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Current AffairsPetr Cech on Footballer of Year Pavel Nedved, and his own remarkable season
At a glitzy ceremony in Prague on Monday night, Pavel Nedved was crowned
Czech Footballer of the Year for the fourth time. A former European Player
of the Year, the 32-year-old midfielder is one of the biggest stars in the
Italian league, where he plays for Juventus. A few months ago he quit as
captain of the Czech national team, but there has been talk of a possible
comeback. I discussed what makes Pavel Nedved special with another Czech
football star, goalkeeper Petr Cech.
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In Sports News: Czech tennis players Jiri Novak and Radek Stepanek reach
ATP finals, though both fall at the final hurdle; Jaroslav Baba sets a new
Czech record in the high jump while his ex-girlfriend Denisa Scerbova sets
a record in the long jump 24 hours later; Sarka Zahrobska is half a second
away from bronze at the Alpine skiing World Championships; and football
goalkeeper Petr Cech sets another record in the English Premiership while
yet another is firmly within his sights. More
Current AffairsCzech goalkeeper Petr Cech crowns great season at Chelsea with new record
Petr Cech, the goalkeeper for the national football team, has crowned a
brilliant first season at the English club Chelsea by setting a new
Premiership record of minutes gone without conceding a goal; he hasn't let
in a goal in an incredible 781 minutes, or almost nine full games. More
Current AffairsThe year in Czech sport - a brief review
In this review of the year in sport we take a brief look back at how Czech
sportsmen and women fared over the last year. We start with the first
major event of the year, the World Ice Hockey Championships, which were
held in Prague and Ostrava, attracting over half a million spectators.
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In Sports News: Petr Cech continues to impress, with the Czech
international goalkeeper keeping his 14th clean sheet of the season for
Chelsea on Sunday; Porto are chasing Tomas Rosicky, while Marek
Jankulovski is linked to glamour club AC Milan; Tomas Vokoun departs the
Czech ice hockey league for Helsinki, while Jan Caloun notches up nine
goals in six games after a stint in Russia; almost 100 "hardy
fellows" brave the Vltava river for the annual St Stephen's Day swim.
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Star winger Jaromir Jagr - the famous No. 68 - signs with Russia's Avangard
Omsk; Stepanek goes down in defeat at the Paris Masters; Sparta Prague
continues to dominate the Czech football league, though Teplice are now
within three; and phenomenal Czech netminder Petr Cech earns his 9th clean
sheet this season as his side Chelsea go top of the English Premiership.
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