Rapid Vienna star Nikica Jelavic has “shocked” club bosses by making clear he does not want to play for the side any longer.Rapid President Rudolf Edlinger said he agreed with the coaching squad to suspend the player after his controversial announcement made only hours before the teams most important match so far in the […]
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Ex-Wacker star Grüner dies from cancer
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Former Wacker Innsbruck captain Theo Grüner lost a long battle against cancer yesterday (Tues).Officials at the Austrian Bundesliga club announced today the ex-midfielder passed away at Innsbrucks University Clinic yesterday afternoon at the age of 33.Grüner, who joined the club from Austria Lustenau in 2003, had to retire from professional football after being diagnosed with […]
Traffic jam sidelines Maierhofer
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A massive traffic jam kept Stefan Maierhofer from debuting for his new club yesterday (Tues).The 202-centimetre-tall striker arrived too late to join his MSV Duisburg teammates in the friendly against Cypriot side EN Paralimni in Windischgarsten, Upper Austria. The German second league team won the match 5-1. Both clubs are currently preparing in Austria for […]
‘Austrians club’ Mainz 05 win friendly
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Andreas Ivanschitz and Christian Fuchs were part of a Mainz 05 team beating Greek champs Panathinaikos FC yesterday (Mon).Midfielder Ivanschitz performed over the full distance in the 2-0 test match victory in Mittersill, Salzburg, while defender Fuchs came on in the 60th minute. Austrian national team coach Dietmar Constantini was present at the friendly.Fuchs is […]
Wolves say Maierhofer is for sale
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National team star Stefan Maierhofer is expected to leave Wolverhampton Wanderers ahead of the upcoming season after coach Mick McCarthy revealed there is interest in the striker from other clubs.The former Ireland manager said today (Weds): “Stefan is for sale. ( ) I tell the players if they can go and then I guess they tell […]
Coaches tip ‘Bulls’ to defend title
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Four in ten Austrian Bundesliga club bosses said champions Red Bull Salzburg were favourites to win the 2010/2011 title.Sturm Graz coach Franco Foda, Magna Wiener Neustadts Peter Schöttel, Kapfenberg manager Werner Gregoritsch as well as “Bulls” boss Huub Stevens said today (Tues) they tipped last seasons champs to win the trophy once more.Red Bull won […]
Hannover 96 coach Mirko Slomka said today (Mon) all squad members will be vaccinated against FSME (tick-borne encephalitis) as the team hold a pre-season training camp in Austria.Slomka explained he decided to get all players vaccinated ahead of the eight-day-long camp taking place in Bad Radkersburg, Styria, from 19 July as many runs through forests […]
Okotie scores hat-trick for new club
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Rubin Okotie is on his way to making his new teams starting eleven after scoring three goals for 1. FC Nürnberg in a friendly yesterday (Sun).The national team striker who joined the German Bundesliga team from Austrian vice champions Austria Vienna scored the 2-0, 3-0 and 8-0 in the sides 15-0 victory over […]
Rapid Vienna ‘will not relocate’
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Rapid Vienna bosses have rubbished claims they plan to relocate to a new stadium.Rumours that the club might leave the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium in Penzing district increased after a member of the city parliament suggested the team would be better off somewhere else than in the crammed housing estate the 17,500-seat arena is located.Vienna newspapers […]
Blackburn Rovers are closing in on signing Rapid Vienna star Nikica Jelavic.British press reported earlier this week that the English Premiership giants were interested in producing the strikers services.Now Rovers boss Sam Allardyce said: “The (current Football) World Cup (in South Africa) means a price hike on the international transfer market. We are checking out […]