Tomas Rosicky has been ruled out of the Czech Republic s squad for Euro 2008. The Arsenal midfielder has been out of action since January with a hamstring injury - and despite intensieve treatment both at Shenley and in Prague, he has been forced to admit
Tomas Rosicky has been ruled out of the Czech Republic's squad for Euro 2008.
The Arsenal midfielder has been out of action since January with a hamstring injury - and despite intensieve treatment both at Shenley and in Prague, he has been forced to admit defeat.
"I must announce that I will not be capable of playing at Euro 2008. My injury requires surgery which I will undergo at the start of next week," Rosicky told a Czech television station. "There is no other solution to the problem than undergoing surgery.
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