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Midfielder Odise Roshi was Albania's protagonist giving the national side the lead, but also inflicting a penalty earning Macedonia an equalizer. Photo: Albanian Football Association

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Red and Blacks look for fresh start as Albania plays Poland for Euro 2024 qualifier

TIRANA, March 27, 2023 – Albania will begin their quest for a spot in the 2024 European Championship against Poland in Warsaw on Monday, hoping to break their seven-game losing streak against

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Air Albania Stadium sells out for friendly with Italy

TIRANA, Nov. 16, 2022 – It’s not everyday that serial World Cup winners arrive in town for a match, so no one is surprised that Tirana’s Air Albania Stadium has sold out

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Vllaznia make history to reach group stage of UEFA Women’s Champions League

TIRANA, Sept. 29, 2022 – Vllaznia Shkodër women’s football team made history this week, becoming the first Albanian team ever to reach the group stage of the UEFA Women’s Champions League. It’s

3 years ago

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Red and Blacks look for fresh start as Albania plays Poland for Euro 2024 qualifier

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TIRANA, March 27, 2023 – Albania will begin their quest for a spot in the 2024 European Championship against Poland in Warsaw on Monday, hoping to break their seven-game losing streak against

2 years ago

1 min read

Air Albania Stadium sells out for friendly with Italy

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TIRANA, Nov. 16, 2022 – It’s not everyday that serial World Cup winners arrive in town for a match, so no one is surprised that Tirana’s Air Albania Stadium has sold out

2 years ago

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Vllaznia make history to reach group stage of UEFA Women’s Champions League

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Albanian national team to play friendly with Italy on Nov. 16 in Tirana

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TIRANA, Sept. 20, 2022 – Albania will play a friendly match with the global football superpower Italy in November, Italy’s football federation has announced. Italy’s national team will travel to the Air

3 years ago

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Op/Ed: Luiza Gega — the unsung hero of the Albanian spirit

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By ANDI BALLA Tears of joy are not common in Albania. But I suspect many of us had them as we watched Luiza Gega cross the finishing line at the Olympic Stadium

3 years ago

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Albania’s sole athlete at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics ends competition in 28th out of 88 places

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TIRANA, Feb. 6, 2022 – Albania’s sole athlete competing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has ended his competition in Alpine Skiing with the 28th spot out of 88 skiers in the

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Albanian Football Federation head election turmoil could result in sanctions, UEFA warns

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TIRANA, Jan 26 – The upcoming election of the head of the Albanian Football Federation has led to turmoil with accusations of undue political interference and corruption, threats and even an explosion

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Serbian team wins against KF Tirana

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TIRANA, Aug. 26 – Albania is officially out of UEFA Champions League after KF Tirana lost to Serbian team Crvena Zvezda last night. Crvena Zvezda scored the goal of the match in

5 years ago

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Football fans risk imprisonment and life stadium bans under new gov’t law

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TIRANA, Mar. 11 – The Albanian government proposed severe punishments, including imprisonment, to avoid violent episodes in football stadiums, such as the March 3 attack on the referee of the Superliga Kamza-Laci,

6 years ago

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Replacing ‘me-time’ with ‘we-time’ at Tirona vs Partizani

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By Sidonja Manushi Willingly – and excitedly even – going to a football match in Albania as a woman is worth it even just for the looks on people’s faces when

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Albania’s first professional club set for Superliga comeback as it marks 100th birthday

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By Ervin Lisaku TIRANA, Feb. 25 – The 100th birthday has found Vllaznia, one of Albania’s top teams, and the northern city of Shkodra, home to the first professional Albanian football club,

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Red and Blacks look for fresh start as Albania plays Poland for Euro 2024 qualifier

Air Albania Stadium sells out for friendly with Italy

Vllaznia make history to reach group stage of UEFA Women’s Champions League

Red and Blacks look for fresh start as Albania plays Poland for Euro 2024 qualifier

Air Albania Stadium sells out for friendly with Italy

Vllaznia make history to reach group stage of UEFA Women’s Champions League

Albanian national team to play friendly with Italy on Nov. 16 in Tirana

Op/Ed: Luiza Gega — the unsung hero of the Albanian spirit

Albania’s sole athlete at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics ends competition in 28th out of 88 places

Albanian Football Federation head election turmoil could result in sanctions, UEFA warns

Serbian team wins against KF Tirana

Football fans risk imprisonment and life stadium bans under new gov’t law

Replacing ‘me-time’ with ‘we-time’ at Tirona vs Partizani

Albania’s first professional club set for Superliga comeback as it marks 100th birthday

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