Vice captain Rosicky earns £25,000
fineDale Johnson
Arsenal star Tomas Rosicky and five of his Czech Republic
team-mates landed the whole squad a £25,000 fine from the Czech FA
after spending a night in a hotel with six prostitutes.
It was revealed on Monday that the players had been fined after
indulging in a wild party following the team's 2-1 defeat to
Germany in a Euro 2008 qualifier. But the full extent of the
revelry has only just emerged.
A female Czech journalist broke the story after she had visited the
hotel room herself as an autograph hunter. Players 'drank and
hugged prostitutes' while she spoke to Jan Polak at the room
door.
Rosicky, along with Martin Jiranek, Tomas Ujfalusi, Polak and Marek
Cech, managed to get the girls into their hotel by telling team
officials that the girls were 'autograph hunters'. They also
claimed they had been celebrating Ujfalusi's birthday.
Rosicky apologised for his actions at a press conference. He said:
'We have been correctly punished. We are very sorry.' However, he
said he had a 'clear conscience' when asked about the presence of
the prostitutes.
His girlfriend, Radka Kocurova, may have a few additional
questions. She said: said: 'I have read what was in the papers. All
I will say is no comment.' Ujfalusi, Cech and Polak are actually
married.
'Because the celebration was conducted in an inappropriate way,
which does not fall in line with the behaviour of Czech Republic
national team members, the whole team was punished by a
one-million-crown fine,' the Czech FA said in a statement.
Coach Karel Brueckner was quoted by news agency CTK as saying it
was the worst disciplinary offence he had experienced and that it
briefly made him consider resigning.
Tabloid daily Sip reported on Monday that the six players had held
a party in a room at the Praha hotel until at least 5.30am. The
players, who will share the cost of the fine among the whole team,
admitted having a late party.
The Czechs lost 2-1 to Germany on Saturday after a weak performance
that sparked wide criticism of the team and Brueckner.
phiew petr cech was not in the list and footballers should be more
responsible not to do that few days b4 the match and they are
suppose to be role model not some disgusting idiots
