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  Red Star Belgrade | Champions 2004 :: Soccerphile
A Red Star fan Dobrica Dimitrijevic was stabbed during the first half of the game, and his condition was described as critical, but after successful surgery he survived.
This is the fifth League championship for Red Star since the disintegration of the Yugoslav multiethnic federation in 1991, and the foundation of the new Serb-Montenegrin state in the spring of 1992.
Red Star won the European Champions' Cup and the Intercontinental Cup in 1991, but after the bloody disintegration of Yugoslavia virtually the whole side was transferred abroad.
www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/news/balkans-soccer/red-star-04.html   (590 words)

  
  Red Star Belgrade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Red Star was founded by students from Belgrade University in 1945, their greatest achievement was winning the European Champions Cup 1991 in Bari, Italy, and Intercontinental Cup the same year in Tokyo, Japan.
Red Star has almost 50 years long tradition of giving the title of the Star of Red Star (Zvezdina zvezda) to the players that have had major impact on the club history and that have made the name of the club famous around the globe.
Red Star's city rival is FK Partizan, and the matches between these rivals are often called "the eternal derby" (Serbian: večiti derbi, вечити дерби).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Red_Star_Belgrade   (787 words)

  
 Red star - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The five-pointed red star (a pentagram without the inner pentagon) is a symbol of Communism and Socialism and represents the five fingers of the worker's hand, as well as the five continents (as traditionally counted).
Krylenko, an esperantist, was wearing a green star lapel badge; Trotsky enquired as to its meaning and received an explanation that each arm of the star represented one of the five traditional continents.
The red star is or was used on several flags and coats of arms of communist states, for example on the flag of former Yugoslavia, and in some separatist and socialist movements, like estelada flag in Catalan Countries.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Red_star   (695 words)

  
 Red Star Belgrade - UefaWiki
Red Star Belgrade 4-0 Carl Zeiss Jena
EC QF: Internazionale (Ita) 1-1 Red Star Belgrade
EC QF: Red Star Belgrade 3-0 Dynamo Dresden (GDR)
kassiesa.com /uefawiki/index.php?title=Red_Star_Belgrade   (1472 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - Red Star fans attack players
BELGRADE (Reuters) - Three Red Star Belgrade players have been slightly injured when dozens of the club's angry fans attacked the team with bats and clubs at a training session, Belgrade's Beta news agency reported.
Champions Red Star are second in the 18-team Yugoslav first division, nine points behind bitter local rivals Partizan with a slim chance of retaining the title after a series of indifferent performances in recent weeks.
Belgrade's B 92 radio said several fans had interrupted the team's news conference shortly before the training session and told players that they were 'a disgrace to the club's colours'.
www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2002/0323/20020323redstar.html   (309 words)

  
 Serbia Info News / Red Star retain title
Red Star Belgrade have taken a big step towards retaining the Yugoslav league title with a 2-1 victory away to local rivals Zeleznik while second-placed Partizan were held to a 4-4 draw at Hajduk Kula.
Red Star are two points ahead of Partizan with one round to go and need only a draw in their final match against relegated Milicionar Belgrade at home on Wednesday to clinch the title.
Red Star were given an early scare, falling behind in the 13th minute when Dalibor Pesterac's close range header went in off the underside of the bar.
www.serbia-info.com /news/2001-02/24/22531.html   (608 words)

  
 Serbian police raid Red Star headquarters, detain several club officials - USATODAY.com
BELGRADE, Serbia —; Four soccer officials were arrested after police raided Red Star Belgrade's headquarters Friday as part of an investigation into fan riots and possible links to organized crime involving a club that once was among the best in Europe.
Red Star said the transfer deals were open for inspection and had been looked over by tax authorities the past several days.
Red Star, the 1991 European Champions' Cup winner, lost to Bolton 1-0 at home on Thursday for its third straight UEFA Cup loss and has no chance of qualifying for the next round.
www.usatoday.com /sports/soccer/2007-12-07-684832329_x.htm   (317 words)

  
 ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - Red Star Belgrade name Filipovic as coach
BELGRADE, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Assistant national team coach Zoran Filipovic was appointed as Red Star Belgrade's new manager on Friday, the Yugoslav club said.
Red Star said they were pleased to appoint someone of Filipovic's experience in a bid to try to improve the team's poor recent results.
Red Star have won only two of their six league matches this season and were knocked out of the UEFA Cup in the first round by CSKA Kiev.
www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2001/1005/20011005redstarboss.html   (177 words)

  
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The Red Star won 22 championships and 19 national Cups, which is 70% of all titles won.
Red Star's fans are familiar with the greatness of Red Star, and for those who are not that familiar, I prepared an overview of the most important and fascinating facts there is about Red Star Football Club.
Red Star's museum is the first museum of its kind in the world.
ww2.isys.ca /drazen/redstar.htm   (396 words)

  
 CNN.com - Red Star in crisis following loss - Oct 1, 2004
BELGRADE, Serbia and Montenegro -- Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade face their biggest crisis in 13 years after a 6-1 UEFA Cup first round aggregate defeat by Zenit St. Petersburg.
Footbakll was no exception to galloping poverty and Red Star, like all other clubs, were forced to sell their best players season after season to stay afloat as crowds and revenues dropped dramatically.
Red Star then won three league matches in a row under caretaker manager Milovan Rajevac and new coach Ratko Dostanic, but angry fans still turned up with anti-management banners.
edition.cnn.com /2004/SPORT/football/10/01/uefa.redstar   (470 words)

  
 FIFA.com - Red Star Belgrade secure title with derby win
Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade secured their 25th league title after a 2-1 win at second-placed Partizan Belgrade on Saturday left them out of reach of their traditional foes with three games left.
Red Star, who have 67 points from 29 matches ahead of Partizan on 54 and Vojvodina Novi Sad on 51, will have a chance to retain their domestic double when they meet Vojvodina in the Cup final on May 15.
Burzanovic capitalised on a goalkeeping blunder to fire Red Star ahead in the 19th minute and Milijas sealed the win with a 66th minute penalty after Antonio Rukavina volleyed home the equaliser shortly after the break.
www.fifa.com /worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=128038.html?cid=rssfeed&att=   (220 words)

  
 ESPNsoccernet - Europe - Three Red Star Belgrade officials arrested
BELGRADE, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade defended the club's three arrested officials shortly after they were apprehended on Friday over a riot at a league match in which a policeman was seriously injured.
'Red Star is grateful to police and other state authorities for their assistance in organising the match and to the fans for their exemplary behaviour.'
Red Star's city rivals Partizan were kicked out of this season's UEFA Cup in August after their fans started a riot at Bosnian rivals Zrinjski Mostar in the first qualifying round.
soccernet.espn.go.com /news/story?id=488461&cc=5739&campaign=rss&source=soccernet   (509 words)

  
 100% Injury Rate: It could always be worse than the Knicks
Since Red Star Belgrade actually allowed fans to bring in illegal flares, and a policeman got the business, the police were naturally a tad upset when everything was over.
The pro-government Politika daily newspaper said the riots were inspired by Red Star officials to sidetrack a police investigation into their alleged links with organized crime and murky deals in the sale of at least 15 Red Star players to foreign teams.
P.S Red Star is in Second place in their respective league while the Knicks are amongst the bottom.
100percentinjuryrate.blogspot.com /2007/12/in-big-picture-we-should-be-glad-knicks.html   (910 words)

  
 ESPN - UPDATE 1-Soccer-Red Star Belgrade secure title with derby win - Soccer
BELGRADE, May 5 - Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade secured their 25th league title after a 2-1 win at second-placed Partizan Belgrade on Saturday left them out of reach of their traditional foes with three games left.
Rukavina drew his side level in the 50th minute as Red Star's defence failed to clear a cross from the left and Serbia's under-21 right back unleashed a fierce volley into the far corner.
But Milijas sealed Red Star's win and the title race with a coolly converted spot-kick in the 66th minute after he was brought down in the penalty box.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/wire?section=soccer&id=2861382   (470 words)

  
 ESPNsoccernet - Europe - Red Star Belgrade pile up debt, seek sponsors
BELGRADE, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Former European champions Red Star Belgrade are some 7.8 million euros ($9.49 million) in debt and are looking for sponsors to bail them out, club officials were quoted as saying on Tuesday.
Red Star chief executive Sinisa Ciric said the second half of the year would be better 'because of international matches, transfers, sponsorships and contributions of new members of the board'.
Red Star are fourth in the league five points behind leaders Partizan with a game in hand.
soccernet.espn.go.com /news/story?id=343185&cc=3888   (416 words)

  
 Red Star Belgrade - It's Gotta Be Red
Red Star Belgrade date from the time of communism in Yugoslavia, when like in other socialist/communist countries, everything worth anything simply had to be red.
When you think of Red Star Belgrade you usually think of the football team, but Red Star is actually the name of a sporting association including sports ranging from athletics to basketball to volleyball to table tennis.
Red Star's supporters' favourite pastime is exchanging taunts, blows and dangerous projectiles with fans of Partizan, the other major Belgrade football team.
www.itsgottabered.com /red-stuff/sporting-reds/red-star-belgrade   (323 words)

  
 In Music We Trust - Red Star Belgrade: Telescope
Twangy rock 'n' roll with heart and soul (not to mention a slight sting), Red Star Belgrade's third full-length is a from-the-ground-up country rocker complete with all the trimmings: songs about musical influences ("Uncle Tupelo"), drinking ("the bottle"), and bad relationships ("Long Cold Day").
Stinking of beer and stale cigarettes from long nights at the bars around town, Red Star Belgrade's brand of country and rock are both seeded in the soil of America.
Hard working, but never getting the breaks, and struggling through life, Red Star Belgrade rolls with the punches and keeps on drinking the scars away and making good music to exert the demons from their minds.
www.inmusicwetrust.com /articles/31c02.html   (221 words)

  
 Red Star Belgrade: Telescope - PopMatters Music Review
The husband and wife team Bill and Graham Harris Curry who comprise the entirety of RSB draw on slide guitar, ebow, melodica, mandolin, organ, and the requisite guitar and drums to produce something not quite country, not quite alternative, not quite folk.
With their sounds and influences coming from all over the map, RSB sometimes comes across as My Dad Is Dead gone to Nashville via Chapel Hill, but more often I imagine Neil Young born in the 1970s in New Jersey.
This is not to say that RSB merely mimics styles, but rather that each song presents its own style, carrying references to all kinds of genres.
www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/r/redstarbelgrade-telescope.shtml   (507 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Soccer - Red Star records fourth draw in seven games - Monday October 04, 1999 10:24 AM
Red Star Belgrade dropped two more valuable points in the title race after being held to a 1-1 draw by Radnicki Kragujevac.
Red Star now trail leaders Obilic Belgrade by six points after drawing four of their opening seven matches.
Second half substiute Miodrag Pantelic rescued Red Star with an 88th minute strike from close range after Budimir Djukic scored for the hosts midway through the second half.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/1999/10/04/red_star   (1096 words)

  
 Red Star wins national cup and double crown
Belgrade - Red Star Belgrade lifted the double crown in Serbia and Montenegro Wednesday by defeating OFK Belgrade 4:2 in the national cup final.
Red Star, coached by former Italian goalkeeper Walter Zenga, trailed by two until the 70th minute, but equalized on quick goals by Nikola Zigic and Milan Purovic to secure overtime.
Red Star lifted the national championship earlier, nine points clear of previous champions, archrivals Partizan Belgrade.
sport.monstersandcritics.com /soccer/article_1162941.php/Red_Star_wins_national_cup_and_double_crown   (321 words)

  
 FIFA.com - Classic club: Red Star Belgrade
The Balkans region has produced some wonderful footballers but only once has a team from this southern corner of Europe tasted glory in the continental competitions and that team was Red Star Belgrade - or 'Crvena zvezda' as they are known in their home country.
The club from Belgrade, capital of Serbia and Montenegro, began life on 4 March 1945.
Founded by members of an anti-fascist association, who chose the red star as their symbol, they were soon adopted as a symbol of Serbia, a sporting institution that remains the country's most popular to this day.
www.fifa.com /classicfootball/clubs/club=31020/detail.html   (401 words)

  
 The Hooligans The Warlord And The Football Club (from Sunday Herald)
Red Star supporters influenced by the Italians were called Ultras, whereas the faction influenced by the British was named Red Devils.
He symbolically expressed his devotion to Red Star by building his villa in the vicinity of the Red Star football stadium and was head of security for the club when that 1990 riot took place.
Therefore, the most fervent supporters of Red Star and Partizan were given, instead of flags and scarves, real weapons and uniforms, and the symbolic battle grounds of football stadiums were replaced by real war zones in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
www.sundayherald.com /sport/shfootball/display.var.1612295.0.the_hooligans_the_warlord_and_the_football_club.php   (7629 words)

  
 On screen violence :: In Sport
Bolton's final Uefa Cup group game against Red Star Belgrade was given a dark sense of trepidation, beyond the simple need for Gary Megson's side to win by two clear goals to qualify, when it emerged that an undercover policeman was violently attacked by Red Star fans on the preceding weekend.
Nebojsa Starcevic was beaten with fists and flares during Red Star's 1-1 draw with Hajduk Kula on Sunday and only saved when he was able to brandish his hand gun and fire two warning shots above the crowd.
Red Star fans were involved in fighting with both rival fans and police when their team visited Aris Salonika in an earlier group game this season with footage from the incidents joining the plethora of content already on the net within hours.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk /sport/insport/december07/onscreenviolence.htm   (620 words)

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