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VISIT French soccer legend and now UEFA Chairman Michel Platini arrived in Prague Nov. 15 to discuss with local soccer representatives and politicians the Czech Republic’s sports-oriented policies during the country’s EU presidency for the first half of next year. Platini repeated his intention to endorse the so-called “6+5 ruling” that allows clubs to start a match with no more than five foreign players on the field.

SURGERY The Czech national soccer team’s captain, Tomáš Rosický, underwent surgery on his knee ligaments Nov. 11 in Germany, his employer, Arsenal FC, announced on its Web site without releasing any further details. Rosický has been sidelined since January and has already undergone two surgeries. Arsenal’s manager Arsene Wenger said the most recent surgery could speed Rosický’s comeback and that he could return to the pitch in about six to eight weeks.
HOCKEY The Slavia Praha hockey team beat Linköpping 5-4 in a Champions’ League game in Sweden Nov. 12 and, in doing so, scored its third win in as many games in the competition. In the final game, Slavia will host Swiss club Zurich Dec. 3 in Prague. A win or a draw in the game would advance Slavia to the league semifinals. Meanwhile, another Czech team in the Champions’ League, České Budějovice, lost Nov. 12 to Russia’s Ufa 3-0, eliminating their chance of advancing.
MASTERS Czech tennis player Radek Štěpánek stepped in for the injured U.S. player Andy Roddick at the ATP Masters tournament that ended in Shanghai, China, Nov. 16. Štěpánek lost both of his matches in the tournament, to Switzerland’s Roger Federer (6-4, 7-5) and France’s Gilles Simon (6-1, 6-4). Before his match against Federer, Štěpánek had to borrow a racket from Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and socks from Roddick as his baggage had been held at Chinese customs.
INJURED Chelsea soccer goalkeeper Petr Čech will miss the Czech national team’s World Cup qualifier in San Marino, Nov. 19. Čech reportedly pulled a muscle in his right thigh. In the previous three World Cup qualifiers this fall, the Czechs have recorded one win, one tie and one loss, and so rank fifth in their six-member round robin group. It is the worst-ever Czech start to the World Cup qualification.
LOST The women’s basketball team Gambrinus Brno lost to Hungary’s Sopron 68-65 Nov. 12, their third defeat of the five Euroleague games they’ve played so far. Last season, Brno was the Euroleague’s runner-up and now ranks fourth in its six-member group. The team has been fading this fall. Apart from losing in the Euroleague, Brno also suffered its first loss in 10 years in the Czech league in early November.
DEATH Thirty-five-year-old soccer defender Petr Šula suffered a heart attack during a regional soccer game in north Moravia Nov. 9 and, despite receiving immediate help on the pitch, died after being taken to hospital. Šula had reportedly suffered from heart disease.


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