The information portal "Paparaci.com" has published today (September 12) an article titled "Disappointing footballers from the diaspora, Ademi turns his eyes to the locals: 'They are the future'".
The photograph attached to this article shows the president of the Kosovo Football Federation, Agim Ademi, along with five footballers who are part of the Kosovo national team.
However, in the content of the article, the author claims that "after failing to achieve success with footballers from the diaspora, raised in European football, the FFK has turned its eyes completely towards local products."
The content also states that the footballers seen in the photograph are "all names formed in Kosovo."
After verification of the facts conducted by hibrid.info, it has been confirmed that one of the footballers seen in the image, Altin Zeqiri, was born in Finland and that he has never been part of any football club in our country in his career.
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Excerpt from the article published on the portal "Paparaci.com":
After failing to achieve success with footballers from the diaspora, who grew up in European football, the FFK has turned its attention completely to local products. This is evidenced by a photo of Agim Ademi in the company of young footballers who emerged from local football.
In the caption of the photo, which features five footballers graduated from Kosovo's football schools, Ademi emphasizes that the young people are ready to excel on the international stage.
In the photo published by Ademi are Ermal Krasniqi, Albion Rrahmani, Meriton Korenica, Visar Bekaj and Altin Zeqiri. All names formed in Kosovo.
In the free online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, it is stated that Altin Zeqiri was born in Finland, and as a footballer he was part of Finnish clubs such as Espoo and Lahti, while currently playing for the Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor. (see here)
Also on the online platform "Transfermarkt" it is noted that he has not been part of any football club in Kosovo. (see here)
Analyze:
The portal "Paparaci.com" has incorrectly claimed that Kosovar footballer Altin Zeqiri is an established name in Kosovar football.
However, after verifying the facts, hibrid.info has confirmed that Zeqiri has never been part of any football club in Kosovo.
Based on the working methodology, hibrid.info rates this article as "Unverified Content".
Reasoning:
The “Unverified” rating is given to those media reports that do not provide sufficient information to confirm the claims made in the report, and which have not been able to confirm the same due to the lack or non-possession of reliable sources.