{"id":20222,"date":"2026-01-13T19:24:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/swedish-national-team-midfielder-bestfort-zenelli-joins-union-saint-giroise\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T19:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T19:24:49","slug":"swedish-national-team-midfielder-bestfort-zenelli-joins-union-saint-giroise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/13\/swedish-national-team-midfielder-bestfort-zenelli-joins-union-saint-giroise\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish national team midfielder Bestfort Zenelli joins Union Saint Giroise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BRUSSELS (AP) \u2014 Signs Swedish midfielder Besfort Zenelli <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Union Saint Giloise<\/span> If the leaders of the Belgian league advance, they will qualify for the final round of the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">According to Union, 23-year-old Zeneli<\/span> He signed a four-and-a-half-year contract, but did not mention the transfer fee he paid to Swedish club Elfsborg. The amount was reportedly 3.5 million euros ($4 million).<\/p>\n<p>Zeneli is a Kosovo Under-21 international who made his senior national team debut last year after FIFA allowed him to move to his native Sweden.<\/p>\n<p>He played in both of Sweden&#8217;s World Cup qualifying group matches in November. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">New coach Graham Potter<\/span> Preparing for the playoffs in March. Sweden will play Ukraine on March 26 in Valencia, Spain, with the winner hosting Poland or Albania five days later with a spot in the World Cup at stake.<\/p>\n<p>Union is 27th <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Champions League standings of 36 teams<\/span>They are now just one point away from the cutoff for the 24-team knockout phase, which begins in February.<\/p>\n<p>Union will conclude their league program this month by hosting second-placed Bayern Munich and current fifth-placed Atalanta.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/union-saint-gilloise-zeneli-sweden-7cb9449fa7407dc03fb7f83afc5fbd9b\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRUSSELS (AP) \u2014 Signs Swedish midfielder Besfort Zenelli Union Saint Giloise If the leaders of the Belgian league advance, they will qualify for the final round of the Champions League. 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