Serbian defender Nemanja Vidic has revealed that he would love to play against Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney at the World Cup this summer. Rooney’s England could play Serbia in the round of 16 in South Africa, a match-up that Vidic, who has earned 44 caps for his country, would enjoy very much. “I have …
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GHANA TURNS TO SERBIA
Ghana once again turned to Serbian football to get coaches for them. Rajevac quit in September when his two-year contract finished, having taken the African team to the quarterfinals of the World Cup for the first time in South Africa last year. The 44-year-old Stevanovic, previously head coach of Partizan Belgrade in his native country …
FOOTBALL MURDERERS JAILED
Serbia has jailed 14 football hooligans for their murder of a fan in 2009. Brice Taton, 28, was attacked in a bar ahead of a Europa League match between Partizan Belgrade and Toulouse. The longest prison sentences – 35 and 32 years – were imposed in absentia on two ringleaders who remain at large. Two …
FOOTBALL FANS JAILED
Serbia football fans has jailed for the Brice Taton murder. Brice Taton, 28, was attacked in a bar ahead of a Europa League match between Partizan Belgrade and Toulouse. The longest prison sentences – 35 and 32 years – were imposed in absentia on two ringleaders who remain at large. Two men were given 30-year …
PETROVIC BELIEVES IN FINAL
Serbia senior coach Vladimir Petrovic will be a keen spectator at the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in his homeland from Tuesday and the former Yugoslavia midfielder only wishes he could have had such an opportunity. Petrovic helped make the finals draw in Belgrade, matching his nation with Denmark, France and holders England. It is the …
SERBIA TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST HOOLIGANS
Serbia are desperate to end football hooliganism in their country. Platini threatened to expel Serbian clubs and the national team from all European competitions unless Belgrade stopped football hooligans and violence at stadiums. The response was quick — a special police unit was formed that will suppress hooligan violence.