It’s official! The Euroleague Final Four of the upcoming (2017/18) season will be played in Belgrade, Serbia.
The newly refurbished Belgrade Arena, just for the purposes of basketball, will be the home of the most prestigious European club basketball final, hosting only the best of the best. The news was officiated today by Euroleague’s head Jordi Bertomeu, after rumors circuling during the past week.
Nakon spektakularne pobede nad Realom, crveno-beli su skinuli još jedan evroligaški skalp. U vrelini beogradske Hale Pionir, pao je i Himki, rezultatom 96:91, na oduševljenje gotovo 7000 navijača.
Another excellent game for BC Red Star. After last week’s heroic victory over Real Madrid, Moscow’s Khimki has fallen in the heat of the Pionir Hall. After a very difficult second half and a very motivated guest team with excellent defense and speed, the players of coach Dejan Radonjić have managed to get one huge step closer to the current ultimate goal. The Euroleague Top 16. Motivated and strong, the Belgrade Red and Whites have won by 96:91 in front of over 6500 eager fans. Tonight was also marked by the return of their beloved point guard Marcus Williams, as well as the great movements of Quincy Miller and the 27 points of Maik Zirbes, tonight’s MVP.
Nakon ubedljive pobede Crvene zvezde Telekom u prvoj evroligaškoj utakmici nove sezone, usledila je konferencija za novinare, na kojoj su treneri obe ekipe izneli utiske o prvom međusobnom duelu.
After BC Red Star’s victory in their first Euroleague match of the season, against Strasbourg, the coaches of both teams gave their impressions on these teams first encounter.
KK Crvena zvezda Telekom, pobedom je otvorio ovogodišnje učešće u Evroligi. Ekipa Dejana Radonjića se snažnim tempom nametnula od druge četvrtine, ne ispuštajući stečenu prednost.
Konačni rezultat od 81:59, daje sliku o stabilnoj domaćoj ekipi, iako igra tu činjenicu nije u potpunosti potkrepila, tokom čitavog toka meča. Ubedljiva 22 poena razlike, svakako su značajna za rast samopouzdanja tima.
Sofoklis Schortsanitis has expressed his enthusiasm for playing as a part of Crvena zvezda. The red and white’s first signing of this transfer window is eager to show all of his skills in front of the Serbian fans.
“During each game that I wear the Red Star jersey, I will be giving a 110% of myself and my energy. I will fight for every point, and play with my heart, not only my body. So that my team can win in every match. (…) I always had a special relationship with the fans. I’d like to state that the atmosphere that I felt and saw in Belgrade is something absolutely unique… Amazing, even. I can’ t wait to be a part of that.”
“Big Sofo” is most definitely not new to playing in front of big crowds and passionate fans. In his successful career, he has played for Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, both with extremely strong crowd presence, as well as Tel Aviv’s Maccabi. For that, he is known to stay focused under pressure, while “giving hell” to the opposite side.
The strong center will be joining the team on August 23rd, but he already started individual trainings, to make sure he is in shape for the start of the new season.
Both team and fans have already welcomed him on social media.
Sofoklis Skorcanidis je izrazio entuzijazam zbog igranja za Crvenu zvezdu. Prvi novi igrač crveno-belih u ovom prelaznom roku, željno iščekuje priliku da svoje veštine pokaže pred srpskom publikom.
U svojoj prvoj izjavi kao igrač Zvezde, istakao je: “Na svakoj utakmici u Zvezdinom dresu davaću 110 odsto sebe i svoje energije. Boriću se za svaku loptu. Igraću srcem, ne samo telom, da moj tim pobedi u svakom meču. (…) Sa navijačima sam oduvek imao poseban odnos. Hoću da naglasim da je atmosfera koju sam osetio i video kada sam igrao protiv Zvezde u Beogradu nešto sasvim jedinstveno, čak mogu reći potpuno neverovatno. Ne mogu da dočekam da to doživim i budem deo toga”.
“Big Sofo” je svakako navikao da igra pred velikim brojem strastvenih navijača. Tokom svoje duge i uspešne karijere, ovaj stameni centar je igrao za Panatinaikos i Olimpijakos, poznate po izuzetno snažnoj navijačkoj bazi, te Makabi iz Tel Aviva. Činjenica zahvaljujući kojoj je poznat po snažnim igrama pod pritiskom, te pružanju paklenih uslova protivničkim igračima
Skorcanidis će se priključiti ekipi 23. avgusta, a već je počeo i sa individualnim treninzima, kako bi bio u najboljoj mogućoj formi pred start nove sezone.
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