Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky is considering retirement from international football after Michal Bilek ‘s side were knocked out of Euro 2012 at the quarter-final stage on Thursday night. The Arsenal midfielder missed the 1-0 defeat to Portugal in Warsaw due to an Achilles injury and...
Cristiano Ronaldo stood up to be counted once again as he lead Portugal into the Euro 2012 semi-finals after a 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic at the National Stadium in Warsaw. The Real Madrid star would head home the only goal of the game with 11 minutes to seal a narrow victory for the Seleccao...
Czech Republic coach Michal Bilek has received some disappointing news from the treatment table ahead of his side’s Euro 2012 quarter-final against Portugal, as Tomas Rosicky won’t be recovered from injury in time to start in Thursday’s match. The Arsenal midfielder missed the Czechs’...
An outstanding attacking display from Russia had as its highlight two wonderfully-taken goals from Alan Dzagoev, as they cruised to a 4-1 win over the Czech Republic in Group A to kick off their Euro 2012 campaign in impressive fashion. Dzagoev and Roman Shirokov netted before half time to put the eastern...
What: Euro 2012 Group A Who: Russia vs Czech Republic When: Friday 8th June, 2012, at 19.45 UK Time Where: Municipal Stadium, Wroclaw, Poland Advocaat Seeking to Take Advantage of Favourable Draw Dick Advocaat, the coach who took Zenit St. Petersburg to UEFA Cup glory in 2008, is the man shouldering...
Czech Republic secured qualification with a play-off victory over Montenegro Czech Republic coach Michal Bilek has inked a new deal that could keep him in charge of the national team until after the 2014 World Cup. Bilek has agreed a 12-month extension to his current deal, with the option of a further...
Czech Republic head coach Michal Bilek has named his provisional squad for the 2012 European Championship The 24-man list is very much as expected, with star names such as Chelsea’s Petr Cech, Arsenal’s Tomas Rosicky, Galatasaray striker Milan Baros and Bordeaux’s Jaroslav Plasil all...
With Trapattoni’s Ireland, it is very much a case of what you see is what you get. The Italian’s minor tactical tweak for this game, which had Robbie Keane deployed just off lone striker Shane Long, is hardly going to send opposing coaches into a head-spin in the coming weeks. At this stage, it remains...