Rapid Wien overturned a 1-2 defeat from their first leg Europa League qualifier to win 3-0 against Greek side PAOK Saloniki. Security concerns after crowd trouble during the match in Greece meant that the Hütteldorf side could only sell 16,000 tickets as the club ceded the whole eastern stand to a few hundred Saloniki supporters […]
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Rapid Vienna have been handed a fine and will face playing a Europa League match behind closed doors following a flair fight between fans and pitch invasions by supporters last week at the first leg of the game in Greece between Rapid and PAOK Salonika. The first leg of the Europa League play-off was won […]
CSKA sack coach after losing against Rapid
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CSKA Sofia have dismissed their coach after a bitter 0-2 defeat against 32-time Austrian league champs Rapid Vienna last night (Thurs).Officials for the Bulgarian side announced today that Macedonian Gjore Jovanovski had been dismissed with immediate effect. It was the seventh time the club parted company with a head coach this year.Club President Dimitar Borisov […]
Rapid shock as Heikkinen has meningitis
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Rapid Vienna fans are aghast as one of the teams most important players has been diagnosed as suffering from meningitis.Club bosses announced today (Thurs) that doctors were unable to attest for the moment how long Markus Heikkinen would be ruled out.The 31-year-old midfielder has been a regular instalment in coach Peter Pacults starting eleven ever […]
Rapid want Larsen
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Rapid Vienna are interested in Danish national team star Sören Larsen, it has been revealed.Rapids executive manager Alfred Hörtnagl travelled to France yesterday (Thurs) to meet FC Toulouse bosses to sort out final details to ensure the deal occurs before the summer transfer window shuts next Tuesday (31 August).Rapid are pressed to act after Nikica […]
Late Juve goal shocks Sturm
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Sturm Graz are rank outsiders in terms of entering the UEFA Europa League group stage after losing to Juventus 1-2 last night (Thurs).The team managed by Franco Foda conceded an early goal (Leonardo Bonucci, 16) but also had several decent chances to score. Croatian centre-back Gordon Schildenfelds powerful header found the net eight minutes from […]
Early Villa goal prevents Rapid win
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Rapid Viennas chances to enter the UEFA Europa Leagues group stage shrank last night (Thurs) as the 32-time Austrian league champs failed to beat Aston Villa.The English Premier League club held Rapid to a 1-1 draw in front of 17,500 fans at sold out Gerhard Hanappi Stadium in Vienna. Villa who rested some of […]
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 […]
Austrian car petrol prices are lower than the European average.German motorists association ACE Auto Club Europa said today (Fri) Turkey topped the ranking with an average 1.88 Euros for one litre of petrol. It said fuel was cheapest in Russia where drivers pay just around 81 cents.ACE Auto Club Europa said car petrol cost an […]
Rapid to play RSC Anderlecht
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Rapid Vienna will meet Belgian champions RSC Anderlecht in a pre-season friendly, club bosses have said.Rapid announced today (Weds) that the team will play against the side coached by Ariël Jacobs on 10 July at the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium in Vienna. The match will be the “final rehearsal” for the squad of Peter Pacult before […]