There is something about the Champions League. Its theme music and logo; the way the stadium seems to light up and take on a mystical aura. This is the trophy everyone wants. However, there still are teams more likely to actually win it.

Champions League trophy
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It really happened! Through teamwork and the amazing goal by Aleksandar Kolarov, Serbia won their initial game of the World Cup!

Serbia at World Cup
Foto: Guliver/Getty images/Maddie Meyer

After eight years the Serbian National Team is back. The long break from international competitions has produced a change in squad, a new captain and a disputed coach. The country that relishes football more than any other sport is trying to keep the faith while constantly being played with.

Homecoming of Serbian athlethes
Source: Njuz

The series of Euroleague’s biggest matches started yesterday in Belgrade. If this fact alone wasn’t enough to get you into European club basketball, here are 16 reasons why you should be excited about the Euroleague Final Four.

Belgrade Final Four Logo
Source: Euroleague

Zlatan LA

Zlatan Ibrahimović signed for the LA Galaxy. The man with an ego matching his skills, decided to show Americans the Zlatan ways.

Man United lost to Tottehnam 0:2. Their away match was all about attempts that led nowhere and gave away precious points. Tottehnam were more than motivated, scoring their first goal in the first 60 seconds on the field. Eriksen scored for the spurs in second 11 after a beautiful assist by fan favorite Harry Kane.

Mesut Özil is one of the staples of contemporary European football, gaining millions of fans around the globe thanks to his brilliant assists and a quiet attitude.

Mesut Özil goal celebration
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After the less than shocking quitting of Nikola Jokić, Serbia’s National Team had its first tweaks. The broad list of 25 players got cut down to only 17. 

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Source: FIBA

Serbia will have a mix of both Euroleague and NBA experience, which should give them enough of a competitive boost.  The names are the same, while the ambitions are higher with every tournament.

Another Dolphin turns 30. Andrija Prlainović was born in the coastal town of Herceg Novi. Having loved sports since childhood, Prlainović ended up in water polo, as so many others living by the sea. 

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Nevertheless, he turned out very differently.  Our favorite Eleven is the owner of some 40  team medals, and individual awards. The one shining the brightest is undoubtedly the Olympic gold.

Poznati su akteri, poznato je i da derbi ne bi bio derbi, ako me ne prati neka prehlada. Čisto da garantuje odlazak na stadion u dobrom društvu. Pratite me na Instagramu, za foto i video materijale, koji će biti dopunjavani u zavisnosti od uslova, a izveštaj standardno. Po povratku iz rovova.

Rezultatski polovičnog značaja, fudbalski odavno izgubljen, navijački, jedno od poslednjih uporišta za pravu predstavu na tribinama… Neka nam je sa srećom 154. derbi.


A football derby (Zvezda- Partizan) wouldn’t be a true derby, if I were a hundred percent healthy. The standard cold has arrived tonight, making sure I went to the stadium in good company.

The afternoon and evening will be all about Serbian football. Full report once I’m back from the trenches, and live materials on Instagram – @sideline_srb, as much as the conditions allow it.

I will keep you updated through the noise and all the colorful pyro smoke, that is bound to put a delay in the match, at least once.