Macedonian Asutralian football club Preston Lions has completed a fairytale season with a resounding 3-1 victory over Whittlesea in the Foxtel Cup Grand Final. A crowd of more than 5,000 was on hand in perfect conditions to see Preston claim their third Foxtel Cup-Premier League championship.
Chelsea, Tottenham, Barcelona, Bayern… after Pandev
Goran Pandev's stunning performance against Real Madrid has not gone unnoticed and Chelsea, Tottenham, Barcelona are all believed to be interested in signing him, while Bayern Munich already sent an offer.
Rabotnicki defeated Milano
Rabotnicki Kometal won probably the most important 3 points so far, by defeating Milano in Kumanovo. Now Rabotnicki leads with 23 points, followed by Vardar and Milano with 5 points less.
No changes in the national team
Srecko Katanec, the coach of the Macedonian national team, named the squad for the EURO 2008 qualifying match from the Group E against Andorra. There are no big changes in the squad for the match that will be played in Skopje on 17/10/2007 at 20:00 CET.
Bolton 1-0 Rabotnicki (agg 2-1)
Rabotnicki Kometal, is eliminated in the last qualification round before the group stage of the UEFA Cup. Whit Rabotnicki's elimination, Macedonia is left with no clubs in the European competitions.
Champions League MVP Profile: Goran Pandev (Lazio)
Despite an indifferent start to their Serie A campaign, Italian side SS Lazio claimed a valuable draw at home to Real Madrid on Champions League Matchday 2. The Spanish side twice took the lead, only to be denied by two strikes from Biancocelesti striker Goran Pandev.
Round 8 video highlights
Video highlights from from the Rabotnicki-Shkendija, Cementarnica-Vardar and Makedonija-Napredok matches from the 8th round of the Macedonia First League.
The champion survived on “Tumbe Kafe”
The big "Pelagonija derby" between Pelister and Pobeda was on the schedule of this round. The hosts were the better side, but the champion with a little help from the referee, escaped the defeat. After 7 rounds, Milano and Rabotnicki stayed on the top.
Late equaliser rescued Bolton
A late equaliser by Abdoulaye Meite earned Bolton Wanderers a 1:1 draw against Rabotnicki Kometal in the first leg of their Uefa Cup first-round tie. Rabotnicki had the lead from the 53rd minute but Meite rescued Bolton, seven minutes from time.
Bolton fans helping Macedonian children
The fans of Bolton Wanderers who will arrive in Macedonia to support their club on the UEFA Cup match against Rabotnicki Kometal, organized a charity from which all proceeds will go to local Macedonian children.