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Pavel Nedvěd (pronounced Cs-Pavel Nedved.ogg [ˈpavɛl ˈnɛdvjɛt] (help·info); born August 30, 1972 in Cheb) is a Czech football midfielder currently playing for Italian Serie A club Juventus F.C. He was the recipient of the prestigious Ballon D'or in 2003.
He is best known for his fierce shooting and his stamina.
Nedvěd got his international breakthrough when he was part of the Czech national team which went to the final of Euro 96, where they lost to Germany. Nedvěd's performance did not go unnoticed; despite having a verbal agreement with PSV Eindhoven, Nedvěd decided to move from Sparta Prague to Lazio Roma in the Serie A in 1996.

Nedvěd's first international tournament came in the Euro 1996 where he helped the national team to second place. In the Euro 2004 semi-final against Greece, Nedvěd was injured when he slammed his knee into Kostas Katsouranis's backside while jumping for the ball. Though he continued on the pitch for a while, he was eventually replaced by Vladimír Šmicer. Some observers of the match considered Nedvěd's injury to be a key factor in the Czechs' defeat. The injury also led him to retire from the national team in September 2004.
He came out of international retirement to help the Czechs in their 2006 World Cup qualifying playoff against Norway in November 2005. The Czechs won both matches 1-0, first in Oslo and then in Prague, to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the first FIFA World Cup appearance for the Czech team since the partition of Czechoslovakia. Nedvěd chose to remain eligible for national selection, and was named to the Czech World Cup squad. Despite an impressive start against the USA, the Czechs failed to qualify for the knock-out stages after losing against Ghana and Italy. He then retired for good shortly after the World Cup, his last international match ending 3-1 against Serbia in August 2006.
Nedvěd refused to come out of retirement for the Euro 2008 despite pleas from national team coach Karel Brückner, teammates and fans.(wikipedia)