SK Rapid Controversy: Bundesliga Confronts Club Over Unacceptable Behavior

SK Rapid Controversy: Bundesliga Confronts Club Over Unacceptable Behavior

There are not many clubs that have the talent to ruin self-earned holidays at such a speed as SK Rapid. Finally, an SCR women’s team played a football game for the first time, and shortly afterwards the men won a derby in Hütteldorf again after a decade of waiting. Nobody is interested anymore because Mr. … Read more

14th Edition of sportsbusiness.at Breakfast Club Kicks Off Krone Leadership Day with Discussions on Digitalization and the Future of TV Media in Austria

14th Edition of sportsbusiness.at Breakfast Club Kicks Off Krone Leadership Day with Discussions on Digitalization and the Future of TV Media in Austria

On Thursday, February 22, 2024, the 14th edition of the sportsbusiness.at Breakfast Club kicked off the premiere of the Krone Leadership Day. For the second time, all relevant TV players came together on a panel and discussed the opportunities and potential that digitization is opening up for Austria’s TV media. After the premiere in 2023, … Read more

Sturm Graz Highlight February Performance and Conference League Prospects

Sturm Graz Highlight February Performance and Conference League Prospects

The first four of five hits in SK Sturm Graz’s “Highlight February” were largely completed satisfactorily. The second leg at Slovan Bratislava (Thursday, 9 p.m. in the LIVE ticker) will now be the crowning moment and, after the 4-1 triumph at home, the team will reach the round of 16 of the Conference League. If … Read more

Sturm Graz Cup Defense: Managing Director Schicker Emphasizes Goal to Return to Klagenfurt

Sturm Graz Cup Defense: Managing Director Schicker Emphasizes Goal to Return to Klagenfurt

A year ago there was a cracker on the agenda for SK Sturm Graz at the start of spring – even the biggest possible one. In the ÖFB Cup, the guest appearance at FC Red Bull Salzburg awaited, in which the Styrians ultimately took a decisive step towards winning this title. This was the clearly … Read more

2023 Admiral Bundesliga Annual Table and Winners: Salzburg Dominates, Lustenau Struggles

2023 Admiral Bundesliga Annual Table and Winners: Salzburg Dominates, Lustenau Struggles

The 2023 football year in the Admiral Bundesliga is over. With SV Ried, the local upper house had to say goodbye to a team heading towards the second division. FC Blau-Weiß Linz, on the other hand, has taken the opposite approach. LAOLA1 has evaluated the annual table of the domestic league. Of course, it should … Read more

Rene Renner: The Rise of LASK’s Veteran Star and His Unconventional Path to Success

Rene Renner: The Rise of LASK’s Veteran Star and His Unconventional Path to Success

LASK is actually a European Cup-tried club by Austrian standards. Between 2019 and 2021, the Linz team took part in three international group phases, survived the autumn twice and collected so many coefficient points in these three successful campaigns that they are currently in a strong 49th place in the UEFA club rankings. But there … Read more

Dominic Thiem’s Performance Impresses Tsitsipas and Promises Success

Dominic Thiem’s Performance Impresses Tsitsipas and Promises Success

Although it wasn’t enough to achieve the victory he had hoped for, Dominic Thiem was certainly not dissatisfied with his performance after his first-round defeat at the Erste Bank Open against Stefanos Tsitsipas. If the former world number three and 2020 US Open winner had played like this more often in the past season, in … Read more

Top Eleven Graz Youth Team Kickers with Market Value of 64 Million Euros Featured in Latest Issue of Ansapanier

Top Eleven Graz Youth Team Kickers with Market Value of 64 Million Euros Featured in Latest Issue of Ansapanier

A brand new issue of “Ansapanier” is about the SK Sturm. Die LAOLA1Editors Johannes Kristoferitsch and Harald Prantl have put together a top eleven of kickers whose highest market value totals 64 million euros. These are exclusively players who were active in the Graz youth team. Including some players who only made their breakthrough at … Read more

Rising Star Jakob Semler Receives High Praise as Referee in Admiral Bundesliga

Rising Star Jakob Semler Receives High Praise as Referee in Admiral Bundesliga

“I found it very positive that he was inconspicuous. That shows that he had the game under control,” said Austria coach Michael Wimmer. There is probably no higher praise for a referee. In fact, Jakob Semler put in a fantastic performance in the Veilchen’s 4-0 home win against FC Blau-Weiß Linz. It was his very … Read more

Hungarian Striker Barnabas Varga Makes a Name for Himself in Hungary

Hungarian Striker Barnabas Varga Makes a Name for Himself in Hungary

One goal in 16 Bundesliga games, eleven goals in 29 second division games. Barnabas Varga did not achieve much fame in this country. The Hungarian was active in Austria for a decade, but he didn’t exactly leave a lasting impression. Since his return home in January 2020, things have been looking up for the striker. … Read more