Soccerpassion.net (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Nedved tells Italy to stay focused World Soccer News.com, UK - 37 minutes ago Juventus' Czech midfielder Pavel Nedved plays the ball...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
... to launch a £15m bid for Arsenal’s Robin van Persie, who they see as an ideal replacement for Pavel Nedved.Transfer in doubtGareth Barry’s proposed move to Liverpool is in doubt as the deal hinges on Xabi Alonso leaving the club, but the Spaniard wants to remain at Anfield.Costly biddingPortsmouth manager Harry Redknapp has said he is looking at offloading five or six players to finance...
Fulhamweb.com (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
... to launch a £15m bid for Arsenal's Robin van Persie, who they see as an ideal replacement for Pavel Nedved. (News of the World) Emmanuel Adebayor will stay at Arsenal if the Gunners offer him £100,000-a-week. (News of the World) Gareth Barry's proposed move to Liverpool is in doubt as the deal hinges on Xabi Alonso leaving the club, but the Spaniard wants to remain at Anfield. (News...
CaughtOffside (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Is Wenger about to lose another first team starter? Juventus are eyeing Arsenal attacker Robin van Persie. Tuttosport says Juve see the Dutch ace as an ideal replacement for veteran Pavel Nedved. The Bianconeri intend to move for Van Persie next summer and rate the forward in the £18 million class. (tribalfootball.com) A month ...
The Soccer Blog (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Italian Serie A club Juventus are reportedly lining up a big-money bid for Arsenal star Robin Van Persie - but not until next summer. The Italian giants see the young forward as an ideal successor to 35-year-old Pavel Nedved. Media reports are suggesting that the Turin outfit are unlikely to make a move until the end of [...]
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
... and missed Tomas Rosicky, who is far more important to them than to Arsenal, especially since Pavel Nedved's retirement. Romania lacked the self-belief to go for the kill against France in their first game and blew it against Italy. The rest of the departed were never likely to progress very far.
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... Real Madrid, it was Robinho, Raul and our own David Beckham. Capello had Czech Republic ace Pavel Nedved at Juventus, striker Francesco Totti at Roma and Dejan Savicevic and Zvonimir Boban at AC Milan.Becks leads the way in the current England set-up with his understudy David Bentley. Joe Cole was considered by Sven Goran Eriksson as the man to provide that spark, while Steven Gerrard...
The Sun (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
... ago he had Samba Star Robinho. And — before that — when he was with Juventus it was Czech ace Pavel Nedved. At Roma there was Francesco Totti and Milan had Dejan Savicevic — ‘the genie’ to bewitch opponents. England used to have one of the best in Paul Gascoigne. In his pomp, the former Newcastle, Spurs and Lazio midfield maestro was unplayable. His goal against Scotland at Euro 96...
Footie Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
... be pretty. That was all fine when Czech Republic boasted a fine array of creative midfielders - Pavel Nedved, Karel Poborsky, Vladimir Smicer - who could supply the big man with the perfect ball. Now they have all gone and, as we saw against the Swiss, the Czechs are left seriously lacking in midfield ideas and Koller barely got a decent ball. Without taking anything away from Koller,...
Chelsea Football Club Blog (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
... to beat hosts Switzerland who were a tad unfortunate not to get something from the game. Without Pavel Nedved and Karel Poborsky, both of whom have retired from international football since the last World Cup, and Arsenal’s Tomas Rosicky, who was missing with a hamstring injury, the Czechs looked limited and could struggle to beat both Turkey and Portugal in their remaining Group...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
... on Saturday but it was their opponents who had spent much of the opening fixture gasping.Shorn of Pavel Nedved and the injured Tomas Rosicky, Karel Bruckner's midfield offered only occasional flashes of invention. Koller, at 35, was isolated and peripheral. The veteran will retire upon his side's elimination and there was relief etched across his brow when his coach hauled him from...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
... Republic (6): Can the Czechs find a way to win without midfielders Tomas Rosicky (injured) and Pavel Nedved (retired)? Portugal (11): Statistically the best team in Europe over the past four years, reaching the Euro 2004 final and 2006 World Cup semis. Turkey (20): The last time Turkey faced Switzerland, in qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, there was a nasty brawl resulting in suspensions....
Inbox Robot: Swiss Reinsurance News (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
But the international retirements of Karel Poborsky and Pavel Nedved along with the loss through injury of captain Tomas Rosicky have raised doubts over the
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
Basel: Euro 2008 gets underway on Saturday with co-hosts Switzerland pitting their promising young team against an experienced Czech Republic side keen to prove their best days are not behind them.Koebi Kuhn’s Swiss squad are one of the youngest at these finals but include several players who have already experienced two major tournaments. But the international retirements of Karel Poborsky and Pavel...
icWales (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
But a host of key players, such as retired duo Pavel Nedved and Vladimir Smicer and injured current skipper Tomas Rosicky, are not in the squad for this year’s competition and many believe the 23-man group has not got the depth it had in previous championships.
