Looks like our Czech Republic International's days are numbered

[marlowe]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36048186

 

[Hillian1]

B'stard.

 

[SeagullofMalaysia]

At first I really thought Skalak would leave the club what lah you man (Malaysian accent at work)

 

[The Birdman]

A

 

[daveinprague]

My mother still calls it Czechoslovakia here. Im not bothering to tell her about this.

 

[gregbrighton]

It's a better name.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

"Some have criticised "Czechia" as ugly, or too similar to "Chechnya", the semi-autonomous Russian republic."

I would agree with that

 

[glasfryn]

trading standards will be interested
to close to the name chechnya

 

[glasfryn]

"Some have criticised "Czechia" as ugly, or too similar to "Chechnya", the semi-autonomous Russian republic."

I would agree with that

great minds and all that
who cares anyway

 

[Triggaaar]

Wow, changing your country's name to make it easier for companies and sports teams to use it on products and clothing is very sad. What a shit world.

 

[Bladders]

Czechalvania would be better.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

This thread will be bounced

 

[beorhthelm]

i've used Czech for years, in a professional capcity, never been noted as incorrect (i suppose they just silently mocked my ignorance)

 

[Pantani]

i've used Czech for years, in a professional capcity, never been noted as incorrect (i suppose they just silently mocked my ignorance)

Plenty of Czechs that I have known refer to the country as Czech in conversation. Not sure it is a problem really.

 

[Hamilton]

Is this item 13 days too late?

 

[Albion my Albion]

Wow, changing your country's name to make it easier for companies and sports teams to use it on products and clothing is very sad. What a shit world.

It's already being done in other countries. You can Czechia yourself.

 

[Easy 10]

They need to sort their cuffing lives out, pissing everyone about with these CONSTANT name-changes.

Czechoslovakia. Then Czech Republic. Now this latest "Czechia" BOBBINS. Oh la-de-dah, bit bored with ENGLAND now. Lets change it to Englasia, or Englalalaland.

Pick a name and STICK to it, you eastern european, Nazi-surrendering no-marks.

 

[ManOfSussex]

This means the next time England play them, this will be their 4th name we've played against:
Czechia
Czech Rep.
Czechoslovakia
Bohemia

Why don't they just call themselves CeskaMoravia/CzechoMoravia?

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Plenty of Czechs that I have known refer to the country as Czech in conversation. Not sure it is a problem really.

This.

 

[Eeyore]

trading standards will be interested
to close to the name chechnya

Pronunciation sounds so similar without focus.