Nedved’s Czech return
Thursday 3 November, 2005
Pavel Nedved has come out of international retirement to play in the Czech Republic’s World Cup play-off against Norway.
The Juventus midfielder quit the international game last year after Euro 2004 in order to prolong his club career.
However, he has now decided to give his country a helping hand as they look to qualify for Germany ’06.
“We have a strong team and we'll be even stronger with Nedved,” said Czech Coach Karel Bruckner.
The announcement confirms Nedved’s comments last month that he would like to play for his country once again.
Following the Czech Republic’s failure to automatically qualify for the tournament, Nedved stated: “I will seriously consider playing. It would only be for two games but I would be very happy to help my country.”
Milan’s Marek Jankulovski and Tomas Ujfalusi of Fiorentina have also been named in the 23-man squad for the games being played on November 12 and 16.
I'm not exactly loving the idea... but relieved that it's only 2 games.. :undecide:
Thursday 3 November, 2005
Pavel Nedved has come out of international retirement to play in the Czech Republic’s World Cup play-off against Norway.
The Juventus midfielder quit the international game last year after Euro 2004 in order to prolong his club career.
However, he has now decided to give his country a helping hand as they look to qualify for Germany ’06.
“We have a strong team and we'll be even stronger with Nedved,” said Czech Coach Karel Bruckner.
The announcement confirms Nedved’s comments last month that he would like to play for his country once again.
Following the Czech Republic’s failure to automatically qualify for the tournament, Nedved stated: “I will seriously consider playing. It would only be for two games but I would be very happy to help my country.”
Milan’s Marek Jankulovski and Tomas Ujfalusi of Fiorentina have also been named in the 23-man squad for the games being played on November 12 and 16.
I'm not exactly loving the idea... but relieved that it's only 2 games.. :undecide:
