Goran Pandev and Napoli will face Juventus in the Italian Super Cup on 11 August and the Macedonian striker is desperate to help the Azzurri win another trophy.
Toshack announced squad for Lithuania friendly
Manager John Toshack has summoned 23 players to the Macedonian squad for the upcoming friendly against Lithuania on 15 August.
Aco Stojkov signs deal with Zob Ahan from Iran
Former Macedonian national team player Aco Stojkov has opted to continue his career in Iran after signing a 1 year deal with top division club Zob Ahan.
Macedonian internationals performances
Adis Jahovic found the back of the net twice for Wil in Switzerland, Stevica Ristic added a goal for Suwon, while Armend Alimi returned to action for Örebro following a lengthy injury.
Ilcho Gjorgjioski takes over as president of FFM
After 10 years in the position, Haralampie Hadji-Risteski is no longer the FFM president as he resigned from his post and was replaced by Ilcho Gjorgjioski, the manager of Vardar.
Goran Bogdanovic agrees to join Rad
Defender Goran Bogdanovic, formerly of Rabotnichki, has signed a 3 year deal to continue his career with Serbian top division side Rad.
Midweek internationals performances
Bazhe Ilijoski scored his first competitive goal for Rapid București, Agim Ibraimi netted a goal for Maribor but also suffered an injury, while other Macedonian internationals, with their respective teams, learned whether they advanced or were eliminated from Champions League and Europa League qualifying.
Metalurg, Renova eliminated from Europa League
Metalurg conceded another three goals against Ruch Chorzów to lose 1:6 on aggregate, while Renova defeated Gomel 0:1 on the road but was still eliminated from the Europa League qualifications after losing the first leg 2:0. These results meant that all four Macedonian clubs competing in European competitions this season have now been eliminated.
Preview: UEFA EL – Today’s matches
Both Metalurg and Renova play the return legs of their respective matchups today with each club trailing by two goals on aggregate after the first legs.
UEFA CL: Vardar – BATE Borisov 0:0
Vardar played an uneventful goalless draw against BATE Borisov and was officially eliminated from the UEFA Champions League by losing 2:3 on aggregate.