Former Brescia Calcio star Markus Schopp has been appointed new assistant manager of the Austrian Under-21s national team.The 36-year-old will succeed ex-Werder Bremen midfielder Heimo Pfeifenberger as of now. Pfeifenberger said today (Fri) he had decided to resign as assistant coach of Under-21s boss Andreas Herzog to fully focus on managing second league side SV […]
A Romanian woman broke her back in a freak accident at the Red Bull Flugtag competition in Bucharest yesterday (Sun).The 26-year-old was part of a team who made a piano-like flying machine which was pushed off a six-metre drop above the Dambovita River running through the Romanian capital.Her back was fractured after the object failed […]
A German Bundesliga team already employing two Austrians have set their sights on another fellow countryman the green keeper of the Salzburg town where they held their pre-season training camp this summer.Mainz 05 coach Thomas Tuchel has complained for weeks about the state of the pitch at the clubs home ground. Now a German […]
German football legend Paul Breitner has launched a stinging attack on Red Bull Salzburg.The former Bayern Munich and Real Madrid midfielder said today (Weds): “I just dont understand why Salzburg failed in the final playoff stage for the Champions League. I saw some knockout matches, but hardly any of the teams were better than Salzburg.”Speaking […]
ORF bosses have banned a commercial praising a tank used by the Nazis as a “living legend”.Red-faced officials at the national broadcaster were pressed to act after hundreds of disgusted viewers called to complain about the TV ad screened last Monday offering a do-it-yourself model of the “Tiger” tank.The controversial clip by internationally […]
Red Bull boss Dietrich Mateschitz has revealed plans to make Red Bull Salzburg (RBS) the Under-21s team of his companys football ambitions.The entrepreneur said today (Fri) he was convinced that RB Leipzig who are currently competing in Germanys fourth-highest league will soon play a vital role in European football.”Red Bull Salzburg will be […]
Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Karel Piták said he agreed with FK Jablonec bosses on a two-year contract.The 30-year-old Czech midfielder suffered a cruciate ligament rupture around one year ago and only performed in one league match for the Austrian champions last season.He joined the “Bulls” who recently signed Argentine Gonzalo Zarate from Grashoppers Zurich […]
Red Bull Salzburg announced Stefan Hierländer will join them for next season.The talented midfielder scored four goals and delivered five assists in the past season at Austria Kärnten who will be relegated.Hierländer, 19, played for Italian giants Sampdoria in the 2007/2008 season.Champions Red Bull are also reportedly considering signing Ramazan Özcan from Turkish club Besiktas […]
Austria Vienna are back in the title race after beating city rivals Rapid Vienna in last nights (Weds) 293rd edition of the Vienna derby.Czech striker Tomas Jun scored the only goal of the match in the ninth minute after a brilliant pass by former LASK Linz midfielder Florian Klein.Rapids Christopher Drazan and Nikica Jelavic hit […]
German goalkeeper Frank Rost has been linked with a move to Austrian champions Red Bull Salzburg.The Hamburger SV (HSV) star was spotted meeting Red Bull football department head Dietmar Beiersdorfer in Halle, Germany, on the weekend.Rost, 36, joined HSV from Schalke in January 2007 when Beiersdorfer acted as HSVs executive manager. Huub Stevens became HSV […]