soccer

The funeral of Mircea Lucescu in Friday brought many people together to say goodbye, showing how much he was respected in football and how important he was for Romania and European sport.

Romania’s national soccer team suffered its second defeat in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying Group 7, after losing 2-3 on home turf to Serbia’s team Saturday evening.

Rapid Bucharest coach Mircea Rednic resigned Thursday after the derby against Steaua Bucharest was abandoned in the 74th minute, when central referee Alexandru Deaconu was hit by an object thrown from the home side fans’ area.