Ex-Rapid Vienna coach Peter Pacult is accused of having seriously insulted a fan of the opponents’ team. The former Austrian national team striker – who currently coaches Red Bull-funded RB Leipzig in the fourth-highest German league – called a St Pauli fan a “gay pig” after his team’s 2-1 win over the Hamburg-based club on […]
A courageous fire fighter caught a huge snake enjoying the sunshine on a roof in a town in Salzburg yesterday (Tues).The Boa constrictor was reported as missing by its owners on Sunday. They asked local firemen for help owing to fears clambering up the steep roof of their house in Oberalm.One member of the fire […]
The federal coalition has vowed to take drastic steps after the “derby disgrace” of Vienna.Around 200 fans many of them masked stormed the pitch at the sold-out Gerhard Hanappi Stadium 26 minutes after kick-off on Sunday. Moments earlier, Austria Vienna star Zlatko Junuzovic had made it 2-0 for the away side. His strike […]
Officials at Austrias most popular football club are pressurised to be more stringent after hundreds of hooligans invaded the pitch during a crucial league match at the weekend.Around 200 Rapid Vienna supporters stormed on the green from the west stand at the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium in Vienna-Penzing yesterday afternoon (Sun) after Austria Vienna midfielder Zlatko […]
New York Red Bulls star Thierry Henry has rubbished rumours that he might play for a club in Europe again.The 33-year-old Frenchman, who joined the Major League Soccer (MLS) side from FC Barcelona earlier this year, told Austrian broadcaster ORF yesterday (Mon): “You wont see me in the colours of a European club ever again.”The […]
Rapid Vienna officials face fresh pressure over revelations they paid for the flight tickets for two violent fans last week.The Birmingham Mail newspaper claims Rapid decided to cough up the cost of the air transfer of a pair of hooligans who missed their scheduled flight after being put in custody for assaulting a steward at […]
A pretzel put on Facebook by an Austrian student has won the support of hundreds of thousands of netizens.Martin Samorajski from Vienna said he decided to create a platform for the snack in order to find out whether it would spark a larger fan base than German teenage pop band Tokio Hotel.The pretzel had 380,000 […]