Kosovo has been admitted as the 55th member association of UEFA following a vote at the European governing body's congress in Budapest, a call that has led to outrage from Serbia with the nation saying it will fight the decision by all legal means.
Twenty-eight of UEFA's members -- the minimum necessary -- voted in favour of Kosovo and 24 against, with neighbouring Serbia, from which it declared independence in 2008, leading the opposition. Two votes were declared invalid.
Serbia's Foreign Ministry said the vote in favour of Kosovo's acceptance "is a warning that we live in the world of interest and politics, and not justice and rules.