The Zlin Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Michal Cupák stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Michal Cupák and Zlin agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Zlin
Samuel Šigut and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Stanley Kanu wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Zlin know it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Adam Gabriel
Zlin asked and Viktoria Plzen said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jakub Provod steps up from the Zlin academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jakub Provod has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Zlin promote Stanislav Sykora from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Stanislav Sykora has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Zlin promote Jan Provod from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Jan Provod has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Zlin promote Ondrej Masopust from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ondrej Masopust has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Zlin against Viktoria Plzen
0‑1 to Viktoria Plzen, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
In brief
- Squad Ondřej Kukučka falls out with a teammate over standards
- The dugout Cletus Nombil gets it from the manager
- The dugout Matej Darida: “No excuses”