BELGRADE (Reuters) – Blessed with talent such as Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, Bosnia risk being thrown out of Euro 2012 qualifying halfway through a promising campaign because of a political squabble.

With Bosnia’s football federation (NFSBiH) failing to replace its complex presidential system with one that would fall in line with UEFA rules, the ethnically divided Balkan country is staring at a suspension from international soccer.

BELGRADE, March 29 (Reuters) – Blessed with talent such as
Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko, Bosnia risk being thrown out
of Euro 2012 qualifying halfway through a promising campaign
because of a political squabble.

With Bosnia’s football federation (NFSBiH) failing to
replace its complex presidential system with one that would fall
in line with UEFA rules, the ethnically divided Balkan country
is staring at a suspension from international soccer.

BELGRADE, March 25 (Reuters) – Second-half goals from
striker Marko Pantelic and midfielder Zoran Tosic gave Serbia a
2-1 win over Northern Ireland in their Euro 2012 Group C
qualifier in a near-empty stadium on Friday.

The victory saw Serbia leapfrog the Irish as they moved up
two places to third spot, level on seven points with a Slovenia
side that lost 1-0 at home to group leaders Italy who have
doubled their advantage to six points.

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia defender Pavle Ninkov and midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic have joined a growing injury list ahead of the team’s Euro 2012 qualifiers at home to Northern Ireland and away to Estonia.

The two players have joined Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic on the sidelines and will miss the match with Northern Ireland on Friday, but could be fit for the visit to Estonia on March 29, coach Vladimir Petrovic said.

BELGRADE, March 21 (Reuters) – Serbia defender Pavle Ninkov
and midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic have joined a growing injury
list ahead of the team’s Euro 2012 qualifiers at home to
Northern Ireland and away to Estonia.

The two players have joined Manchester United captain
Nemanja Vidic on the sidelines and will miss the match with
Northern Ireland on Friday, but could be fit for the visit to
Estonia on March 29, coach Vladimir Petrovic said.

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia striker Danko Lazovic has quit international football to extend his club career at Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg, the Serbian Football Association (FSS) said on Friday.

“Lazovic has sent a letter to the FSS saying that he will no longer make himself available for national team selection in order to focus on club achievements,” the body’s spokesman Aleksandar Boskovic told a news conference.

BELGRADE, March 18 (Reuters) – Serbia striker Danko Lazovic
has quit international football to extend his club career at
Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg, the Serbian Football
Association (FSS) said on Friday.

“Lazovic has sent a letter to the FSS saying that he will no
longer make himself available for national team selection in
order to focus on club achievements,” the body’s spokesman
Aleksandar Boskovic told a news conference.

BELGRADE, March 16 (Reuters) – Two headers by prolific Ghana
striker Prince Tagoe gave Partizan Belgrade a 2-0 home win over
traditional city rivals Red Star in their Serbian Cup semi-final
first leg on Wednesday.

Tagoe, who joined Partizan from German side Hoffenheim in
January, took his tally to six goals in four games for Partizan
as the Serbian champions stretched their unbeaten run against
Red Star to nine matches.

BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbian Football Association (FSS) president Tomislav Karadzic asked the Balkan country’s authorities Tuesday to step up the fight against soccer violence to avoid expulsion from international competition.

Karadzic said only a co-ordinated effort by the FSS, Serbia’s government and its clubs could crush hooliganism after last month’s warning by UEFA president Michel Platini that Serbia could be thrown out of Euro 2012 qualifiers.

BELGRADE, March 15 (Reuters) – Serbian Football Association
(FSS) president Tomislav Karadzic asked the Balkan country’s
authorities on Tuesday to step up the fight against soccer
violence to avoid expulsion from international competition.

Karadzic said only a co-ordinated effort by the FSS,
Serbia’s government and its clubs could crush hooliganism after
last month’s warning by UEFA president Michel Platini that
Serbia could be thrown out of Euro 2012 qualifiers.