Folk music lovers are queueing up for a rare treat to enjoy the Roy Black Festival in Velden which takes place between 31 May and 3 June. This year the event will also include a special focus on Wörthersee Films and also on offer are two exclusive concerts by Tommy Steiner and The Cannons. And […]
An Austrian millionaire who became an Internet sensation when he revealed he had given away everything in order to help the poor is really a conman who simply wanted to get publicity to sell his house and pay off his debts. Media around the world rushed to cover the story of Karl Rabeder when he […]
Former First Lady Edith Klestil has passed away.The ex-wife of late President Thomas Klestil died last week, Viennese newspapers reported today (Mon). The 78-year-old mother-of-three had suffered from cancer of the lymph glands since 2006.Edith Klestil moved out of the presidential villa in Vienna-Döbling in 1994 before filing for divorce four years later. Thomas Klestil […]
Thomas Muster has rubbished claims he planned to flog his Croatian villa to Real Madrid legend Raul.Local daily Slobodna Dalmacija reported earlier this week that the striker now playing for Schalke 04 in the German Bundesliga eyed up the posh mansion in the seaside town of Cavtat in southern Croatia.Muster, 42, acquired 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 […]
Rapid Vienna are interested in Danish national team star Sören Larsen, it has been revealed.Rapids executive manager Alfred Hörtnagl travelled to France yesterday (Thurs) to meet FC Toulouse bosses to sort out final details to ensure the deal occurs before the summer transfer window shuts next Tuesday (31 August).Rapid are pressed to act after Nikica […]
Former Rapid Vienna star Nikica Jelavic has revealed he wants his ex-teammates to lose their crucial UEFA Europa League qualifier against Aston Villa tonight (Thurs)The Croat told Scottish media today: “I have to hope that my old team loses, but this is football.”Jelavic, 24, stressed that Villa must knock out the 32-time Austria league champions […]
Rapid Viennas chances to enter the UEFA Europa Leagues group stage shrank last night (Thurs) as the 32-time Austrian league champs failed to beat Aston Villa.The English Premier League club held Rapid to a 1-1 draw in front of 17,500 fans at sold out Gerhard Hanappi Stadium in Vienna. Villa who rested some of […]
Chances that Nikica Jelavic will sign with Scottish champs Glasgow Rangers are shrinking as Rapid Vienna President Rudolf Edlinger has announced the striker will perform against Aston Villa.Rapid face the Premiership side in the final UEFA Europa League qualification stage this Thursday and next week. Jelavic, 24, would be banned from playing in the UEFA […]