Weekend Preview
Sep 04, 2008 | 8:07PM | BobbyMcMahon
All the major European leagues finally got going last weekend but World Cup qualifying this weekend and in midweek takes centre stage. The European qualifying competition is the last of the federations to get going but to honest there... Read More
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World Cup Qualifying and Canada's aversion to home cooking
Aug 18, 2008 | 7:31PM | BobbyMcMahon
Note: This article has also appeared on FoxSoccer.com but without the statistics on home advantage. With a comfortable preliminary round win against S... Read More
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The right man for the job.
Jul 09, 2008 | 8:36AM | weromx
As a football fan and follower of the Mexican National Football team, Im not very familiar with the new head coach Sven Goran Ericksson, coming from Sweden, checked this name in Wikipedia and found some information about him. Im not very impressed but seems well suited for experience and well he is Swedish (they have a nati... Read More
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Euro 2008 - Day 17
Jun 23, 2008 | 9:29AM | BobbyMcMahon
After sixteen straight days of football we have a two-day break before the semifinals get underway. A chance perhaps to indulge in some observations? In terms of entertainment and quality this editi... Read More
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Euro 2008 - Day 10
Jun 16, 2008 | 6:24AM | BobbyMcMahon
Group B Austria 0-1 Germany
At the 2006 World Cup Germany
threw off the chains of decades of highly effective but mind-numbing play to become
one of the most entertaining teams in the tournament. Today they reverted to old habits and
produced an uninspiring but all the same, winning performanc... Read More
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Open Joist to Sponsor Stacy Compton And BHR - V No. 4 Dodge
Jan 18, 2008 | 1:43PM | 14Falcons
The No. 4 Open Joist Dodge truck should have a familiar ring to it. The Grand Rapids-based Universal ... Read More
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Speakers' Corner #63 Responses
Dec 04, 2007 | 1:52PM | BobbyMcMahon
MeanSucka - I know I may be late on this one - what do you think of Michael Owen saying that the England need to rethink psychological preparation for matches: "When fear takes over, you start to do things wrong and take the easy option which in our case is lumping the ball forward to the front men. I’m not absolving myself from blame… What must be addressed as much as anything is our psychologica... Read More
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World Cup Qualifying Draw - Preview
Nov 24, 2007 | 4:55AM | BobbyMcMahon
Here is some more background on the draw that will start tomorow in Durban, South Africa at 10:00 a.m. EST.
An introduction and set up piece from FIFA.
You can find the draw information by fed... Read More
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Where oh where is the Brasileirao?
Sep 02, 2007 | 9:34AM | DaveCarrier
Seriously FSC! I'm truly appreciative of all the great footy I watch
thanks to your network. The EPL, Serie A and even weekly Argentine match and
highlight show. However we are still missing ... Read More
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Beckham NOT likely to play for LA Galaxy against Chelsea... No surprise at all!!
Jul 19, 2007 | 4:50PM | NFL_hits_the_UK!
I never thought for a second Beckham would be in the Galaxy lineup to
play Chavski (England's pet-name for Chelsea), it's just too much too soon. Against boys (all the teams in MLS)
isn't a problem for "Golden Balls", against men (sor... Read More
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FIFA Under-20 World Cup, Day 16 Argentina 1-0 Mexico
Jul 15, 2007 | 6:54PM | BobbyMcMahon
A bit of an abbreviated report seeing that it is the fourth posting of the day. A terrific game - tight and hard-fought - and one that could have gone either way. Moralez' goal ri... Read More
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FIFA Under-20 World Cup , Day 16 Chile 4-0 Nigeria after extra time
Jul 15, 2007 | 2:12PM | BobbyMcMahon
This was an absolutely engrossing game from two technically accomplished sides showcasing very different styles. The Nigerians languid in attack with an attitude of "another chance will soon come along so no... Read More
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FIFA Under-20 World Cup, Czech Republic 1-1 Spain, Czech Republic win on penalty kicks
Jul 15, 2007 | 10:29AM | BobbyMcMahon
There is the old adage that if you can’t say anything good, then don’t say anything at all. So in terms of the Czech Republic’s performance against Spain I can say that they do take penalties... Read More
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FIFA Under-20 World Cup , Portugal 0-1 Chile
Jul 12, 2007 | 6:49PM | BobbyMcMahon
A largely disappointing game but with a bizarre ending. Portugal had Mano sent off for pushing a Chilean player. As the referee showed Mano the red card an... Read More
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FIFA under-20 World Cup, Argentina 3-1 Poland
Jul 12, 2007 | 4:02PM | BobbyMcMahon
Sergio Aguero will garner the headlines but there was much to admire in Argentina’s overall performance and their 3-1 win over Poland. With the second half only seconds old Aguero flicked to ball up and over the Polish defender, pivot... Read More
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