The MFK Michalovce Gazette
Squad10 Aug 2026
Adam Jakubech stands alone
6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Papalélé arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Papalélé has, at MFK Michalovce, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
MFK Michalovce baulk at the price for Pavol Šafranko
Sabah wanted more than $1.9M and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Market10 Aug 2026
MSK Zilina come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and MFK Michalovce did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ben Cottrell out for 34 days
The medical room confirms 34 days on the sidelines for Ben Cottrell, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tomasz Walczak stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Tomasz Walczak and MFK Michalovce agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Chrudim tell MFK Michalovce: David Jurčenko is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Match8 Aug 2026
José Ángel López sends MFK Michalovce past DAC Dunajska Streda
It finished 2‑1, and it was José Ángel López’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to MFK Michalovce.
Market10 Aug 2026
Dominik Sestak steps up from the MFK Michalovce academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dominik Sestak 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Dominik Pekarik joins the MFK Michalovce first team
- Market One of our own: David Benes joins the MFK Michalovce first team
- The dugout Polydefkis Volanakis gets it from the manager