Petr Čech named Czech footballer of year for second time

Goalkeeper Petr Čech has been named Czech footballer of the year for 2008. The Chelsea star, who is 26, also took the award three years ago. This time out Čech finished ahead of veteran midfielder Pavel Nedvěd of Juventus and Athletico Madrid defender Tomáš Ujfaluši. Karel Jarolím of Slavia Prague was named the Czech Republic’s manager of the year, while former Slavia striker Tomáš Necid took the young player of the year prize.