Thursday, June 01, 2006

Smicer out of the Czech squad for the World Cup


Czech midfielder Vladimir Smicer has announced
that he will not play for the Czech World Cup squad in Germany.

Smicer, 33, made the announcement to journalists in Prague after a meeting with national squad manager Karel Bruckner and doctors at which they concluded that his long running injury problems prevented him starting in the competition.

Smicer broke the news to fellow players at midday Thursday.

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