{"id":187009,"date":"2025-09-09T15:02:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=187009"},"modified":"2025-09-09T15:02:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:02:44","slug":"match-in-belgrade-begins-with-a-minute-of-silence-the-national-teams-of-serbia-and-england-pay-tribute-to-den-tana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/match-in-belgrade-begins-with-a-minute-of-silence-the-national-teams-of-serbia-and-england-pay-tribute-to-den-tana\/","title":{"rendered":"MATCH IN BELGRADE BEGINS WITH A MINUTE OF SILENCE: The National Teams of Serbia and England Pay Tribute to Den Tana!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The derby match of Group K of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers between the football players of <strong>Serbia<\/strong> and <strong>England<\/strong> at the &#8220;<strong>Rajko Miti\u0107<\/strong>&#8221; stadium will begin with a minute of silence in memory of the legendary <strong>Den Tana<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dobrivoje Tansijevi\u0107<\/strong>, as his real name was, was a long-time official of the <strong>Football Association of Serbia<\/strong>, president of <strong>Red Star<\/strong>, and also the head of England&#8217;s <strong>Brentford<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Precisely because of this, the heads of the two associations requested from <strong>UEFA<\/strong> that a tribute be paid to <strong>Den Tana<\/strong> ahead of tonight&#8217;s match at &#8220;<strong>Marakana<\/strong>,&#8221; which the &#8220;European house of football&#8221; allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There will be a minute silence before the game tonight for Dobrivoje Tanasijevi\u0107, better known as Dan Tana. <br><br>Dan was the former Brentford FC chairman, Serbian FA official and Red Star Belgrade board member. <br><br>Dan passed away in August.<\/p>&mdash; Free Lions (@WeAreFreeLions) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeAreFreeLions\/status\/1965359159106502856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reminder, <strong>Den Tana<\/strong> passed away in the middle of last month at the age of 90, after a battle with a serious illness, and he was buried at the <strong>New Cemetery<\/strong> in <strong>Belgrade<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The match between <strong>Serbia<\/strong> and <strong>England<\/strong> is scheduled for 8:45 PM, with a live broadcast on the <strong>TV Arena 1 Premium<\/strong> channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/turkey-exhausted-after-the-epic-match-with-serbia-atamans-chosen-ones-through-the-eye-of-a-needle-against-sweden-to-the-quarterfinals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TURKEY EXHAUSTED AFTER THE EPIC MATCH WITH SERBIA: Ataman\u2019s chosen ones through the eye of a needle against Sweden to the quarterfinals!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/american-media-police-stormed-peaceful-demonstrators-who-oppose-authoritarian-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>AMERICAN MEDIA: Police stormed peaceful demonstrators who oppose authoritarian rule!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/a-croat-shot-and-seriously-wounded-in-germany-he-attacked-the-police-with-a-knife-and-then-tried-to-escape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">A CROAT SHOT AND SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN GERMANY: He attacked the police with a knife, and then tried to escape!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/from-a-megaphone-he-said-they-were-not-invited-the-dean-prevented-the-police-from-breaking-into-the-pmf-building-in-novi-sad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FROM A MEGAPHONE HE SAID THEY WERE NOT INVITED: The dean prevented the police from breaking into the PMF building in Novi Sad!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/hit-the-concrete-with-the-back-of-his-head-see-the-brutal-attack-by-the-gendarmerie-on-an-older-man-with-a-crutch-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HIT THE CONCRETE WITH THE BACK OF HIS HEAD: See the brutal attack by the Gendarmerie on an older man with a crutch! (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/students-and-citizens-released-from-the-occupied-rectorate-police-took-over-the-building-in-novi-sad-and-one-doctor-was-also-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">STUDENTS AND CITIZENS RELEASED FROM THE OCCUPIED RECTORATE: Police took over the building in Novi Sad, and one doctor was also arrested!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Source<\/strong>: <\/strong>Euronews; <strong>Foto<\/strong>: Printscreen Tanjug<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The derby match of Group K of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers between the football players of Serbia and England at the &#8220;Rajko Miti\u0107&#8221; stadium will begin with a minute of silence in memory of the legendary Den Tana. 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