02 July 2014

Denes Nad Makedonija

Jake has made several public mentions (to me anyway) about how much he loves Macedonian logo elements. It is important for me to recognize that the FFM has put in a bid to host the 2020 EURO Championships. Also, the 2016 EURO qualification schedule was released just 9 days ago in which Macedonia has drawn Spain, Belarus, Luxembourg, Slovakia, and Ukraine in Group C. Spain met the Crveno Žolti in Skopje previously in 2009. begin transmssion {{On 12 August, Macedonia played a friendly match at the expanded Philip II Arena in Skopje against the current European champions Spain, as part of the 100-years anniversary of football in Macedonia.The match ended with Spain coming back from two goals down to win 3-2 in front of a record crowd of 30,000.[2]}} end transmission


The reverse chevron on the home uniform I don't know if I care for, but we definitely got the shoulder, pants, and sock striping right. Those sun rays are very powerful.  The sublimation looks cool, but it reminds me of Greece and would start an international scandal, given the current state of the naming dispute (because of Macedonian minority in Greece and their nationalistic pride in not recognizing minorities).

     Association crest

Above, shows the old and new Fudbalska Federacija na Makedonija (Macedonian Football Federation) logos. The new version launched this year on March 22. It is my first time seeing this new logo. I dislike more than I like. No matter, these are the crests that should be used for the national soccer teams (depending on the historical-ness of the jersey elements). But I like Jake's idea, using a lion (or lynx) in the emblem.

-Ricky

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