Czech Brueckner appointed new Austria coach

Former Czech Republic coach Karel Brueckner has been appointed Austria coach, the Austrian Football Federation said on Friday. The 68-year-old Brueckner with his trademark white mane retired after......

Swiss meet Czechs in opener

Euro 2008 gets underway on Saturday with co-hosts Switzerland pitting their promising young team against an experienced Czech Republic side (21.30 IST keen to prove their best days are not behind......

Czechs beat Ireland to move closer to Euro 2008

Marek Jankulovski's early goal gave the Czech Republic a 1-0 win over 10-man Ireland in their Group D qualifier on Wednesday and moved his team a big step closer to advancing to Euro 2008. The......

Striking difference between Italy, Czechs

There was a simple reason why Italy beat Czech Republic 2-0 on Thursday to advance to the second round of the World Cup: the Azzurri had several strikers at their disposal. The Czech options up......

Baros may play against Italy

Czech Republic striker Milan Baros returned to full training on Tuesday after struggling with a foot injury and could play in Thursday's Group E match against Italy."There is a chance Milan Baros......