Football: Rosický out of Euro 2008 with knee injury

Injured Czech football team captain Tomáš Rosický announced on Friday that he will not be taking part in next month’s European Championships due to a recurring knee injury. At a special news conference, Rosický said that he would be going for an operation at the start of next week. The midfielder has been out since the end of January with the painful knee injury. Speculation has mounted locally that Czech manager Karel Brückner will be forced to try and tempt Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedvěd to return to the national team after his international retirement declared soon after the 2006 World Cup.

Author: Rosie Johnston