After the arrest, Ilir Hoxha speaks from home TIRANË — "I had never imagined that my father would be arrested. I am calm and I believe that the truth will come out," Ilir Hoxha said yesterday in a conversation from his home. He stated that pressure is being exerted on the family
Opinion of the Day You can call it anything, what has surrounded our spiritual environment lately, but the term chaos seems to me fully fitting.... By AHMET SHAQIRI The chaos that confuses the roads Continues on page 12
RECOUNTING/ “I WOULD HAVE REFUSED TO PLAY IN THAT STADIUM” On page 17
Opinion of the Day By AHMET SHAQIRI Anticipated as the crowning celebration of the year, the friendly match of our National Team against Georgia instead appeared ugly, on the field and in the stands... Continued on page 20 The national team is not anyone’s private property
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Opinion of the Day By AHMET SHAQIRI If there is any place in the world where the greatest wonder lasts only three days, it is undoubtedly Albania. Just this month, with several football episodes... The funeral cannot be turned into a celebration! Continues on page 15
Opinion of the Day Every day, a person tends to expect something new, hoping it may change life for the better. And so everywhere, ... By AHMET SHAQIRI Every day, a person is tended to expect something new, hoping it may change life for the better. And so everywhere, ... Continue
Opinion of the Day How has there never been a government or ministers in these more than 20 years of democracy who could do something good for this country’s sport? We are the only ones in the world... Continues on page 24 By AHMET SHAQIRI Governments, ministers and Albanian spor
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They were not like earthquake blows Those two back-to-back defeats of the Kukës team at the start of the national football championship, after that ... Sports Commentary By AHMET SHAQIRI They were not like earthquake blows Those two back-to-back defeats of the Kukës team at the s
Sports Opinion Opinion Sports By AHMET SHAQIRI Closing stadiums, as happens here, when they are meant to serve spectators, can only be called a hideous Albanian invention.... Continues on page 26 A hideous Albanian invention!
Opinion of the Day We call ourselves European, because geographically we are within the old continent, but in fact we are still very far from what the world... Continues on page 20 By AHMET SHAQIRI A different world, unlike ours
Opinion of the Day Why has there never been a government or a minister in these more than 20 years of democracy to do something good for the sport of this country? We are the only ones in the world... Continues on page 24 By AHMET SHAQIRI Governments, ministers and Albanian sport
ACCOUNT/ “I WOULD HAVE REFUSED TO PLAY IN THAT STADIUM” On page 17
Today’s Opinion By AHMET SHAQIRI Originally expected as the year’s crowning celebration, instead our national team’s friendly match against Georgia looked ugly, on the pitch and in the stands... Continued on page 20 The national team is not anyone’s private property
The writer speaks for the first time about January 21 By ISMAIL KADARE It is an understatement to say that the end of last year was not good for Albanians. And, as if that were not enough, in complete contradiction to the wish “may this year be a good one for us,” the beginning o
Opinion of the Day What our team can achieve in the national team on its way to the international stage, defeat, draw or even victory, besides being able to increase or fade... Continues on page 32 By AHMET SHAQIRI The orphans of the Yrshek derby and the National Team
I’m single, the model is not my girlfriend The footballer: I don’t have time for relationships, the news in the Italian media has been misunderstood