Czech Republic News

AL AIN // Like Srecko Katanec, Michal Bilek, the head coach of the Czech Republic, is also looking to the future with the goal of rebuilding a new squad.

FRANK ROST The hugely experienced German international was equal to two goal-bound shots from Scott McDonald in the first half.

Dean Austin is backing playmaker Marek Matejovsky to get a run of games in a Reading shirt after his man-of-the-match performance against Leicester City on Monday night.

Cech says he won't know what to do with himself next summer. He told chelseafc.com : "t will be the first time in my life I will have more than three weeks holiday, so this is the positive part - that I will have some real time to be with the family and recover from the season.

AC Milan defender Marek Jankulovski confirmed he was quitting international football following the Czech Republic's elimination from the 2010 World Cup.

Slovakia qualified for their first ever World Cup finals and Slovenia went through to the play-offs as Northern Ireland and Czech Republic were both eliminated after playing out a dour 0-0 stalemate in their Group 3 clash in Prague.

London - A week of World Cup qualifying drama will weigh heavily on the Premier League this weekend as Chelsea head to Aston Villa aiming to maintain their lead over Manchester United at the top of the table.

Czech President Vaclav Klaus has just returned from an official trip to Moscow where he held talks with the Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev.

Northern Ireland manager Nigel Worthington's satisfaction with his team's World Cup qualifying campaign may indicate he is keen to extend his stay.

Plasil's cross into the area is stabbed goalwards by Milan Baros but his effort is blocked and then cleared.

NORTHERN Ireland's fading hopes of reaching next year's World Cup Finals were dashed by Slovenia at the weekend.

Tomas Necid and Jaroslav Plasil scored Saturday for the Czech Republic to beat Poland 2-0 in World Cup qualifying.

Staff Sgt. Adam James with the 3/509 of the 25th Infantry Division drinks tea with local Afghan police patroling with them October 8, 2009 in Dabay, Afghanistan.

Slovakia has never been so close to making history, needing only a point from Saturday's World Cup qualifier against Slovenia to clinch a spot at next year's World Cup and qualify for a major tournament for the first time in its history.

Czech Rep. 8/15 , Draw 13/5 , Poland 5/1 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Tomas Rosicky has revealed he has not held talks with Arsenal over extending his contract beyond the end of the season.

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Playmaker Tomas Rosicky will lead the Czech Republic in its final two World Cup qualifiers against Poland and Northern Ireland.

HAVING been runners-up in Euro 2004 when they were hosts, Portugal are again expected to be in the running this time round.

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THAT'S NOT THE BALL: Charlie Villanueva and Alfred Horford of Dominican Republic fight for the ball with Esteban Batista of Uruguay during the second half of men's FIBA Americas Championship quarterfinal basketball game in San Juan.