Italy overcome fast starting Albania to open title defence
June 15 – European champions Italy survived the fastest goal in finals history to defeat Albania 2-1 and get their title defence underway in style.
Tag: Albania
Albanian FA adds two national team sponsors ahead of Euro 2024 start
June 14 – The Albanian football federation (FSHF) has signed two new sponsorship deals on the eve of Euro 2024.
Albania and Serbia cross political divide with potential joint bid for U-21 Euros
May 14 – Despite long-standing political tensions over Kosovo, Albania and Serbia have surprisingly joined forces to bid to host the 2027 U-21 European championships.
Albanian FA revamps packages in hunt for new national team sponsorship
March 13 – The Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) has increased efforts in looking for sponsors and partners for the country’s national team, issuing an open invitation to join a revamped sponsorship programme.
Albanians launch naming rights tender for top tier league
March 5 – The Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) has launched a tender process for the naming rights to the country’s top tier Kategoria Superiore, for the 2024-27 period.
Albania gives diplomatic passports to national team as reward for qualifying for Euro 2024
December 22 – The Albanian government has decided to reward all players and coaches of the Albanian national team with diplomatic passports.
Albania’s Duka replaces Rubiales as UEFA VP, congress moved from Madrid to Paris
September 27 – UEFA have appointed Amand Duka of Albania to replace disgraced former Spanish FA (RFEF) boss Luis Rubiales as one of its six vice-presidents.
Albanian FA keeps up free kit campaign to get youth into the game
September 26 – The Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) launched, for the second year in a row, its ‘Uniforma Ime’ (My uniform) project, which aims to encourage children in the country into football. FSHF boasted that after the first year, the project enjoyed a significant success amongst teenagers.
Albanian FA ends Over Sport contract and awards broadcast rights to MCN TV
August 25 – The Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) has signed a 3-year TV deal with MCN TV for exclusive rights to the Albanina First Division (Abissnet Superior), Second Division, and Albanian Cup and SuperCup matches.
Albanian FA cancel Over Sport TV contract and sues for damages
June 30 – The Albanian Football Federation (FSHF) has terminated its TV broadcasting contract with the Over Sport which owned the rights for First and Second tier of Albanian football, as well for Albanian Cup and Supercup.
FK Tirana ultras storm pitch and attack officials after late penalty knock them off the top league
May 26 – Supporters of Albania’s FK Tirana attacked the match officials after the club’s game against with FK Bylis. The Tirana Ultras of Tirana stormed the pitch and chased the referee after the match ended 2-2.
UEFA defends ticketing for club finals as fans trampled in online scramble to secure seats
By Samindra Kunti and Paul Nicholson
May 12 – UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has defended the ticket policy for the final of the Champions League between Liverpool and Madrid in Paris this month as fans for all three club finals have scrambled to get tickets.
Roma vs Feyenoord Conference League Final tickets on sale
May 10 – UEFA has opened ticket sales for Conference League final between AS Roma and Feyenoord exclusively via UEFA.com.
Duka elected for sixth term as president in controversial Albanian FA vote
March 17 – Albanian FA president Armand Duka was overwhelmingly re-elected for a sixth four-year term on Tuesday following weeks of bitter disagreement about the validity of the process.
Albanian elections postponed after local court suspends president
March 3 – The Albanian Football Federation has postponed its presidential election until March 15, following a dispute with one of its regional associations.