“Honestly, I don’t care who whistles. We have to respect the referee and take it as it is,” said Pilsen captain Lukáš Hejda. The Israeli is one of the most experienced referees, but the red and whites do not have good memories of him at all. Due to Grinfield’s benevolence, the Scottish team resorted to … Read more
Compared to Tuesday’s duel in Moldova, Viktoria’s coach made a change in five positions. Even so, the reigning champion won (2:1), albeit with a scraped stomach. “It was a risk. But we had to make changes towards Tuesday’s home rematch. We know what we will be playing for with Tiraspol,” said Bílek after the match, … Read more
Ultras of Bratislava Slovan once again put on a real show in the corridors. During the first match of the 2nd preliminary round of the LM against Ferencvárosi, which was played in Hungary and which Slovan won 2-1, they made racist remarks towards the players of the Hungarian club, threw objects on the field of … Read more
Fenerbahce banned by UEFA for chanting the name of Russian President Vladimir Putin. If the Turkish club violates it in the next two years, part of the stand with a capacity of five thousand seats will be closed. Fenerbahce fans were guilty in the rematch of the 2nd preliminary round of the Champions League with … Read more
Slovan Bratislava must pay a fine of almost two million crowns for the rampage of its fans in the stands of the Hungarian Ferencváros in the Champions League qualification. It is the last straw for the owner Ivan Kmotrík Sr. and he is starting to consider selling the club. Already in January, in interviews, the … Read more
Eindhoven took the lead in Monaco from the 38th minute after midfielder Veerman’s strike. Home stopper Disasi equalized in the 80th minute. The winner of the two matches will face the better of the pair Saint-Gilloise – Rangers in the final play-off for promotion to the group. Benfica had a great first half against the … Read more
After tests, the technology was first approved by the International Football Federation (FIFA) for the World Cup in Qatar starting in November. A set of cameras is used to carefully monitor the movement of the players and the moment of the pass. The final word – especially with regard to the (non) involvement of the … Read more
In the opening match in Haifa, Olympiakos lost the victory only in the set-up and drew 1:1, then the Greek champions fell completely in the rematch on Wednesday. Tjaronn Chery overcame Vaclík in the fifth minute, Frantzdy Pierrot scored twice after the change of sides, and in the end Maccabi substitute Mohammed Abu Fani crowned … Read more
The chances of Pilsen footballers to advance to the Champions League group have increased. After the elimination of Olympiakos Piraeus in the 2nd preliminary round by Haifa on Wednesday, the reigning Czech champion will be among the seeds in the draw for the final preliminary round on Tuesday, and in the case of progressing from … Read more
It should have been a clear victory for Ferencváros and the first step on the way to the Champions League group stage. Instead, however, the Hungarian champion lost to Slovan Bratislava at home and got a hard time from their fans. The heated battle between the age-old rivals already had a dramatic prelude. A 30-year-old … Read more