SLAVIA PROTESTED ‘CURRENT STATE OF CZECH FOOTBALL’
According to Slavia Praha officials, the club’s decision to withdraw its players from the pitch during Wednesday’s Gambrinus Liga game against Liberec was intended to highlight problems in Czech football as a whole, as well as being a protest against Jaroslav Jara’s refereeing.
“Events in the closing stages of [...]
GAMBRINUS LIGA
27TH ROUND
In a clash of the spring’s two best teams, Mlada Boleslav beat Sparta Praha 2-0, delaying Liberec’s title celebrations until at least the weekend and leaving Sparta with only a theoretical chance of qualifying for the Champions League.
THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH
Jablonec 1, Banik Ostrava 2
Half Time: 0-0
Goals: 58th Weber – 65th Varadi, 90th Magera
Attendance: [...]
SLAVIA LEAVE PITCH IN REFEREEING PROTEST
Angry at Jaroslav Jara’s refereeing of yesterday’s Gambrinus Liga game against Liberec, Slavia Praha coach Karel Jarolim withdrew his team from the pitch for nearly 20 minutes.
Jarolim’s protest, in the 68th minute of the game, followed the sending-off of two Slavia players and the decision to award Liberec a [...]
GAMBRINUS LIGA
27TH ROUND
Following a deeply controversial 3-1 win over Slavia (see News), Slovan Liberec will clinch the title if Mlada Boleslav fail to beat Sparta Praha today.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH
Slavia Praha 1, Slovan Liberec 3
Half Time: 1-0
Goals: 16th Janda – 54th Papousek, 61st Zapotocny (penalty), 90th(+1)
Sent Off: 58th Aracic, 60th Krajcik – 77th Bilek
Attendance: 4,063
Marila Pribram [...]
Pavel Nedved’s agent, Zdenek Nehoda, has responded to rumours that the Juventus star plans to retire at the end of the Italian league season – before the World Cup.
“I spoke with Pavel on Tuesday but we didn’t speak about this,” Nehoda told the Mlada fronta Dnes newspaper. “Because of that, I can’t confirm or deny [...]
CMFS RESPONDS TO FIFA TICKET WARNINGS
With just over six weeks to go before the World Cup begins, FIFA president Sepp Blatter is warning that there might be problems for holders of “transferred” tickets, bought for them by a friend or relative. The tournament organizers have demanded that all ticket-holders show ID before entering World Cup [...]
GAMBRINUS LIGA
27TH ROUND
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH
Sigma Olomouc vs. Slovacko (5pm)
Slavia Praha vs. Slovan Liberec (5pm)
Viktoria Plzen vs. Brno (5pm)
Tescoma Zlin vs. Vysocina Jihlava (5pm)
Marila Pribram vs. SIAD Most (5pm)
Teplice vs. Chmel Blsany (5pm)
THURSDAY, APRIL 27TH
Jablonec vs. Banik Ostrava (5pm)
Mlada Boleslav vs. Sparta Praha (5pm)
GAMBRINUS LIGA STANDINGS
APRIL 25TH, 2006
1st Liberec, 26 games, 54 points (Champions League)
2nd Mlada [...]
INJURY WORRY FOR DAVID JAROLIM
After injuring his right ankle in Saturday’s German Bundesliga game against Leverkusen, Hamburg midfielder David Jarolim is set to be out of action for at least 10 days. A medical examination suggests that the Czech international has torn ligaments.
SPARTA’S LUSTRINELLI SCORES LEAGUE’S FASTEST GOAL
Swiss striker Mauro Lustrinelli scored the fastest goal [...]
GAMBRINUS LIGA
26TH ROUND
MONDAY, APRIL 24TH
Sparta Praha 3, Jablonec 0
Half Time: 2-0
Goals: 1st Lustrinelli, 35th Pospech, 87th Kisel
Attendance: 4,851
* Sparta’s Mauro Lustrinelli scored after 11 seconds – the fastest goal in the history of the Czech Republic league (see News above)
27TH ROUND
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26TH
Sigma Olomouc vs. Slovacko (5pm)
Slavia Praha vs. Slovan Liberec (5pm)
Viktoria Plzen vs. Brno [...]
GAMBRINUS LIGA
26TH ROUND
Liberec take a big step towards the league championship, moving nine points of second place Mlada Boleslav with only four games remaining.
SATURDAY, APRIL 22ND
Slovacko 0, Slavia Praha 0
Attendance: 5,142
Banik Ostrava 0, Teplice 0
Attendance: 5,145
Slovan Liberec 1, Marila Pribram 0
Half Time: 1-0
Goal: 38th Bilek
Sent Off: 69th Pospech (Liberec)
Attendance: 5,770
Vysocina Jihlava 2, Viktoria Plzen [...]