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 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 ...

 Michael Laudrup, a former Danish national team player and player for Juventus, Barcelona and Real Madrid, refused to go to the European Football Championship in 1992 in protest at the expulsion of Yugoslavia, which was better in the qualifiers. Namely, Yugoslavia was first in the qualification group, and Denmark was second. He said then that neither he nor his national team deserved to replace a better team, the one that won it on the field, the country still called Yugoslavia at the time. To make the irony even greater, the Danes then won the championship by defeating Germany. When asked if he regrets not being part of the team that won the European Championship, he only briefly stated: "Senseless question, a great injustice was done to Yugoslavia."

 The Serbian national team played a draw at Maracana against the mighty Spaniards. The national team of Serbia played a draw against Spain 0:0, in the first game of the League of Nations! In the combined team, after the retirement of captain Dušan Tadić and a series of dismissals of coach Stojković, the "eagles" held out against the favorites at the "Rajko Mitić" stadium. Goalkeeper Predrag Rajković defended brilliantly and was lucky when Lamin Yamal and his teammates shot from all angles, and for a long, long time we will regret Luka Jović's huge miss in the middle of the first half of the match. Andrija Živković kicked him out on a clean sheet in the penalty area, where the "Orlov" center forward was left alone, avoided the offside trap, waited for the Raja goalkeeper to fall, and then missed everything. Serbia will play its next match on Sunday, against Denmark in Copenhagen, in the second round of the League of Nations. After the match against the ...

 Crvena Zvezda once again found themselves in the Champions League but for the first time in this one! The competition system is changing and the draw is scheduled for Thursday at 18:00 CET the red and white will be part of the first season in a new form. The victory over Bodo Glimt ensured them over 18,000,000 euros in income, each victory will add another 2,100,000 to that, and a draw of 700,000. Although the red and whites are in the third hat, they will have a very tough job of taking points, and the goal is probably 24th place! What will the draw look like, who can Red Star play, and where can you follow the draw? What is needed to move on, and what will happen. As already mentioned, the draw will take place from 18:00 on Thursday, and it will be very specific due to the new competition system. All 36 participating clubs are in the draw and they will all get two rivals from four hats. They will play one match against each rival, four at home, and four away. Literally the only ...

  Claudio Caniggia was born 9 January 1967 in Henderson, Buenos Aires. He played 50 times for his country and was a key player in both of their 1990 and 1994 World Cup campaigns. Over a 20 year period he controversially played for both Buenos Aires giants and fiercest of rivals - River Plate and Boca Juniors. He also went on to play for some of the greatest teams in Europe. Caniggia was a truly dynamic player, widely regarded as one of the fastest footballers ever. He was renowned for his explosive pace which enabled him to burst past defenders with ease. As a teenager he regularly participated in provincial athletics tournaments. His main event was the100 metres sprint and his personal best was an astonishing time of 10.70seconds. As a player he was timed at 11.2 seconds over the same distance. Though he had the potential to compete in athletics at a national level, he chose to dedicate himself full-time to his true passion - football. In 1985, at the age of 18, he moved from the ...

The Serbian representative, Strahinja Pavlović, was officially presented as a new football player of Milan. The club from "San Siro" showed our stopper through a comparison with Jap Stam, and thus put the burden of great pressure, but also a flattering label, on the shoulders of the former Partizan Belgrade player. Strahinja gave a short interview on the "Rosoneri" YouTube channel on his move to Milan. To begin with, he explained the meaning of his name in the Serbian language. "Strahinja means 'without fear'. I love my name, I think it describes me well," said the former Salzburg defender proudly.Then he touched the big stoppers wearing the AC Milan club jersey. 1,358 And when it comes to looking for role models and idols among Serbs, there was no dilemma as to who our representative would choose. "For me, it's Vidić. He was an extremely strong stopper, that was his style. I watched him when I was younger, always followed him. He is my ...

 That day. Sunday 3rd July 1994 happened legendary match between Romania and Argentina on Rose Bowl, Pasadena. Let’s start with the nuts and bolts behind a remarkable game played at an unremarkable competition stage.  Romania  had qualified for the knockout stages by topping their group and catching the eye with their dazzlingly telepathic counter-attacking play. By contrast, Argentina had just squeezed through by the skin of their teeth as a third-place qualifier, yet still approached this tie as favorites thanks to their historical pedigree and heavyweight reputation. The billing of the game as Maradona v the  Maradona of the Carpathians  (as Gheorghe Hagi was known in certain quarters) lost one of its headline acts three days before the fixture in Pasadena when Diego was expelled from the tournament after testing positive for banned stimulants. Claudio Caniggia was also unavailable, but Argentina could still name an enviable makeshift attack that featured the...

  Safet  " Pape "  Sušić   born 13 April 1955) is a Bosnian professional  football manager  and former  player . He was a gifted  midfielder  known for his dribbling skills and technical ability and is strongly reputed to have been one of the finest European players of his generation. Sušić played for  Yugoslavia  in two  FIFA World Cups ,  1982  and  1990 , and at  UEFA Euro 1984 . As a manager, he qualified the  Bosnia and Herzegovina national team  for the  2014 FIFA World Cup . Sušić played as an  attacking midfielder , often in the role of  trequartista  or  fantasista  (i.e. a creative  playmaker ) and rarely as a  second striker  for  Sarajevo ,  Paris Saint-Germain  and  Red Star , [1]  and internationally for Yugoslavia. Even more later during his career, he was utilized more in a role of a  deep-lying playmaker , b...

Tree decades(and more) before. In an international competition in Italy in 1990. Ivković was born in  Zagreb ,  PR Croatia ,  Yugoslavia . He started his professional career playing for hometown club  Dinamo Zagreb  in 1978, moving to  Dinamo Vinkovci  in January 1983 and soon after to  Red Star Belgrade . In 1985, Ivković transferred to his first foreign club as he joined  Tirol Innsbruck  from  Austria , where he played until 1988. After short spells with  Wiener Sport-Club  and  Genk , he moved to  Sporting CP  in 1989, and remained there for the following four seasons, rarely missing a game, although he did not collect any silverware. Ivković's final years were also spent in  Portugal , with  Estoril ,  Vitória Setúbal ,  Belenenses  and  Estrela Amadora , before retiring in 1998. Prior to Estrela, he contributed with six matches for  Salamanca 's  1997 promotion ...

 The Serb failed to prevent his team's defeat in Germany as captain. The players of Juventus experienced a convincing defeat in the preparatory match against Nuremberg (0:3), at the "Max Moslock Stadium" in Germany. The new coach of the Italian great Tiago Motta introduced Dusan Vlahović from the bench in the 46th minute and gave him the captain's armband. Unfortunately, the Serbian with the Torinese "nine" failed to equalize the score at 1:1 because he did not use the penalty in the 72nd minute. He shot hard to his right and hit the post. The ball bounced, and Dušan spread his hands as a sign of dissatisfaction with his shot. After that missed chance, the Germans made their home victory convincing in the end, with goals from Dustin Forkel and Timo Janis. Watch the most interesting details of the match Nuremberg - Juventus:

Great match in Torino between Juventus and Real Madrid in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Most successful club in the history of the Champions League (10 cups) and the current champion, was defeated in Torino ! Juventus - Real Madrid 2: 1 (1: 1).  It is too early to say that it's over, but it is the champion of Italy one step closer finals, the first in 13 years. Especially if in the second leg, on May 13, repeated as the party this Tuesday ...  Great match played elect Massimiliano Alegri, a victory could have been more convincing, that "reservists" Fernando Llorente is not hooked up to two actions from the finish of the match.  True, perhaps the outcome of the game was different and that in the end of the first half no barrier to block a shot James Rodriguez. Thus, the "old lady" is celebrated goals by Álvaro Morata in the 9th and Carlos Tevez in the 57th minute, while the goal of hope for the "King" is scored by Cristiano Ronaldo ...