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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

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Top politician expected to challenge Duka in his fifth-term bid in charge of Albanian football

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TIRANA, Jan. 9 – A top left-wing politician is expected to challenge Albania’s current Football Association President Armand Duka as he seeks a fifth consecutive four-year term in next February’s elections. Bashkim

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March Izmir Smajlaj claims first ever European indoor gold medal Izmir Smajlaj was crowned European long jump champion at the Belgrade Indoor Championships as he jumped 8.08 metres to break his own

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Albania’s most successful club on track to make Superliga comeback

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TIRANA, Dec. 19 – Albania’s historically most successful club seem on track to make a Superliga comeback next year following an embarrassing first-ever relegation in their almost century-long history in the top

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Albania’s best striker not shining yet in Poland

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TIRANA, Dec. 14 – Albania’s most powerful striker of the moment Armando Sadiku says he is happy with Legia Warsaw in Poland despite not being a first attacking choice in the past

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Cash-strapped Vllaznia looking for investors to return competitive to Albanian Superliga

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TIRANA, Dec. 11 – One of Albania’s most successful football clubs is heading for privatization after a failed six-year spell as a wholly local government-owned club. Northern Albania Shkodra-based Vllaznia club managed

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Romela Begaj claims gold at U.S. weightlifting tournament

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TIRANA, Dec. 5 – Romela Begaj has become Albania’s first ever world champion in women’s weightlifting and Albania’s second athlete to claim a world championships gold meal. The 31-year-old Albanian won gold

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Europa League: Home win against Dynamo Kiev not enough for Albania’s Skenderbeu to advance to knockout stage

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TIRANA, Nov. 24 – Albania’s Skenderbeu bid adieu to their Europa League knockout stage qualification dream on Thursday night despite claiming a deserved home win against Ukraine’s Dynamo Kyiv, their first in

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Albanian Superliga: Partizani beat reigning champions to gain momentum after sacking former Juventus player

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TIRANA, Nov. 20 – Partizani came from behind to beat reigning champions Kukes 2-1 on Monday and claim victory after a three-game losing streak and one of the poorest championship starts that

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Ten-man Albania surprise Turkey with 3-2 away victory

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TIRANA, Nov. 14 – Albania beat Turkey 3-2 in a surprise away victory as the Red & Blacks played in 10 men for most of the time after playmaker Ledian Memushaj was

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Albania play Turkey in friendly test ahead of Nations League, Euro 2020 qualifiers

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Tirana, Nov. 13 – Albania will play away to Turkey tonight in a friendly that is seen as a test for the national side and coach Christian Pannuci as the Red &

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Skenderbeu’s Europa League hopes suffer blow after Partizan Belgrade defeat

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TIRANA, Nov. 2 – Skenderbeu’s hopes of advancing to the knockout stage of the UEFA Europa League received a major setback on Thursday night as Albania’s most successful club of the past

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Sport - Page 8

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

Top politician expected to challenge Duka in his fifth-term bid in charge of Albanian football

2017 Sport in review

Albania’s most successful club on track to make Superliga comeback

Albania’s best striker not shining yet in Poland

Cash-strapped Vllaznia looking for investors to return competitive to Albanian Superliga

Romela Begaj claims gold at U.S. weightlifting tournament

Europa League: Home win against Dynamo Kiev not enough for Albania’s Skenderbeu to advance to knockout stage

Albanian Superliga: Partizani beat reigning champions to gain momentum after sacking former Juventus player

Ten-man Albania surprise Turkey with 3-2 away victory

Albania play Turkey in friendly test ahead of Nations League, Euro 2020 qualifiers

Skenderbeu’s Europa League hopes suffer blow after Partizan Belgrade defeat

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