The plans to name an Uzice stadium after Radomir Antic Atletico Madrid Where he first played football

Residents of the Serbian city of Uzice, where Radomir Antic first started to play football, want to name the city's football stadium after him.

The ground in question is the Uzice City Stadium, the home of Antic's first club Sloboda Uzice.

Tributes have been pouring in for the former Atletico Madrid boss since the news of his death on April 6.

Atletico president Enrique Cerezo has announced that the club are working on a way of paying homage to their former coach.

In Zitiste, the Serbian city in which Antic was born, there are plans to name a street after him.