Category: Balkans
Blog posts covering the Balkans area in football.
Arsenal v Dinamo Zagreb – Mamić Arrest Overshadows Match
By Manuel Veth -
On Tuesday November 24 Dinamo Zagreb will face London’s Arsenal Football Club at the Emirates for an all-important Champions League ...
A Culture of Violence – The Politics of Serbian Football Hooliganism
By Miloš Marković -
Over the past two decades, Serbia has become notorious for its football hooliganism. As a country that intends to instill democra ...
Red Star vs. Partizan – They Call it the Eternal Derby
By Timothy Hartley -
“Get to the ground early,” we’d been told, and so we made our way to Red Star’s Marakana Stadium an hour and a half before kick- ...
Albania vs. Serbia – Recapping 180 Minutes of Odd History
By Miloš Marković -
It is never just about football in the Balkans. The war-torn region of South-Eastern Europe remains, to date, a conflict-prone zo ...
Red Star Belgrade – Reputation Ruined by Election Farce
Miloš Marković -
They are the only Serbian club to have been crowned the European champions, and still remain the only side from Eastern Europe to ha ...
Russia vs. Montenegro – A New Eastern European Rivalry
Rob Langham -
Next week, Montenegro travel to Russia for a Euro 2016 qualifier and it is an occasion that is being treated with much scrutiny after t ...
