Austria Vienna star Rubin Okotie rubbished reports claiming he was eyeing a move to champions Red Bull Salzburg.The 22-year-old said yesterday (Tues): “I want to stress that there have been no talks at all from my side or by my management with Red Bull Salzburg or other clubs.”The striker is sidelined after suffering articular cartilage […]
Austrian online gaming platform bwin has revealed plans to expand to South America.Company chief Norbert Teufelberger said in an interview today (Tues) that he saw more growth potential in America than in Europe.”The plan is to do business in two to four South American countries within one or two years,” he explained.The bwin head also […]
Vienna officials announced today (Tues) that a street will be named after Rapid Vienna legend Walter Zeman.A ceremony to mark the naming of the street in Donaustadt district will take place on Friday.Zeman is regarded as one of Austrias best goalkeepers of all time. He played for Rapid between 1945 and 1961 and was called […]
Kapsch TrafficCom Sweden, a 100-per-cent subsidiary of Austrian IT firm Kapsch TrafficCom AG, has won a big assignment in Bangkok.Company officials announced today (Tues) that they will equip the Thai capitals Bang NaBangpakong expressway with a road toll system.The order was worth seven million Euros, they said, adding that they will set the system up […]
Sturm Graz fans accused referees of being bribed by the “Viennese mafia” as Austria Vienna beat their team thanks to an off-side goal.Third-placed Austria Vienna increased their chances to perform in the Europe League next season as Roland Linz found the net in yesterdays (Sun) 1-0 triumph over the side of Franco Foda.But Karl Daxbacher, […]
The number of applications to join the Viennese police has doubled, while more than four in ten fail the German test, it has been announced.Vienna police spokeswoman Manuela Vockner said yesterday (Sun) they received around 85 applications from Austrians every week after the launch of a recruitment campaign last month. Only around 45 applications were […]
Social Democratic (SPÖ) Vienna Mayor Michael Häupl revealed he could imagine Turkish schools in Austria.Speaking at a joint press conference with Kadri Ecvet Tezcan, Turkeys ambassador in Austria, Häupl said today (Fri) he thought it was “possible” that there would be Turkish schools in the Austrian capital one day.The mayor also stressed however how important […]
Sturm Graz star Jakob Jantscher is on the wish list of German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, a sports newspaper has claimed.German weekly kicker reports in its new edition that club Borussia Mönchengladbach coach Michael Frontzeck had set his sights on the midfielder.The national team aces contract with Sturm Graz who are currently fourth in […]
A young Romanian scholar is fighting for his life and needs help to raise money for a second lung transplant five years after a first transplant at Vienna General Hospital (AKH).Titu Anghel, 30, needs 40,000 Euros of a total of 70,000 Euros in order to be put on the waiting list for a new transplant. […]
Bundesliga leaders Red Bull Salzburg defended their six-point advantage to Rapid Vienna by crushing Mattersburg 6-1 on Saturday.The team of Huub Stevens left the Burgenland side no chance as six different players found the net.”We need to leave that behind and show some morale in Salzburg,” Mattersburg coach Franz Lederer said in regard to next […]