Monday, June 20, 2016

Albania's belief in De Biasi proves key to historic win (The Associated Press)

Albanian players celebrate their victory after Euro 2016 Group A soccer match between Romania and Albania at the Grand Stade in Decines-Charpieu, near Lyon, France, Sunday, June 19, 2016. Albania won 1-0. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Albania never doubted its coach, and that faith finally paid off. The tiny Balkan nation made history by beating Romania 1-0 at the European Championship on Sunday for its first ever win in an international competition. It did so by giving one more committed, all-in team effort that manager Giovanni De Biasi was convinced would eventually prove to be a winning formula.


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