Prohaska tackles Bulls

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One of Austria’s best footballers of all time has launched a devastating attack on Red Bull Salzburg (RBS). Ex-AS Roma star Herbert Prohaska criticised the club yesterday (Thurs) for not letting midfielder Georg Teigl and defender Martin Hinteregger perform for Austria in the upcoming Under-20s World Cup. Prohaska – voted Austria’s Footballer of the 20th […]

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 […]

A380 to be named Vienna

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A new jumbo jet operated by one of the biggest airlines in the world will be named after the Austrian capital, it has been revealed. Lufthansa confirmed today (Fri) that one of its Airbus A380 planes will be baptised “Wien,” which is German for Vienna. The German aviation giant – which ordered 15 of the […]

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 […]

Alaba two year deal at Bayern

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Austrian teenage sensation David Alaba has penned a two year contract extension at Bayern Munich. The new deal will keep the 18-year-old at the German giants until June 2015. The young starlet spent the second half of last season on loan at Hoffenheim also in Germany where he made 17 appearances – scoring twice. Bayern […]

Eto’o scores for mum

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Samuel Eto’o has revealed why he celebrates almost all of his goals comparably reluctantly.The Cameroonian national team star told the Salzburger Nachrichten newspaper: “I always think of my mum after I’ve scored. She had to work hard to feed her family. I’m fighting as she did. You have to invest a lot if you want […]

Happy holidays for national team after German trauma

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The Austrian national team managed to make amends after having suffered a string of humiliating defeats in the Euro2012 qualification.The squad of Dietmar Constantini celebrated a 3-1 win against Latvia in Graz yesterday evening (Tues). The players clad in red-white-red had to put in some extra effort to please their fans after Pavels Mihadjuks took […]

Wheelchair-bound tourist injured in cliff fall

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A paraplegic woman is recovering after plunging down a steep embankment.The 60-year-old holidaymaker from Germany sustained multiple injuries when she fell down an eight-metre decent after one of her electric wheelchair’s wheels got stuck between tree roots on Sunday morning.Police in Unken, Salzburg, said today (Tues) the woman was rescued by a mountain rescue team […]

Ried win ÖFB Cup

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SV Ried fans are looking forward to see their team aiming for European glory next season after Austria Lustenau were beaten in the ÖFB Cup final yesterday (Sun).The second-league side performed well in front of 14,500 fans at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium, but it was Ried who found the net. Markus Hammerer is tipped to […]