbia and Switzerland essentially competing against each other to avoid relegation from Group A4, you’d have been forgiven for expecting a brighter start from two sides desperate to beat the other. It turned out to be quite the opposite though, as the only bright spot in an incredibly dull start came when Veljko Birmancevic ’s tame effort was easily gathered by Gregor Kobel . It took until just after the half-hour mark for the game's first big chance to arrive, but it was wasted by Breel Embolo who skewed wide after he was teed up by Silvan Widmer . That ...
Supporters of the Russian champions look of the club not to bring dark-skinned players, as well as homosexuals. The largest Russian Zenit fan groups on Monday asked the government to refrain from bringing dark-skinned players and those who identify themselves as homosexuals. "We are not racists, but the absence of dark-skinned players see it as an important part of the tradition of our club. Continuation of such policies to preserve the national identity of the club, which is the symbol of St. Petersburg," says the "Manifesto" fan groups Landskrona. Zenith is the only club in the Russian Premier League, which has never signed a contract with African football player. Zenit's supporters have pointed out that the team would like to see as many local and European players. "We want our players only fraternal, Slavic nations such as Ukraine and Belarus, and we support the players and the Baltic States and Scandinavia. Share with them the same mentality ii...