American and Canadian Sports on the Rise in Central Europe
Some of them may be longstanding sports which have become shared passions, while others are newer sports that originated statesideContinue Reading
Tag: Football
Budapest to host UEFA Super Cup in September
Budapest, Hungary – Budapest Puskás Aréna will host the 2020 UEFA Super Cup between the holders of the UEFA ChampionsContinue Reading
Slovak football league resumes as Poland welcomes fans back in stadiums
Bratislava, Slovakia – Since March, the football season has more or less been on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemicContinue Reading
The Czech Republic’s most popular sports and athletes
The Czech Republic has a celebrated history with sports that spans over a century, from before the country was anContinue Reading
Football fans allowed back into stadiums in Hungary over the weekend
Budapest, Hungary – Hungary became the first European country to allow football clubs to reopen their stadiums to fans afterContinue Reading
How far can the Czech Republic go at the European Championships?
Poland and the Czech Republic have both already qualified for next summer’s European Championships, while Slovakia and Hungary can stillContinue Reading
Czech football league to resume matches on May 25
Prague, Czech Republic – The Czech professional football league will resume matches on May 25, becoming one of the firstContinue Reading
Poland’s top football league to resume matches next month
Warsaw, Poland – Poland’s top professional football league said that it planned to resume matches at the end of nextContinue Reading
Slovak football club placed in liquidation after players refuse pay cut
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovak football club and seven-time Fortuna Liga champions MŠK Žilina have been placed in liquidation due toContinue Reading
Can the Czech Republic’s Premier League duo offer hope for a new future at Euro 2021?
Prague, Czech Republic – At the Euro 2004, the Czech Republic’s golden generation came within a hair’s breadth of onlyContinue Reading
Slovakia and Hungary to play their Euro play-offs behind closed doors
Bratislava, Slovakia – As suspected, Slovakia’s Euro 2020 play-offs against the Republic of Ireland will be played behind closed doorsContinue Reading
Czechs and Slovaks drawn against each other in Nations League
Prague, Czech Republic – Czechs and Slovaks will begin their Nations League campaign against each other in Bratislava on FridayContinue Reading
Slovakia and Hungary’s Euro 2020 play-offs could be played behind closed doors
Bratislava, Slovakia – Slovakia and Hungary may be forced to play their March 26 Euro 2020 play-offs behind closed doorsContinue Reading
Poland at Euro 2020: Chances and Odds
In 2020, Poland will be competing in their fourth UEFA Euro Championships and they will be hoping to improve uponContinue Reading
How Czech-born Matthias Sindelar became Austria’s greatest ever football player
Vienna, Austria – In the canon of modern football outside of Austria, Matthias Sindelar, voted the country’s greatest ever footballContinue Reading
Pope Francis voted third most admired person in Poland
Warsaw, Poland – Pope Francis is the third most admired and popular living public figure in Poland, according to theContinue Reading
Weekend roundup: Piątek debut and more goals for Lewandowski
Kraków, Poland – After a year in AC Milan, Polish striker Krzysztof Piątek signed for a Bundesliga club Hertha BerlinContinue Reading
Who is Stanislav Lobotka, Slovakia’s most expensive football player?
Bratislava, Slovakia – Lobotka’s €27m transfer from Celta Vigo to Napoli made waves in his home country as it wasContinue Reading
Lewandowski equals Gerd Müller’s long-standing Bundesliga record
Kraków, Poland – Another weekend, another record for Robert Lewandowski. The Polish striker, who was the single highest scorer inContinue Reading
Slovakia coach confident of Euro 2020 spot
Pavel Hapal, the manager of Slovakia, is confident his team can triumph against Ireland in March’s Euro 2020 play-off semi-finalContinue Reading