Lipa was accused of favouring Albanian expansionism after posting the map which forms part of hard-line nationalist dreams of creating a Greater Albania that would incorporate all ethnic Albanians.

"A major threat to the Balkans right now is the creation of a Greater Albania and its attempt to gain a foothold in the territories of other states, starting with Montenegro, North Macedonia ...

Albanian fans at Saturday's match in Dortmund, which Italy won 2-1, lit a smoke-bomb, one man ran onto the pitch with an Albania flag in the closing stages, and several forbidden Greater Albania ...