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Elvis Rexhbeçaj
Elvis Rexhbeçaj (born 1 November 1997) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German club Augsburg and the Kosovo national team. Club career VfL Wolfsburg On 20 August 2017, Rexhbeçaj signed a professional contract with Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg. On 28 January 2018, he made his debut in a 1–0 away win against Hannover 96 after coming on as a substitute at 84th minute in place of Daniel Didavi. Loan at 1. FC Köln In January 2020, it was announced that Rexhbeçaj would be loaned to 1. FC Köln until June 2021. The move included an option to remain permanently at the club. Loan at VfL Bochum On 2 August 2021 Rexhbeçaj was loaned to VfL Bochum for the 2021–22 season. FC Augsburg On 27 July 2022, Rexhbeçaj signed a four-year contract with FC Augsburg. International career Rexhbeçaj was born in the village of Gjonaj and raised in Spremberg and Brandenburg an der Havel by Kosovo Albanian parents who fled Kosovo during the Kosovo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjonaj, Prizren
Gjonaj (, ) is a village in Prizren, Kosovo. The village lies within the Has region. Etymology The village name Gjonaj derives from the Albanian name Gjon. History The village Gjonaj is first mentioned in 1348 in the chrysobull of Serbian Emperor Stefan Dušan, along with eight other Catholic Albanian villages in the Prizren area, these villages are known with the names Gjinovci (Gjinajt), Magjerci, Bjellogllavci (Kryebardhët), Flokovci (Flokajt), Crnça, Caparci (Çaparajt), Shpinadinci (Shpinajt) and Novaci. In the place where Gjonaj is today may have stood the town of Guri i Hasit. A church in Gjonaj is possibly one of the oldest Roman Catholic churches in Kosovo. Gjonaj is considered to have been the birthplace of Andrea and Pjetër Bogdani. Culture The village is the place that hosts annually the Hasi Jehon Festival. The festival aims to preserve and promote the Albanian spiritual heritage through folk music, dances and popular games. Notable People * Andrea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany National Football Team
The Germany national football team () represents Germany in men's international Association football, football and played its first match in 1908. The team is governed by the German Football Association (''Deutscher Fußball-Bund''), founded in 1900. Between 1949 and 1990, separate German national teams were recognised by FIFA due to Allied Occupation Zones in Germany, Allied occupation and division: the DFB's team representing the Federal Republic of Germany (commonly referred to as West Germany in English between 1949 and 1990), the Saarland national football team, Saarland team representing the Saar Protectorate (1950–1956) and the East Germany national football team, East Germany team representing the East Germany, German Democratic Republic (1952–1990). The latter two were absorbed along with their records; the present team represents the reunified Federal Republic. The official name and code "Germany FR (FRG)" was shortened to "Germany (GER)" following German reunific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 UEFA Nations League Promotion/relegation Play-offs
The 2024–25 UEFA Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs are matches deciding promotion and relegation for some teams in the 2024–25 season of the UEFA Nations League, the fourth season of the international football competition involving the men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA. The play-offs, newly added for this season, determine which of the 20 participating teams will be promoted, relegated or remain in their respective leagues for the 2026–27 season. The play-offs complement the automatic promotion and relegation already decided during the league phase of the competition. Format On 25 January 2023, the UEFA Executive Committee confirmed an altered format for the 2024–25 Nations League, including the addition of the promotion/relegation play-offs. In addition to the automatic promotion and relegation decided by the league phase, the promotion/relegation play-offs will determine the final composition of the leagues for the 2026–27 UEFA Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telegrafi
''Telegrafi'' is an Albanian-language news website published in Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the .... It was founded on 25 December 2006.Goehring, Jeannette (2007)Nations in transit 2007: Democratization from Central Europe to Eurasia p. 67. . References 2006 establishments in Kosovo Newspapers published in Kosovo Newspapers established in 2006 Albanian-language newspapers {{Albania-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyprus National Football Team
The Cyprus national football team (, ) represents Cyprus in men's international Association football, football and is controlled by the Cyprus Football Association. The team's home ground is the AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, AEK Arena in Larnaca. History Early history The team's first match took place on 23 July 1949, one year after becoming a member of the world governing body FIFA: a friendly against Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv in Tel Aviv, ending in a 3–3 draw. Seven days later, the team had its first international game: a 3–1 defeat by Israel national football team, Israel in the same city. In November 1960, following independence from United Kingdom, British rule, Cyprus drew its first post-independence official match 1–1 against Israel national football team, Israel, as part of the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification, 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifying tournament. Cyprus' first international victory was a 3–1 win over Greece national football team, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania National Football Team
The Romania national football team () represents Romania in men's international Association football, football, and is administered by the Romanian Football Federation (), also known as FRF. They are colloquially known as ''Tricolorii'' ("the Tricolours"). Romania is one of only four national teams from Europe—the other three being Belgium national football team, Belgium, France national football team, France, and Yugoslavia national football team, Yugoslavia—that took part in the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930 FIFA World Cup, 1930. Including that participation, Romania has qualified for seven World Cup editions, the latest in 1998 FIFA World Cup, 1998. The national team's finest hour came in 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994, when led by playmaker Gheorghe Hagi it defeated Argentina national football team, Argentina 3–2 in the round of 16, before being eliminated by Sweden men's national football team, Sweden on a Penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 UEFA Nations League C
The 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C was the third division of the 2024–25 edition of the UEFA Nations League The UEFA Nations League is an international European football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body. The competition was devised to minimise friendlies a ..., the fourth season of the international Association football, football competition involving the men's national teams of the 55 member associations of UEFA. Format League C consisted of 16 UEFA members ranked from 33–48 in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League#Seeding, 2024–25 UEFA Nations League access list, split into four groups of four. Each team played six matches within their group, using the home-and-away round-robin tournament, round-robin format on double matchdays in September, October, and November 2024. The winners of each group were promoted to the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League#League B, 2026–27 UEFA Nations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Nationality Law
German nationality law details the conditions by which an individual is a national of Germany. The primary law governing these requirements is the Nationality Act, which came into force on 1 January 1914. Germany is a member state of the European Union (EU) and all German nationals are EU citizens. They have automatic and permanent permission to live and work in any EU or European Free Trade Association (EFTA) country and may vote in elections to the European Parliament. Any person born to a married German parent is typically a German national at birth, regardless of the place of birth. Children of unmarried couples in which only the father is German must be legitimised for them to acquire German nationality. Individuals born in Germany to two foreign parents may also receive German nationality at birth if at least one of their parents has lived in the country for five years and is entitled to live in the country indefinitely (meaning any person with a settlement permit, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Federation Of Kosovo
The Football Federation of Kosovo (; FFK) is the governing body of football in Kosovo, with headquarters in Pristina. The Football Federation of Kosovo was established in 1946 as a branch of the Football Association of Yugoslavia, it has since become independent and was headed by Fadil Vokrri until his sudden death in 2018. It organizes eight competitions of football in Kosovo. History On 17 February 2008, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. A number of countries such as France, the United States and the United Kingdom immediately recognised the new country. Others, such as Serbia, Russia and China are opposed to Kosovo's independence. On 6 May 2008, Kosovo applied for FIFA membership. "It's an historical moment for our country. We hope to be accepted", said Fadil Vokrri, president of the FFK. Kosovo's application was discussed at the FIFA Congress in Zurich in October 2008. FIFA rejected the membership application and denied Kosovo the right to play any friendly matches, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panorama Sport
Panorama Sport is a newspaper published in Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to .... Sports newspapers published in Albania {{Albania-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania National Football Team
The Albania national football team () represents Albania in men's international Association football, football. It is governed by the Albanian Football Federation (FSHF), the governing body for football in Albania. It is a member of UEFA in Europe and FIFA in global competitions. The team's colours reference two national symbols: the double-headed eagle and the Flag of Albania, country's bicolor. Their supporters are colloquially referred to as the ''Tifozat Kuq e Zi'' (Red and Black Fans). Since History of the Albania national football team, its inception as a team, Albania first collected a major tournament trophy in 1946 Balkan Cup, 1946 with the Balkan Cup, followed by the Malta International Football Tournament, Malta International Tournament (2000 Malta International Football Tournament, 2000). At the FIFA World Cup, Albania has campaigned to qualify since their entry into FIFA in 1932. The team has reached the group stage of UEFA European Championship twice (UEFA Euro 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kicker (magazine)
''Kicker'' (stylized in all lowercase) is Germany's leading sports magazine, focused primarily on Association football, football. The magazine was founded in 1920 by German football pioneer Walther Bensemann and is published twice weekly, usually Monday and Thursday. Each edition sells around 80,000 copies. ''Kicker'' is a founding member of European Sports Media, an association of football publications. ''Kicker'' annually awards the most prolific scorer of the Bundesliga with the ''Kicker Torjägerkanone'' () award. It is equivalent to the Pichichi Trophy in Spanish football. The magazine also publishes an almanac, the ''Kicker Fußball-Almanach''. It was first published from 1937 to 1942, and then continuously from 1959 to date. They also publish a yearbook (''Kicker Fußball-Jahrbuch''). History ''Kicker'' was first issued in July 1920 in Konstanz, Germany. The magazine's headquarters were originally in Stuttgart before relocating to Nuremberg in 1926. During World War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
