and keeping in mind that developing story but 1st up next the czech republic battles to reclaim its once powerhouse status in european soccer in our program sports life all that and more coming up i'm sara kelley in berlin because so much for joining us here on day debby have a great day. for . the markets. your business magazine. on d w. is going. to. say.

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team became world cup runner is up twice their biggest success was in 1996 when they won the euros and in 1996 they reached a final again they produced stars such as an interview for a seat ski. to name a few. and they qualified for euro 2020 again for the 7th time in a row this has only been achieved by a few other nations but checks are not precisely ecstatic about their team there's been a bit of a fall out with the public and comes from the national team many national nash you say i am i thought you knew which did then i will still be hotch your generation this is good but. was generation was but. what has happened has checked football fallen from grace or is it a sleeping giant. are they ready to strike again like in the good old days or.

is it back to the future for the czechs at euro 2020. i went all across the czech republic to find oh. let's start in prague the golden city one of europe's gyms everybody loves not just tourists on the world famous charles bridge . it has lately also been popular with italian football fans. because into play here in the champions league against slavia prague the stadium was sold out which is not always the case when the national team play i mean we did anyone says sell out the game of with england which really would have happened a while back football blogger thomas danny czech says the current lack of euphoria has been growing for over a decade so basically once all the call iris and viruses and. ned vits aged

out there was just no one to lean on there was no one who would be coming through so there was a gap like a real gap afterwards after 2008. there is a superstar in key to czech republic success in the past in 2004 a czech republic had the potential to win it. but the great greek walled was stronger and snatched the title. when levy a generation retired sec football entered years of depression it took until the 2010 for the czech f.a. to take action and to try fixing this. 3 years ago they set up regional academics and those are now really focused on developing a crop of players that will be consistently able to go ever resolved and the man in charge of these youth academies is not quite a stranger. do you remember a few. of course you do who could forget this hair.

and she played with flair and elegance not many heads. and this is today what a make over he looks like if movie director rescript checked football. he did. not. appear. to show the nods. to me. just before. like belgium or germany in the past czech republic wants to get back on track by professionalizing youth football they want to create a new golden generation like here in the western city of pills and. the local club victoria used to be a champions league participant. it is the home of former stars such

as paid for the cherished. and of today's international such as florida that he got . the academy scout young talents all over the country very education does not stop on the football pitch. culture psychologists and physiotherapists take care of the kids. they have to wake up at 6 in the morning they have to be good at school they like literally can see their families for 5 days in a week and they are still 1314 so they really have to like kids to kind of survive here in the system for now though check football fans still have to do well in the past at the decisive qualifier against kosovo imposing its nostalgia for the good old days and players like john marshall was its cage many mushy gushy was my thought on your menu which did it will still be hot you can build on it was like.

it's going to be some of the. many. many. michelin cordle's you will be a part of. the. czech republic one against kosovo and qualify for the euro 2020 but we've already seen why there are football parties it felt more like people were relieved after the game only a few celebrated in style of their confidence ran high but the rest of pills and had already gone home by them. support for the national team has declined what's it like at club level. today our club from the capital is the main force slavia prague the country's oldest club is back on the scene. i think slow no amazing like girls against bumps along like right against the door. they have returned to the champions league this season after the. wells' long years

of absence. the chinese investor and that helped. much more money and here. you just cannot of. should have pushed through. any direction. so there still. isn't a. player is like thomas so chick as opposed to 4 young. they know each other from the club and take their game also to the national team. but only check team to play internationally to season there is more money being pumped into the league but does that mean that the quality has improved in the generation we talk about from 19th players when moved abroad improved improved and he brought it to the national team and played for national team with the bigger

salaries here the players are not so. to. go and go abroad. foreman tech stars play that. man united or liverpool today's generation at the likes of city or have the berlin good clubs but not the best of the best and if they play at home the quality is too low and there are even more serious issues. chairman of chicken among barber. he's a very controversial a man very unpopular among among supporters he's a former member of member of the secret police so and he was also former referee he created net off in other referees and they have. big big power so the main feeling is people here in sugar public don't trust. chick

football despite promotion or qualification to euro 2020. most czech fans don't believe this will change anytime soon so does this mean there is no football passion in czech republic. well there is. this is all still about czech republic certain largest city on the border of a pole and slovakia the industrial town is the former steel heart of the country. local team bunny goes through some of czech republic's most passionate fans. it is started time against neighboring rivals for public attention runs high it is the most important game of the year for. i met former bundesliga player in czech international but sloughs to be a coach he's from the region bunny can was his 1st professional team at euro 2080

scored the opening goal when czech republic be toast switzerland. said it was hard by this you must be much of a hero is not i believe to be a lot of sawdust so. it will be close you know to do bonnie. big deal it is in here that you always gonzaga in the house and look behind him even if. people here don't care too much about the quality of the league or allegations of corruption but they keep the passion for football alive no matter what. money because the home of former star of milan by. and of goalkeeper you to the public this is the national team strongest position cobbling tamasha about sleep from city. sloppy us on jay call out and to make it 4 okes books. you can also take. this you. as a global issue on their part that it should be get out there by leipsic for you but

there is a highly rated talent probably the biggest asset of the czech t.v. . chick team i really mean. chic to be to be fully fit to be ready to be uniform for the european championship and what about the next crowd the czech hair brother of louise the defensive midfielder was instrumental for the win against kosovo. so you have to listen to. the boots most of stokley there and. follow it or not he had. just opened the door. finally there are 2 bonus the good players who already played at euro 2016 bloody meat about you know from here it's about limit and probably got a job back from hoffenheim i think that is a good. chunk of. the how long it was i'm going to.

put him on just how. good the game a few. months off the. bottom go. so what can czech republic could see that euro 2020. of the hope that they will go even to go off to do a group maybe a quarter final to maxwells from my point of view not so much i think we're not going to be in a final on to be honest but i hope we will get from to group to play out given. yes in the we will be in the course of. learning czech lesson one good luck czech republic. the truth squad the. warden you. think says. i mean.

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