Stankovic back in Austrian league after Italian adventure

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Vice champions Austria Vienna said today (Fri) they had agreed with striker Marko Stankovic on a two-year deal.The 24-year-old Austrian joins the side coached by Karl Daxbacher from Italian Serie B club US Triestina.Stankovic, who performed for the Austrian national team once in a friendly against Turkey in November 2008 (2-4), played for Bundesliga club […]

LASK target Red Bull Salzburg’s Zickler

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LASK Linz have set their sights on Red Bull Salzburg star Alexander Zickler.”We want to convince him that football would be fun again for him if he joins us,” LASK coach Helmut Kraft said today (Mon).Zickler is expected to leave the champions at the end of the season. The 36-year-old’s contract with the “Bulls” expires […]

New coach for Fuchs as Bochum sack Herrlich

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Austrian national team star Christian Fuchs is to get a new manager after VfL Bochum bosses sacked Heiko Herrlich today (Thurs).The German Bundesliga club decided to dismiss the former Borussia Dortmund striker after the team failed to win any of their past league ten matches.Herrlich took over from Swiss Marcel Koller only in October 2009.Former […]

Benfica eye Rapid’s Jelavic

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Benfica have been revealed as the latest club targeting Rapid Vienna star Nikica Jelavic.Austrian sports newspapers report today (Thurs) that the Lisbon-based side – who currently lead the Portuguese league – sent scouts to put an eye on the 24-year-old Croat in his team’s match against Red Bull Salzburg last Friday. And dozens of scouts […]

Juliette Lewis to rock Salzburg

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Hollywood actress Juliette Lewis will come to Salzburg for a performance with her new band this June.The “From Dusk till Dawn” star will rock the stage at the city’s Rockhouse club on 8 June, according to a report by Austrian music news platform Britishrock.cc from today (Tues).Lewis has over the past few years neglected her […]

Okotie denies Red Bull talks

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Austria Vienna star Rubin Okotie rubbished reports claiming he was eyeing a move to champions Red Bull Salzburg.The 22-year-old said yesterday (Tues): “I want to stress that there have been no talks at all from my side or by my management with Red Bull Salzburg or other clubs.”The striker is sidelined after suffering articular cartilage […]

Jantscher linked with Borussia Mönchengladbach move

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Sturm Graz star Jakob Jantscher is on the wish list of German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, a sports newspaper has claimed.German weekly kicker reports in its new edition that club Borussia Mönchengladbach coach Michael Frontzeck had set his sights on the midfielder.The national team ace’s contract with Sturm Graz – who are currently fourth in […]

Szene Wien cancels concert linked to neo-Nazis

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A neo-Nazi gig has been cancelled after club bosses found out the orientation of the groups’ music.Szene Wien music club chief Josef “Muff” Sopper said he had booked four bands for the Black Metal concert on 29 March through a foreign organiser but backtracked when he found out who he had lined up. He said: […]