Round nine of the Macedonian first league was marked by the big derby of Skopje between Rabotnicki and Vardar, after which the current champions came out more successful and managed a big 2:0 over the arch rivals.
Gjore Jovanovski to lead Metalurg
Even though couple of months ago Jovanovski stated that he will not be involved in the Macedonian football in the next few years because of the disappointment by Rabotnicki and Milano, he got an offer from Metalurg that he can't refuse.
Iceland – Macedonia 1:0
Macedonian dreams for the World Cup 2010 were freezed tonight on Iceland. Macedonia outplayed Iceland, but failed to convert the chances in goals. The 103rd FIFA ranked team used their chance and won the three points.
15 years of football history
October, 13th 1993. The day that will be remembered and stay written with golden letters in the Macedonian football history. The day when 15 years ago, Macedonia played the first football match as independent country. 13 October 1993 Kranj, Slovenia SLOVENIA – MACEDONIA 1:4 Scorers for Macedonia: 3′ Boskovski, 37′ Pancev (pen), 48′ Janevski (pen),
U19 qualifications – day 1
Macedonia hosts the qualifying Group 8 for the UEFA European U19 Championship. Skopje is hosting the U19 national teams of Austria, Sweden, Iceland and Macedonia.
Dostanic left Vardar because of Kosovo
Serbian coach Ratko Dostanić left current leaders in the Macedonian league, FK Vardar. He brought his decision to resign because of Macedonian recognition of the independence of Kosovo. Ratko Dostanić surprised everybody today as he didn’t show up on the morning training with FK Vardar. At the same time he already had left Macedonia without
Macedonian 2nd League – Round 8
After seven defeats in a row, eventually Novaci won. Bregalnica Stip destroyed Vardar Negotino with six goals, while Shkendija beat Ohrid in the most interesting match in this round where seven goals were scored. In the derby of the round, Sloga Jugomagnat beat Teteks with 1:0. Drita remain on the top.
U21 friendly match against Bulgaria
Mirsad Jonuz, the coach of the Macedonian U21 national team announced the squad for the friendly match against Bulgaria U21 that will be played in Probistip on October 15th.
Iceland squad announced
The national team coach of Iceland, Ólafur Jóhannesson, has already announced the 22 players for their upcoming games for the WC 2010 qualifications against the Netherlands away in Rotterdam and Macedonia at home in Reykjavík. The biggest name on the list is ofcaurse the Barcelona striker Eiður Guðjohnsen.
46th place at the FIFA ranking list – a new record
Macedonia made a new record at the FIFA ranking list that was released today. The previous record of 49th place is now beaten by the newest as the Macedonians found themselves at the 46th place leaving behind national teams like Belgium, South Korea, Tunisia, Hungary, Senegal and Iran. The matches against Scotland and Netherlands brought