Tomáš Rosický not in national team’s starting line-up in quarter finals

The captain of the Czech national team, Tomáš Rosický, will not be in the starting line-up of Thursday’s match against Portugal. The manager of the Czech team, Vladimír Šmicer, told Czech TV that the team captain may join the team at a later point in the quarter finals game but that he is still fighting an Achilles heel infection. Šmicer, a former successful midfielder for Slavia Prague and Liverpool FC, has not released any further details regarding the starting line-up. Mr Rosický last Sunday travelled to Prague for treatment; on Tuesday, he returned to Poland and trained with his team mates on Wednesday.

Author: Sarah Borufka