Begrudgingly, you have to admire what Sparta Prague has achieved so far this season. They have come out of the traps like a scolded cat, 9 wins out of 9 in the league with a goal difference of +19. If this was Viktoria Plzen, Jablonec or Mlada Boleslav everyone would be waxing lyrical about the […]
July 17, 2011 by Mark Smith
The young great Czech hope, Václav Kadlec, needs to hit the ground running this season. Václav had a hugely underwhelming season last year; he collected more tattoos than league goals. In 25 league appearances Kadlec only mustered 4 solitary goals, of course playing out of his favored central position didn’t help his goal tally, but […]
February 9, 2011 by Mark Smith
International week is here again, it’s that time when the flu viruses and calf strains suddenly appear. It’s amazing how frequently top players will be held back by club doctors, or a sudden bout of flu appears and the player cannot join up with their international team mates. It’s a fully understandable scenario on both sides […]
December 16, 2010 by Mark Smith
The game between Sparta Prague and CSKA Moscow may have been a dead rubber, but it was a very entertaining second half as both sides looked for the win. The temperatures in Prague tonight must have been around -10, not to mention the amount of snow which fell today. But all in all, the pitch […]
November 3, 2010 by Mark Smith
Vaclac Kadlec is probably the worst kept secret in Czech football, the 18 year old Sparta Prague forward is a great talent and has already made over 50 appearances for Sparta. Kadlec has also played and scored in Champions League and Europa League games, nothing fazes this kid, his pace and power makes one of […]
October 2, 2011 by Mark Smith
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