The Koper Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Koper turn down Trakai for Leo Rimac
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No thanks: François Baron rejects the move
Koper had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Chamois Niortais, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Koper
Josip Iličič was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Piast tell Koper: Domen Gril is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Koper against NK Maribor
1‑2 to NK Maribor, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market10 Aug 2026
Koper promote Benjamin Skubic from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Benjamin Skubic has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Koper promote Vid Ilicic from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Vid Ilicic has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Miha Skubic steps up from the Koper academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Miha Skubic has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Isaac Matondo gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
In brief
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Koper
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Transfer targets Koper try to borrow Luka Stojković