NEW SLAVIA STADIUM TO OPEN IN MAY
The official opening of Slavia Praha’s new stadium in Prague 10-Vrsovice is due to take place at the beginning of May.
Alexandr Kliment of E Side Property, the company overseeing construction, told reporters today that work on the ground is almost complete, with nearly a third of the new Eden’s [...]

NEDVED SENT OFF IN TURIN DERBY
Pavel Nedved was sent off in the closing stages of the Turin derby last night, after grabbing opposition defender Gianluca Comotto by the hair.
The Serie A game, between Juventus and their city rivals Torino, ended in a 0-0 draw.
GAUCHO LEAVES SLAVIA FOR SENEC
Brazilian forward Gaucho has left Slavia Praha to [...]

KALOUDA: BRNO AWAIT CSKA MOVE
Brno officials are still waiting for CSKA Moskva to make their intentions clear regarding young midfielder Lubos Kalouda.
The Under-20 World Cup finalist was the subject of transfer talks between the two clubs earlier this month, and the Russian side sent their chief scout to Brno’s 2-1 win over Slavia yesterday.
Brno owner [...]

GAMBRINUS LIGA 2007/08
18TH ROUND
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25TH, 2008
Brno 2, Slavia Praha 1
Half Time: 0-1
Goals: 59th Besta, 64th Strestik — 27th Pudil
Attendance: 6,915
GAMBRINUS LIGA STANDINGS
AFTER 18 ROUNDS
1st Slavia Praha, 38 points
2nd Sparta Praha, 36
3rd Teplice, 33
4th Ostrava, 31
5th Brno, 29
6th Plzen, 29
7th Mlada Boleslav, 23
8th Ceske Budejovice, 23
9th Zlin, 23
10th Sigma Olomouc, 22
11th Liberec, 21
12th Zizkov, 19
13th [...]

CECH’S VISION IMPAIRED IN LEAGUE CUP FINAL
Petr Cech has revealed that he played several minutes of yesterday’s English League Cup final with impaired vision.
Talking to Czech journalists today, the Chelsea goalkeeper said that the vision in his left eye was limited after he was struck in the face by a Didier Zokora shot in the [...]

GAMBRINUS LIGA 2007/08
18TH ROUND
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD, 2008
Slovan Liberec 4, Teplice 0
Half Time: 3-0
Goals: 7th Dort, 31st Papousek, 45th Keric, 74th Papousek
Attendance: 4,930
Banik Ostrava 2, Tescoma Zlin 1
Half Time: 1-0
Goals: 4th Bystron, 57th Sverkos — 61st Malar
Attendance: 8,624
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2008
Kladno 0, Mlada Boleslav 1
Half Time: 0-1
Goal: 8th Rajnoch
Attendance: 2,215
Dynamo Ceske Budejovice 0, Jablonec 0
Attendance: 3,143
Bohemians [...]

UEFA CUP 2007/08
ROUND OF 32, SECOND LEG
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2008
Tottenham Hotspur (England) 1, Slavia Praha 1
Half Time: 1-0
Goals: 7th O’Hara — 50th Krajcik
Attendance: 34,224
First Leg: 2-1
• Tottenham win 3-2 on aggregate
Slavia, the last remaining Czech team in European competition this season, were knocked out of the UEFA Cup on Thursday, having come close to levelling [...]

GAMBRINUS LIGA 2007/08
18TH ROUND
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD, 2008
Slovan Liberec vs. Teplice (3pm)
Sam’s Prediction: Draw
Banik Ostrava vs. Tescoma Zlin (5pm)
Sam’s Prediction: Ostrava Win
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2008
Kladno vs. Mlada Boleslav (3pm)
Sam’s Prediction: Draw
Dynamo Ceske Budejovice vs. Jablonec (5pm)
Sam’s Prediction: Draw
Bohemians 1905 vs. Viktoria Plzen (5pm)
Sam’s Prediction: Plzen Win
SIAD Most vs. Sigma Olomouc (5pm)
Sam’s Prediction: Draw
Sparta Praha vs. Viktoria [...]

EURO TICKET DEADLINE TOMORROW
Czech fans have until noon tomorrow to apply for tickets for the national team’s Euro 2008 games, via the Fotbal.cz website.
It’s already clear, however, that demand has been higher than for any previous tournament, with supporters requesting four times as many tickets as are on offer.

STRIHAVKA AND JAROLIM TO FLY TO LONDON
David [...]

GAMBRINUS LIGA 2007/08
17TH ROUND
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 2008
Slovan Liberec 1, Banik Ostrava 1
Half Time: 0-0
Goals: 80th Papousek — 81st Sverkos
Attendance: 4,119

GAMBRINUS LIGA STANDINGS
AFTER 17 ROUNDS
1st Slavia Praha, 38 points
2nd Sparta Praha, 33
3rd Teplice, 33
4th Ostrava, 28
5th Plzen, 28
6th Brno, 26
7th Zlin, 23
8th Ceske Budejovice, 22
9th Sigma Olomouc, 21
10th Mlada Boleslav, 20
11th Zizkov, 19
12th Liberec, 18
13th Kladno, [...]