Brotherly Love Keeps Tomas Aiming High ; the Rosicky Clan Have Had Contrasting Fortunes As the Youngest Star Prepares to Face Former Club

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WHEN Tomas Rosicky takes to the field with his Arsenal colleagues at Emirates Stadium tonight to play against the club that set him on the path to stardom, his elder brother Jiri admits he will feel a pang of envy.

"To be honest, I will be a little bit jealous," he said. "When I go to the stadiums and watch his games I want to play again. I enjoy watching Tomas, but I miss football a lot." The elder of the Rosicky brothers Jiri is 29 and Tomas 26 was talented enough to join Atletico Madrid at 18 but was forced into retirement earlier this year because of serious injuries to both knees.

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Brotherly Love Keeps Tomas Aiming High ; the Rosicky Clan Have Had Contrasting Fortunes As the Youngest Star Prepares to Face Former Club

It was Jiri whom Sparta Prague really wanted when they signed the brothers in what was essentially a 'buy one, get one free' deal negotiated by their famous father, also named Jiri and a celebrated ...

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