Ekipa (Serbia)

''Ekipa'' was a short-lived sports daily published in

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. Right from the first issue on April 18, 2005, it attempted to bite into the market held for decades by '' Sportski žurnal'' and ''

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'' dailies. The paper went about their goal by offering bold, often bordering on sensationalist, coverage of day-to-day sporting events, as well as wider on-going trends in sport. The very first issue set the tone fittingly. It featured an in-your-face cover headline screaming "Shame", as teaser for an interview with

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, former Serbia-Montenegro under-21 national team and

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coach, in which he claimed the Serbia-Montenegro league is entirely rigged. Initially, ''Ekipa'' turned a lot of heads, but soon found itself short-strapped for attention grabbing topics. It wasn't able to ride the initial wave of attention nor did it succeed in making a significant dent into the market still firmly held by two established sports dailies. At this point, the original group of owners sold the daily to Radisav Rodić (owner of ''

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''). In late October 2005, barely 6 months into its overall run, new owner Radisav Rodić pulled the plug on ''Ekipa'', making the October 29th issue its last. Couple of days later, under the same ownership, new daily called ''Start'' was launched. {{Serbian Newspapers Defunct newspapers published in Serbia Sports mass media in Serbia Sports newspapers Newspapers established in 2005 Newspapers disestablished in 2005 Mass media in Belgrade 2005 establishments in Serbia 2005 disestablishments in Serbia