Press: Football coach Petrželka admitted to gambling addiction clinic
In sport, former Zenit Saint Petersburg coach Vlastimil Petrželka has been admitted to a gambling addiction clinic after losing a total of 1.8 million euros, according to the news website idnes.cz. The 55-year-old Czech coached the Russian champions from 2003 to 2006 before being replaced by Dick Avocaat. His ex-wife told idnes.cz that Petrželka had “found the courage to resolve his problem”, adding that the former Sparta star wanted to return to coaching in the near future.