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The other was former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech, who suffered a serious head injury during a game in 2006.

Kinsky played in the Czech second division as recently as May 2023 but, this season, has had a meteoric rise to become one of the best goalkeepers in central Europe, bringing comparisons with legendary Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech.

However, Czech President Petr Pavel – who has been a vocal supporter of Ukraine – said this week that part of Ukraine would probably remain “temporarily” occupied, possibly for years.

The president of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, told the New York Times that Ukraine will have to be "realistic" about its prospects of recovering the areas in the east of the country which Russia has managed to gain over the last 31 months of war.

Environment Minister Petr Hladik urged those in the worst-hit areas to prepare to leave their homes.