Stories – Tomas Cerny – Behind the Gloves

Guns & Cash

Guns, cash and an overdue salary payment: one afternoon at the CSKA stadium, I walked into…

A European tie that should have been straightforward became the first real sign of chaos behind…

Pre-season in Turkey was hot, intense, and unlike anything I had experienced before. New teammates, brutal…

A new country, a new club, and a completely unknown world. From the old airport terminal…

My last proper game as a professional footballer. A match that mattered at the time, but…

An unexpected move to CSKA Sofia, a new country, a new pressure, and the start of…

A first experience of the Eternal Derby in Sofia. A dressing room prayer, a stadium full…

A penalty save at Celtic Park, a mistake two weeks earlier, and a reminder of how…