Ben Cottrell

Central Midfielder - MFK Michalovce
15 Aug 2026
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The MFK Michalovce Gazette

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad10 Aug 2026

Tomasz Walczak stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Tomasz Walczak and MFK Michalovce agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Tempers go at MFK Michalovce

Adam Jakubech was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Martin Bednár pulls a muscle — 16 days out

The injury that keeps coming back, keeps being rushed back from, and quietly costs more careers than the dramatic ones. 16 days is the estimate; the honest figure depends on whether anybody is patient.

Market10 Aug 2026

Patrik Danek attracts admirers

The name of Patrik Danek has come up in conversations MFK Michalovce were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

The terraces10 Aug 2026

MFK Michalovce supporters have found a favourite in Tomasz Walczak

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 20-year-old it feels ownership of. Tomasz Walczak has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Player ratings10 Aug 2026

Kido Taylor-Hart runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 19. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Match8 Aug 2026

Tomasz Walczak the difference as MFK Michalovce beat Zlate Moravce

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Tomasz Walczak. 1‑0 against Zlate Moravce, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Market10 Aug 2026

Martin Bednár told to find a new club

“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Martin Bednár has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at MFK Michalovce.

Squad10 Aug 2026

Martin Bednár gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

In brief

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The MFK Michalovce Gazette

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

The terraces3 Aug 2026

The boos come down from three sides

“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 7 of the 22 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.

Squad3 Aug 2026

8 seasons of Stanislav Danko

25 appearances across 8 seasons in these colours. Careers like that are not built any more, and MFK Michalovce know what they have.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Lukáš Pauschek stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Lukáš Pauschek and MFK Michalovce agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad3 Aug 2026

Adam Jakubech in a row with a teammate

It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at MFK Michalovce this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Market3 Aug 2026

Lukáš Pauschek is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at MFK Michalovce has been clear about where Lukáš Pauschek stands, which is more than many ever get.

Match1 Aug 2026

A bad afternoon for MFK Michalovce against DAC Dunajska Streda

0‑2 to DAC Dunajska Streda, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad3 Aug 2026

The manager makes an example of Lukáš Pauschek

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Market3 Aug 2026

The clock runs on Adam Jakubech's contract

49 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.

Player ratings3 Aug 2026

Ben Cottrell runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 15. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

In brief