Lens (France) (AFP) – Fabien Schaer's powerful header gave Switzerland a narrow 1-0 win over 10-man Albania on the second day of the European Championship finals on Saturday. The Group A match, in the spotlight with brothers Granit and Taulant Xhaka playing for opposing sides, was decided by the sending off of Albania captain Lorik […]

Lens (France) (AFP) – Albania captain Lorik Cana became the first player to get a red card at the European Championships in just the second game against Switzerland on Saturday. Cana was on the edge of the penalty area when he fell and first headed the ball in an attempted clearance and then pushed it […]

Tirana (AFP) – Albania coach Gianni de Biasi on Tuesday named a 23-man squad for next month's Euro 2016 in France, led by Nantes' defender Lorik Cana. This will be Albania's first appearance in the European championships in which they are drawn in Group A alongside hosts France, Romania and Switzerland. De Biasi's side open […]

Tirana (AFP) – Five things about Albania who make their major tournament debut at Euro 2016 in Group A against France, Romania and Switzerland. The Italian job Not many coaches are decorated with state honours for their work but Gianni De Biasi managed it for steering Albania into the uncharted waters of successful qualification for […]

Tirana (AFP) – Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri is not the only Italian coach to have brought unprecedented success to an unfancied football team: Gianni de Biasi has become a national hero in Albania. The canny 59-year-old steered the Balkan country to Euro 2016, their first major tournament, a feat that prompted Albania's president to […]

In the wake of Tuesday's fracas between Serbia and Albania, which was ignited when a Greater Albania flag was flown by a drone over the Belgrade stadium during the Euro 2016 qualifying match, UEFA has charged both national teams. UEFA, the governing body of football in Europe, has opened disciplinary cases against the Serbian and Albanian football associations on the matter that culminated […]

The Euro 2016 qualifying match between Serbia and Albania was abandoned by the referee on Tuesday after a drone carrying an Albanian flag interrupted the game, which later led to a mass brawl on the pitch and Albanian players being hit by projectiles from the crowd. The insane scenes happened after the drone hovered over […]