Montenegro have fired their Serbian coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic after he pulled out of Friday's Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo, the country's football association (FSCG) said on Saturday. Montenegro have fired their Serbian coach Ljubisa Tumbakovic after he pulled out of Friday's Euro 2020 qualifier against Kosovo, the country's football association (FSCG) said on Saturday. "Apart from being an unpleasant surprise, Tumbakovic's move also constitutes a breach of his professional duties stipulated by his contract. Podgorica daily Vijesti suggested that pressure from fan groups from Serbia prompted Tumbakovic as well as Stojkovic and Ivanic, who are both Serbian-born, to skip the match against Kosovo. A group of nations, including Serbia, China, five EU members and Russia, have refused to recognise it.

Source: Irish Independent June 08, 2019 10:30 UTC