After the cancellation of the friendly against Peru, the Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM) announced today that the national team will face Luxembourg on 29 February of next year.
Player of the Month for December – Goran Pandev
Goran Pandev was chosen as the player of the month for December as he contributed one goal and three assists for Napoli.
Team of the month – December
After reviewing the performances of Macedonian football players over the month of December, we put a list of the best starting 11 during that span. We compiled stats such as games played, goals, assists, and clean sheets to determine which players deserved to be on the team.
One more clean sheet for Tome Pacovski
Goalkeeper Tome Pacovski collected another clean sheet during today’s goalless draw against Boban Grncarov and Lierse.
UEFA lists Aleksandar Stavrev among 40 best referees
UEFA has honored the best Macedonian referee Aleksandar Stavrev by putting him on the list of the 40 best referees on the continent. With that achievement, he will be able to referee in several prestigious tournaments.
Hertha Berlin interested in Filip Ivanovski?
According to Makedonski Sport, German club Hertha Berlin has already begun negotiations with Vardar about the potential transfer of striker Filip Ivanovski.
Vance Sikov: I chose Volyn over APOEL in the summer
Defender Vance Sikov conducted an interview on Volyn’s official website where he stated the reasons for choosing Volyn over APOEL and his thoughts on Macedonian manager John Toshack.
Midweek internationals performances
Ivan Trickovski scored a hat-trick for APOEL, Goran Pandev had a goal and two assists for Napoli, Hristijan Kirovski scored a quick goal for Apollon, while Nikolce Noveski and Mainz were eliminated from the German Cup.
Goran Pandev with a goal and two assists for Napoli
Attacker Goran Pandev continued his good form for Napoli with a goal and two assists during today’s 6:1 thumping of Genoa.
Macedonia finishes year in 103rd place
Macedonia finished 2011 in the 103rd position on the FIFA/Coca-Cola rankings, just like in the previous month.