Rapid Vienna have unveiled the designs for the football club’s new stadium in the Austrian capital to a standing ovation and an emotional presentation featuring players from past and present. The new stadium, which managers say will be ready for use by 2016, will up the capacity for games to 28,000 and expect to bring […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Rapid drop defending duo
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Christian Thonhofer and Ragnvald Soma will leave Rapid Vienna at the end of this season, club officials announced today (Thurs). Thonhofer played for Austrian Football Bundesliga rivals Wiener Neustadt last season. Soma joined Rapid from Norwegian club Viking FK in 2009. The defenders failed to make Peter Schöttel’s starting eleven on a regular basis in […]
RBS back on top
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Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) and Austria Vienna have caught up with Rapid Vienna at the weekend. RBS beat Rapid 3-1 on Saturday before Austria Vienna – who are coached by ex-Sturm Graz captain Ivica Vastic – celebrated a 2-1 win over FC Admira. All three teams now count 38 points. ÖFB Cup champs SV Ried […]
Bulls bruised in Vienna
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Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) coach Ricardo Moniz is under enormous pressure after his team suffered a humiliating 2-4 defeat in Vienna yesterday (Sun). The Bulls stood no chance against 32-time league champs Rapid Vienna in front of 17,500 fans at the sold-out Gerhard Hanappi Stadium. Rapid were the better side from the very start. Looking […]
Macho may make West Brom move
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Jürgen Macho could return to match action in England. The Austrian national goalkeeper is currently playing for Panionios in Greece’s top-flight Super League. Now Sky Sports reports that the 33-year-old was targeted by English Premiership side West Bromwich Albion. The club managed by former Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is currently looking for a new keeper […]
Arnautovic gains undesired fame in UK
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A disputed Austrian footballer has made an English newspaper’s top unwanted list. Marko Arnautovic is among the 26 players listed by The Guardian in its new “Europe’s most unwanted” chart. The 22-year-old joined German Bundesliga club Werder Bremen for around seven million Euros after Italian giants Inter decided not to keep him for longer after […]
Polster to coach amateur team
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Toni Polster has been named new manager of an amateur football team competing in the fifth-highest league. Viennese side SC Wiener Viktoria said today (Weds) that the former goal machine will coach its senior squad next season. The club said the first training session was set to take place on 11 July. Polster most recently […]
Hoffer linked with Eintracht move
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Erwin Hoffer is about to join Eintracht Frankfurt, according to sport newspapers.The Austrian national team striker most recently played for 1. FK Kaiserslautern after the German Bundesliga club agreed on a one-season loan deal with Italian giants SSC Napoli where Hoffer experienced a tough time. Hoffer who left Rapid Vienna in 2009 is […]