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Current AffairsCzech officers discuss experience of policing at World Cup
Thirty-two teams were in action at the World Cup in Germany, accompanied by
millions of fans. Keeping an eye on them were the German police and
officers from many other participating nations, including the Czech
Republic. Some of the Czech police officers at the World Cup are what are
called "spotters" - in plain clothing, they monitored
potentially troublesome fans, who they know from the domestic football
league. Pavel Reich, an expert on extremism in the Czech Republic, was
among them. More
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In Sports News: after the country's early exit from football's World Cup,
questions are being asked about the medical attention received by Czech
players; the performance of manager Karel Bruckner is also in the
spotlight, though he has provisionally agreed to stay on for another two
years; Czech tennis number one Nicole Vaidisova is tipped to do well at
Wimbledon, while the top-seeded Czech man, Tomas Berdych, is suffering
from a back injury.
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This week: Roma in the Czech Republic; football World Cup; Fathers' Day;
smoking ban in restaurants. Listeners quoted: Paul Danello, Janet Kostner,
Onno van Eijk, Eve Houtzer, Malik Ameer Bakhsh, Jonathan Murphy.
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Current AffairsWorld Cup ends in disappointment for Czech Republic
The Czech football team are on their way home from the World Cup in
Germany, after going out in the group stage. There was great optimism here
in the Czech Republic when they beat the USA in their opening game.
Surely,
people thought, they cannot fail to qualify for the knock-out stages. But
fail they did, after losing to Ghana, and then being beaten by Italy in
their final group game in Hamburg on Thursday afternoon. Where did it all
go wrong for the Czech Republic? More
Current AffairsThe "economy of football"
These days all eyes are on Germany where the football World Cup is well
underway. Most would probably agree that football is good business. Good
news especially for retailers: football fans are spending more on items
such as beer, spirits, food and audio-visual equipment, as well as more
time and money in pubs and clubs. But such high profile sporting events
also have a negative impact- namely, for employers, especially if matches
are held on workdays and in the afternoons.
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Sports NewsCzech Republic 0 hits wall against Ghana 2
After a brilliant performance against the US, the Czech Republic continued
in its bid to qualify for the knock-out stage at the football World Cup.
But, on Saturday things went far differently against Ghana. Forget about
winning, or even eking out a tie: the Czechs were stopped dead in their
tracks. More
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