Pavel Nedvěd has come out of retirement to play alongside his son for Czech amateur side FC Skalna. Today, the retired Czech football legend will join the ranks of small hometown club Skalná 1.B in a match which could see up to 2,500 visitors. Nedved grew up in the Czech town and started his career at FC Skalna (he joined the local team at the age of five and went on to play at youth level for eight years), while his son, Pavel Jr, is already a registered player at the club. The match, against Královský Poříčí B, will kick-off at 2 pm. The former Ballon d’Or winner, 45, hung up his boots in 2009 after a trophy-laden career which included spells at Juventus, Lazio and Sparta Prague. Author: red
Some 71 percent of Czechs support the ban on smoking in restaurants, which has been in effect for about one year. The ban is opposed by 12 percent of people, according to a survey of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University made in cooperation with the Ipsos agency. People also go to restaurants more often than three years ago, according to the survey. Traffic has increased mainly due to customers who rarely went in the past, mostly non-smokers. There has been an effort in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of Parliament, to weaken some aspects of the law. Read the full article here (Prague.TV)
The Legatum Institute released its 11th annual global Prosperity Index, a huge survey that ranks the most prosperous countries in the world. The organization compared 104 variables to come up with its list. These variables include traditional indicators like per-capita gross domestic product and the number of people in full-time work, but also more interesting figures such as the number of secure internet servers a country has, and how well-rested people feel on a day-to-day basis. The variables are then split into nine subindexes: economic quality, business environment, governance, personal freedom, social capital, safety and security, education, health, and natural environment. 28. Uruguay 27. Estonia 26. Czech Republic — Although the Czech Republic, now officially called Czechia, didn’t excel in any sub-index, it did finish in the top 30 in six of nine categories. 25. Portugal 24. Hong Kong 23. Japan 22. Malta 21. Slovenia 20. Spain 19. France 18. United States 17. Singapore 16. Belgium 15. Austria 14. Luxembourg 13. Iceland 12. Ireland 11. Germany 10. United Kingdom 9. Australia 8. Canada 7. Denmark 6. Netherlands 5. Sweden 4. Switzerland 3. Finland 2. New Zealand 1. Norway Author: red
A truly warm and sunny weather in the Czech Republic is prolonged at least until the end of this week. During the week, the temperature will be up to 31 degrees. Monday, we are expecting a clear and semi-clear weather on Monday. During the afternoon the cloud will cloud and clouds or even storms will appear in some places. Monday will be partly cloudy, with occasional showers and storms. Temperatures will be between 27 and 31°C. Tuesday will be partly cloudy to cloudy with a chance of rain in the afternoon. The temperature during the day will be around 27°C and 31°C, 17-13°C at night. Wednesday, the weather will continue to be cloudy to cloudy, with occasional showers in Bohemia. In the southwest and west, rainfall will be more frequent, Daily temperature between 27 to 31°C, in the southwest and west around 25°C. Thursday will be partly cloudy. Night temperatures will be between 17 and 13°C, daily between 25 and 29°C. Friday will be cloudy, with a chance of storms. The temperature during the day will reach 30°C, 13-17°C at night. During the weekend, we expect cloudy weather. In the afternoon, there will be a increased cloudiness, rare clouds, and storms,” said Miloš Dvořák from...
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová rejoiced Thursday after a man who allegedly attacked her with a knife in 2016 was taken into custody but her spokesman said the case was not yet over. Zuzana Buresova, a spokesperson for the county court in the city of Prostějov. Buresova declined to give any further details. The public Czech Television said the man was a 54-year-old drug addict, adding Kvitová had identified him as the attacker before traveling to Paris to play at the French Open starting on Sunday. After the attack in her home in Prostějov in December 2016, Kvitová had surgery on injuries to her playing left hand. It took her more than five months to recover. Despite grim forecasts by doctors, who even warned she might lose her fingers, the 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon champion returned to the sport in time for the 2017 French Open. Kvitova sank from 11th in the world when the crime occurred to 29th at the turn of 2017 and 2018, but she has since climbed back into the top ten, also owing to back-to-back wins at Prague and Madrid at the turn of April and May. Author: red
This congenial American decided to move to Prague to start his career many years ago and now runs a new HR concept called GoodCall. What was his motivation to leave the US and establish a life and business in the Czech Republic? The first thing that we noticed when we came into their offices was the relaxed atmosphere. Everyone was smiling although nobody knew us. In a moment, we understood this is the place where all sorts of people can cooperate together. Blake, what brought you to the Czech Rep.? My great grandmother was Czech so I always had some connection with the Czech Republic. I chose Prague because it was still raw. There was something to be completed here. I felt there is a challenge. Recruitment in the Czech Republic is still a market that has a lot to develop. But one of the original reasons I came here was the idea that people in America live to work. But you (Czech people) work to live. Do you remember what was the hardest part for you in regards to business? We are a startup. We’ve gone through numerous challenges. One was moving from a tiny startup to, let’s say, a midsize...
Goalkeeper Petr Čech, 36, won the Golden Ball award for the best Czech footballer of the season for the 12th time, the poll organizers announced on Tuesday. This is the third time in a row for Čech, who plays for English Premier League giants Arsenal, to win this award. Last season the Arsenal man became the first goalkeeper in the English Premier League to achieve 200 clean sheets. Though now retired from the international game, he is the most capped Czech ever with 124 appearances. Čech, former captain of the Czech Republic national team, won 919 points in the 22nd Golden Ball sport journalists’ poll. Midfielder Antonin Barak and defender Pavel Kadeřábek took the second and third place with 728 points and 657 points respectively. Author: red
A photo of an old Russian missile in a server room just caused a massive Reddit freak out. Redditor WhySoSadCZ posted a photo of “some kind of explosive lying on the floor” on Monday in the subreddit r/WhatisThisThing. They claimed that they were working on the air conditioning for a small office building in the Czech Republic when they found a whole missile in the office’s server room. They claimed that the server room was untouched for two months and that they had to break in to fix the AC. In the final update, they say that they got their phone back after going through a police investigation. The Redditor claims that the local bomb squad wasn’t authorized to work with the missile, so it was taken to a “nearby military area” where it would be detonated. u/WhySoSadCZ said they didn’t have any information about how the missile ended up in a locked server room for two months, but that “there is a strict embargo about it.” The local news in the Czech Republic even covered the story — and said it was fake. According to Lupa.cz, the police spokesperson for the Czech Presidency claims that there was no bomb squad-led detonation. “We do not...
The Czech supreme court has ruled that two gay partners should be legally recognized as the fathers of a surrogate child. The child was born a few months ago to a surrogate mother in California through artificial insemination. The California authorities subsequently recognized both Czechs as the newborn’s parents. The judges ruled that the biological link between a parent and a child should not be the only determining element, maintaining parental responsibility may have a greater role in the recognition of the parenthood legal status. It is the first time that, in the history of Czech law, a court recognizes two fathers and the necessity of safeguarding the needs of the child. A ruling recognizing parenthood of both men was brought by the Supreme Court on May 2. With the verdict, the lawyer turned to the Czech authorities to issue the birth certificate. Roughly three-quarters of Czechs agree with the possibility to conclude marriage irrespective of sexual orientation and three-fifths are for the gay and lesbian couples adopting children from institutes, according to a poll conducted by the Median agency. Meanwhile, 61 percent believe same-sex couples should be able to adopt children, where just two years ago respondents had been evenly split.
Jaromir Jagr will play his 30th season of professional hockey in the 2018-19 campaign for the Czech Republic’s Kladno Knights, he confirmed to the team’s website Tuesday according to Greg Wyshynski of ESPN.com. Jagr currently serves as both the co-owner and team president for the Knights, who play in the WSM Liga. Jagr played 24 seasons in the NHL and is second all-time to Wayne Gretzky in career points (1,921) and third overall in goals (766). He played six more pro seasons overseas, in the Czech Republic and the Russian Kontinental Hockey League. There were reports in the Czech media that a German team was pursuing Jagr. Jagr hasn’t ruled out the chance to someday return to the NHL. “I would be happier if I was in the NHL now, but as a second option, this is the place I want to be,” he told The New York Times in April. Author: red
If motorists have been seeing a lot of yellow dust on their cars and aren’t sure exactly what it is, they may want to pay attention what their intuition suggests. In short, this being the time in which flowers are blooming, pollen is saturating the air and landing on the first surface that’s come to. Since few days, Czechs are fighting against small yellow grains. According to allergologists it comes from spruce and pine trees. According to Ondřej Rybníček from the Faculty Hospital in Brno, this year the amount of pollen is higher than in previous years. “Hot weather and strong wind can cause a high concentration of pollen in the air. Everything blossomed suddenly,” he explained. Pine trees produce large amounts of pollen each spring in order to ensure that the seeds get fertilized and the species can survive. You may not know this, but pine trees have both male and female pine cones. The male cones are usually smaller and often not even noticed, but the pollen that they produce is. So, if your car is yellow, blame… a male! Author: red
In the summer, up to 4.5 million foreign tourists could arrive in the Czech Republic, up by 8 percent year-on-year, CzechTourism estimates. For the whole year, it expects 11 million visitors from abroad to stay in the Czech Republic. Similarly, the number of domestic tourists has grown. Czechs’ interest in summer holidays in the Czech Republic has increased by a fifth this year. The greatest interest is in southern Bohemia and southern Moravia. “With a favorable economic situation, we are seeing a noticeable increase in the quality of accommodation services and at the same time accommodation capacities. This year we record 20 percent more interest in summer terms than last year,” said Hotel manager Milan Petr. Czech travelers attract more and more adventure tourism, they are interested in visiting castles and monuments, concerts in castles and the like. Tourists are sought after by traditional historical sites under the auspices of UNESCO – Český Krumlov and Lednice. The growing popularity of the Czech Republic as a safe destination was reflected in the development of inbound tourism. Visitors from abroad were 10.2 million, domestic tourists arrived at 9.9 million. Most foreigners came from Germany. Author: red
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