Coventry City star Chris Hussey was allowed to return to the UK from his teams pre-season training camp in Obertraun, Upper Austria, after his mother suffered a heart attack.The 21-year-old former AFC Wimbledon defender was granted compassionate leave to be with his family ahead of the Championship clubs 2-0 win over third-league side SV Gaflenz […]
Belgium Team Quick Step withdrew Iljo Keisse from the Austria Tour after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) repealed his acquittal from doping.The Belgium cycling ace was found guilty of doping two years ago, but his countrys anti-doping agency overruled the ban.Now his team decided to take him out of the currently ongoing Austria […]
Rapid Vienna ‘will not relocate’
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Rapid Vienna bosses have rubbished claims they plan to relocate to a new stadium.Rumours that the club might leave the Gerhard Hanappi Stadium in Penzing district increased after a member of the city parliament suggested the team would be better off somewhere else than in the crammed housing estate the 17,500-seat arena is located.Vienna newspapers […]
Blackburn Rovers are closing in on signing Rapid Vienna star Nikica Jelavic.British press reported earlier this week that the English Premiership giants were interested in producing the strikers services.Now Rovers boss Sam Allardyce said: “The (current Football) World Cup (in South Africa) means a price hike on the international transfer market. We are checking out […]
Rovers eye Rapid’s Jelavic
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Blackburn Rovers have set their sights on Rapid Vienna star Nikica Jelavic, according to British press reports.Newspapers report today (Mon) that the club managed by former Newcastle United boss Sam Allardyce were ready to challenge Benfica in signing the Croat striker. The Portuguese sent scouts to several Rapid matches in the final weeks of last […]
Piták leaves ‘Bulls’ for Czech club
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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 […]
Brehme praises Özil but despises Vuvuzelas
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German 1990 World Cup winner Andreas Brehme has praised his countrys performance against Australia in the 2010 World Cup.The 49-year-old retired defender said: “Germanys performance (in the 4-0 win over Australia) was certainly the strongest seen in the tournament so far.”Speaking about todays (Fri) clash against Serbia, he told Austrian online sports newspaper: “I cannot […]
Austria’s men’s tennis number one Jürgen Melzer said Thomas Muster was not making himself a laughing stock by deciding to stage a comeback.The former number one in the world sensationally announced yesterday (Weds) that he will compete on the ATP tour again. Critics claimed Muster, 42, was undermining his own monument and already compared his […]
Austria Vienna sign rookie striker
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Austria Vienna signed Under-19s national team ace Andreas Tiffner.Club bosses said today (Thurs) the 19-year-old striker will join them from third-league club Blau-Weiß Linz. They added Tiffner who netted 10 times in 25 matches last season signed a two-year deal with an option on another season.Club executive manager Thomas Parits said: “Im convinced […]
Red Bull Salzburg star Mark Janko has been linked with a move to Dutch champions Twente Enschede.The 26-year-old striker is considering leaving the club he joined five years ago after falling out with coach Huub Stevens.Janko criticised the Dutchmans training methods and his way of dealing with people in an interview weeks ahead of last […]