Nedved coming out of retirement

Pavel Nedved, the Ballon d'Or winning, long-locked midfield maestro of the 1990s and 2000s is coming out of retirement at the age of 45.

The Czech Republic legend is currently vice-president at Juventus, the club he spent eight seasons with as a player, but will be allowed time away from his responsibilities in Turin to play for FK Skalna.

Nedved joined the Czech Republic club as a four-year-old and stayed for eight years before moving on to other academies.

He was registered with the club at the end of August and was introduced to fans to rapturous applause.

Nedved's son, Pavel Nedved junior, is also on Skalna's books and so we may see the rare spectacle of father and son team-mates at some point this season.

His role at Juventus remains his priority but the Serie A club have agreed to allow the club legend to make occasional appearances in his homeland.

After long and demanding talks between the top executives of Skalna and Juventus, in which Nedved was involved, the arrangement has concluded successfully.

"We can announce that Pavel returns to the club where he grew up, "said Skalna in a statement on its website.

The question remains whether or not Nedved will actually wear his boots once again or if his 'signing' is a small favour for the club where his son plays.

"It is still unclear when Pavel will join the team as he is very busy as vice president of Juventus," the statement continued."The clubs have agreed not to publish the terms of the transfer."