Ball Stories | Interesting episodes from the Albanian Cup through the years!
1952 edition. In the quarter-finals with a single match, on Sunday October 5, Dinamo and Partizan met: the match ended ...“Luftetari”, the team that surprised Albanian football with its fast game and lightning attack!
“Luftetari” (The Warrior) is one of the Albanian football teams that regularly participated in the first category, but at the ...Perparim Kovaci, the “goal” man of the “Tomorri” team, baptized with the name “Maradona” of ...
It is a great honor and appreciation for every player when they become their idol and even more so when ...“MADE IN ALBANIA” | ALBANIA U21 IN THE BEST EIGHT IN EUROPE!
PROLOGUE In the grand theatre of continental football, qualification for a European Championship final is traditionally treated as the birthright ...The cursed 1966-1967 championship season and rumored derby “Partizan” – “17 Nentori” (2-nd Part)!!
Second Part Link for the Part One https://www.sportsvisionplus.com/cinema-of-illusions-besnik-dizdaris-enderra-ne-beze-and-the-cursed-1966-1967-championship-part-one/ 1. THE THRESHOLD OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP On the threshold of this season, ...Cinema of Illusions: Besnik Dizdari’s “Ëndërra në beze” and the Cursed 1966–1967 Championship | Part ...
Part One! 1. Stripping the Beautiful Game of Post-Cold War Mythologies The history of football in the twentieth century is ...Lefter Millo (1966-1997), the “Tractor” man, one of the strongest midfielders in Albanian football!
Although small in stature, Millo had a stocky stature and powerful legs, characteristics that distinguished him as a physically strong ...The Illyrian Trap | Eliminated in the mud of Tirana: A forgotten 0-0 Illyrian “victory” ...
Albania vs West Germany 0-0 “Die Schmach von Tirana” (The Disgrace of Tirana) The Prologue In the grand theatre of ...XXX ALBANIAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 1975-1976 | DINAMO`S 11-th TITLE!
Pernaska – Zeri – Ballgjini! It is the championships of the late 70s in Albania where football has reached a ...When Apolonia wrote its name in the history of Albanian Football by defeating “17 Nentori” ...
These are rare and incredible stories in football! Different events without any similarity to each other. It is the National ...When “17 Nentori” drew against “Ajax” of Amsterdam in 1970!
Unbelievable truths in Football! Intro September 17, 1970. “17 Nentori” plays for the first round of the European Champions Cup ...Agustin Kola | The goal scorer with a troubled soul, a master of headers!
PROLOGUE Agustin Kola: the rebellious maestro of Albanian football. In the 80s, he would tower over any opponent of “17 ...Vllaznia`s midfielder Ferid Borshi, an Albanian version of Hansi Mueller!
There is no doubt that Shkodra is the “Cradle of Albanian Football” not only because this sport was born there ...Feyenoord–FK Partizan Albania, the match involving Artur Lekbello and Klootwijk, remains a life lesson in ...
What stuck with me most from that match? The goalkeeper: Artur Lekbello. It was as if he had been plucked ...The aviator goalkeeper, Mikel Janku!
Mikel Janku (1941-2019) Epilogue Janku is the Albanian “warrior of the skies”, who traded propellers of helicopter for gloves of ...Zhega, great champion of the field and the bench!
Medin Zhega (31 January 1946 – 12 June 2012) or Din Zhega as he was affectionately called, was a football ...Photo of the day | Goalkeeper Janku in a spectacular intervention…
It is May 2, 1965. In Geneva at the “Stade des Charmilles”, there are: 24,108 spectators at the qualifying match ...Albanian Bombardier Refik Resmja (FK Partizan), one of the bests scorers in Europe!
Refik Resmja (1931-1997) Resme’s history as a goal scorer is as exciting as it is incredible for a small country ...Arjan Hametaj (1957 – ) the stoic centerback of the FK Partizan!
The Champions of Albanian Football! “The bad boy” with number 4! Hametaj was born on July 1, 1957, in Tirana ...Ahmet Shqarri and “From one match to another”, the historic Albanian sports show!
“Nga njera ndeshje ne tjetren” (From one match to another)! 1. It is October 1, 1986! A historic date and ...Albania in the World Cup qualifiers, Mexico `86! (Part Two)
Second Part Link for the first part here: https://www.sportsvisionplus.com/albania-in-the-world-cup-qualifiers-mexico-86-part-one/ Second phase of group matches. Albania is at its best. After December ...The arrival story of “Kalle” Rummenigge in Serie A!
Karl Heinz Rrummenigge in the early 80s was undoubtedly one of the greatest footballers of the era. In 1984, the ...The Second Discovery of America!
For Pedro Arispe, homeland meant nothing. It was the place where he was born, which meant nothing to him because ...History Through Photos (4th Part)!
This is the section of this page titled “History through Photos” under the cover of Arian Muraj, started in March ...Number 2, the unforgettable defender Petro Ruci (1957-2009), a model of the professional footballer!
Intro. Saarbrucken 20 November 1983! The representatives of West Germany and Albania are lined up before the execution of the ...The tall striker Arben Minga (1959-2007), top scorer of the Albanian Championships!
Intro Arben Minga dhe Agustin Kola, was undoubtedly a combination and the most found attack duo not only for “17 ...
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