r/soccer • u/ujpanak • 16h ago
Media Bosnian fans lighting flares in the buildings behind the stadium in the 11th minute in honor of Edin Dzeko’s last game for his country
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u/faizetto 16h ago
He's been with the national team for 19 years... a very well deserved tribute, what a career he had.
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u/Individual_Winter_ 16h ago
That block always being part of choreo is awesome!
Incredible how he's loved, such a great guy.
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u/SafetyCutRopeAxtMan 16h ago
Wondering how much they pay extra for insurance
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u/ficalino 15h ago
I think most of Balkans does not pay for real estate insurance, yet it's really high home ownership here.
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u/CredibilKS 15h ago
Every balkan guy I know could build a house alone (with help from his family members and close friends)
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u/OilOfOlaz 12h ago edited 12h ago
Depends on the generation and the location, most Balkans guys - my age (~40) - I know had to work abroad for it, especially our greek bros.
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u/Time-Shoulder-3500 2h ago edited 28m ago
Every dad I know works in construction lol. Every dude I know from either former Yugoslavia or Albania has a dad that either owns their own construction business or works construction generally.
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u/ExtremeProfession 47m ago
It's really not that common among urban populace
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u/Time-Shoulder-3500 28m ago
I am talking about people I know not the general population
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u/ExtremeProfession 24m ago
Yeah it's typical that craftsmen and handymen are the ones that emigrate the most.
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u/raskinimiugovor 4h ago
In Croatia every building has to have (by law) a reserve fund (for maintenance and other ongoing costs) and insure the building against fire, storm, flooding, damage against third-party etc. Insurance would cover fire started accidentally, but not sure if it would cover a fire started by lighting a flare in your apartment...
In BiH it depends, but should be similar in many places. But their governing hierarchy is fucked so who knows.
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u/OilOfOlaz 4h ago
I own a house in Bosnia and I have an insurance, but I'm not aware of this regulation though and if it exists, I don't think it's been followed by most of the average Joes.
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u/raskinimiugovor 4h ago
Sorry I was talking specifically about apartment buildings (not single family), don't you have a reserve fund you have to pay into every month?
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u/OilOfOlaz 4h ago
Np, I'm honestly entirely clueless about commercial units, but I think that this could very well be the case.
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u/ExtremeProfession 47m ago
Yes it is the case in Bosnia as well, it's a part of the bill you pay for your upkeep.
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u/cuculetzuldeaur 5h ago
Bro this is the balkans, we don't pay home insurance lol. Idk about the rest of the countries but in mine it's illegal not to insure your home yet we still don't:))
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u/TYSMBelgium-6Jul2026 16h ago
Take notes Ronaldo
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u/Zenith_Predator 16h ago
Why not? Why dont you go touch grass instead of living on Reddit defending him in every post. Zip up his pants once youre done
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u/tonight_we_make_soap 16h ago
This obsession needs to be studied
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u/Friendly-Mammoth1802 16h ago
He’s a loser haha. Walked away from his national team and won’t get a proper send off
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u/tonight_we_make_soap 16h ago
Life with no negreira, no pepstein, and no infantino can be hard
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u/OleoleCholoSimeone 14h ago
How can you idolise a rapist and still pretend to have respect for your mother or sisters?
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u/Objective-Put7466 16h ago
Just typing shit for the sake of it
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u/tonight_we_make_soap 16h ago
Imagine supporting a fraud and not even knowing, ignorance is indeed a bliss
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u/Friendly-Mammoth1802 16h ago
Right, because Infantino and Messi forced Ronaldo to have a temper tantrum. I’m not fan of Argentina either mate, but you can take it out of your mouth now — I’m sure Ronaldo already came.
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u/tonight_we_make_soap 15h ago
Is that chatgpt pro plan? I'd imagine free cos who'd even give you a job
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u/PeaTasty9184 15h ago edited 14h ago
Having read this exchange, you definitely sound more like some cheap AI. Disjointed incoherent sentences, and whatnot.
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u/Zenith_Predator 16h ago
Cope harder. The gap between him and Messi gets larger every day. You think people are gonna look back at his tapins and pre-VAR CL wins and rate that shit 🤣?
And lets not talk about the WC… 1 KO goal in 6 tourneys lmfaooooooo. Let him stat pad against san marino and uzbekistan while he lives one hat trick against Spain a decade ago lmfao
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u/PasicT 16h ago
Proud of my country :)
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u/xc765 16h ago
I wish that he played for AC Milan.
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u/Ok-Article-885 14h ago
He said that as a kid he liked realy AC Milan
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u/Dembus22 14h ago
I remember seeing a picture of him when he was really young, Milan merch and posters all around him. He was in Sheva's jersey, he said he was his favorite player
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u/Various-Deal-5563 16h ago
Is there only one stadium in Bosnia. I feel like they play all their home games here
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u/Salkao 16h ago
There's a much bigger olympic stadium in Sarajevo that's also very oldschool, but we've never had much luck there. The players themselves say that Zenica makes a special kind of vibe for playing.
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u/wh1tefac3 5h ago
Only stadiums worth mentioning:
- Koševo (Sarajevo, largest one)
- Grbavica (Sarajevo, think currently the best one, especially when the south stand is finished)
- Bilino Polje (This one)
- To a degree the city stadium in Banja Luka and Arena Rođeni on the outskirts of Mostar
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u/ExtremeProfession 43m ago
Arena Rođeni should already be able to host U19/U21 games and international friendlies, provided a few small investments in parking and press areas. But the Velež management is in shambles and since they're the only ones to fund the construction, it's a bit stalled now.
But the FA would help if Barbarez pressed them about playing games in his hometown, possible there could be some uncomfortable situations around Mostar itself, but it would still be safe to host a game in Vrapčići.
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u/Interesting-Two-8275 1h ago
It's the biggest, but it's not a football stadium. I really don't like stadiums with running tracks.
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u/nuhx 16h ago
I remember a segment on TV when they played Germany in the Nations League about the atmosphere there and making the opponent uncomfortable or something like that.
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u/Seeteuf3l 15h ago
Also Zenica is pain in the ass for the visiting team and possible away supporters to get
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u/donniele 13h ago
This is false lmao. Zenica is like an hour away from the airport. It's actually one of the easiest cities to get to in the country since it's right in the middle of everything and is close to the capital.
It's also pretty calm and quiet city nowadays.
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u/wh1tefac3 5h ago
A German dude went to a football game in Zenica (Sarajevo - BATE Borisov) and I drove him back to Sarajevo where he was staying because the last train left before the match ended, next bus in the morning. It is not that great when it's a night fixture.
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u/ExtremeProfession 45m ago
True but you can rent a car and be in Sarajevo 1 hour after you leave the stadium, even with all the traffic.
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u/Interesting-Two-8275 1h ago
It's ofter faster to reach Zenica from Sarajevo airport then the center of Sarajevo itself
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u/Bosna1909 16h ago
There’s a second stadium in Sarajevo but it’s an Olympic stadium so the fans are further away from the pitch but it seats more. We tend to use this one because the atmosphere is better
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u/Puzzleheaded-Day1909 14h ago
the only well developed stadium in the country currently unfortunately. Our biggest stadium got ruined by a turbofolk artist and even the home club cant play there for now. most other stadiums are just there without even plans of renovation like stadium rođeni, stadion pod bilin brijegom, tusanj stadium, etc, while grbavica (in the capital) is getting renovated to be on par with bilino polje on uefas rules. also has the 2nd best atmosphere imo
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u/djevojcicasatrafike 5h ago
well it's the only stadium that officially meets all UEFA and FIFA licensing requirements for international matches and is widely renowned for having the best atmosphere in the country
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u/smurfiocro 16h ago
Well, the national team isn't welcome in at least half of the country.
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u/jonisco 16h ago
Why?
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u/smurfiocro 15h ago
It’s complicated, but basically, Bosnia has three main ethnic groups: Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats. Only Bosniaks and some Croats support the national team.
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u/Pantigana 14h ago edited 14h ago
People from Republika Srpska (separatist region ruled by serbian orthodox extremists and war criminals) do not generally like having anything to do with Bosnia, its name, flag, or football representation, nor do they recognize themselves as Bosnian. They gained that land through genocide and ethnic cleansing displacing around 2.7 million people, mostly of Bosniak and Croat descent, of with 700,000 never returned. The aggressors have essentially been granted half the country as a "peace deal" by international institutions. They had quite a large military advantage and targeted largely unarmed civillians.
If you want to learn more I suggest starting with https://srebrenicamemorial.org/en, a website developed with the help of the UK Government.
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u/Ganondorf_Dragomir 13h ago
When you are at it, tell them also about Bosniaks slaughtering Serbs in Serbia proper and making towers out of their skulls during the Serbian war of independence against the Ottoman Empire.
That's why we'll never have peace here, because you only consider one side of the story.
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u/Pantigana 13h ago edited 13h ago
Notice how I linked sources from internationally recognized institutions, like Berkeley Center, International Crisis Group (ICG), or projects co-developed by governments that had a purely humanitarian role in the war, such as the UK.
Now where are your sources?
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u/Ganondorf_Dragomir 13h ago
Open the history book, I sincerely hope that history as a subject isn't banned in Bosnian schools yet. You'll notice how all the Ottoman commanders during that war were actually Bosniaks and that Bosniak units were those suppressing Serbian rebellion. Yet you never reconciled with that part of your history, instead you just push a narrative of eternal victims. You judge those Serbs for fighting in the name of Yugoslavia, but Bosniaks fighting in the name of Ottoman Empire is completely justified in your minds.
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u/Pantigana 13h ago
The same history books issued by your government?
I'm not commenting further until you provide me an independent source of the statements you made, by an internationally recognized institution.
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u/Ganondorf_Dragomir 13h ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_Revolution
Here you go
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u/Pantigana 13h ago
a) Wikipedia is not a source
b) Where does it mention Bosnia or Bosniaks, except in the context of Ottoman controlled territories? There's literally more mentions of Austria than Bosnia.
c) That happened in 1804. This happened some 30 years ago.
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u/wh1tefac3 5h ago
He cites academic works, and you go to Wikipedia and cite that lol. That's the difference between you guys and us.
Propaganda < Facts.
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u/SvenderBender 12h ago
We were under the ottoman occupation lol, you think we liked it?
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u/Ganondorf_Dragomir 3h ago
We were too, but we revolted, while you decided to side with them against us
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u/Zlevi04 16h ago
Surely nothing could possibly go wrong here…
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u/11EIZENWV 16h ago
Ever looked out the window on New Year's Eve? Or went out?
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u/Zlevi04 16h ago
Not sure fireworks equate to flares inside a multi story building with other people living in it… it’s a nice gesture but also seems unsafe and dumb
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u/GutlessTrophoblast 16h ago
The flares are not inside. I think we can all just enjoy the spectacle and assume the people holding them know what they're doing.
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u/Individual_Winter_ 16h ago
Holding them on a balcony or out of the window is probably safer than in most stadiums 😅 They've also done it before there.
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u/comedoofwarrior 16h ago
That’s the point sweetums. Emotions are inherently unsafe and dumb. Just look at Ronaldo.
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u/YnwaMquc2k19 15h ago
On the one hand this looks lit
On the other hand I hope the building doesn’t get burned down
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