United States v. France (Friday) I don’t quite know what to make of this match. Under Jurgen Klinsmann the USMNT has struggled against far less talented sides than France, so it could be that when put up against a much more talented and experienced side a lot of holes are going to become apparent in [...]
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Your Weekend Preview: Scottish-American International Edition
Posted in General, Homerism, Hyundai A-League, Matchday is for Homerism, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Serie A, UEFA, USMNT, Weekend Preview on November 11, 2011 | 6 Comments »
What Goes Up Must Come Down Under: Promotion and Relegation in Australia
Posted in Asian Football Confederation, Hyundai A-League, News, tagged Australia, Hyundai B-League, promotion and relegation on October 26, 2011 | 9 Comments »
The Australian A-League is considering the creation of a second-tier B-League to comply with Asian Football Confederation demands. Is this feasible – and could it show the way for Major League Soccer? Reports from FOX Sports in Australia on Monday indicated that the A-League is seriously considering implementing a second division in Australian football. This [...]
Two Teams Enter, One Team Leaves: The A-League Grand Final
Posted in General, Hyundai A-League, tagged A-League playoffs, Australia, Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners, Grand Final on March 11, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Thirty weeks of regular season action and three weeks of playoff madness have brought us to this point. Number 1 hosting Number 2 in the A-League Grand Final for the opportunity to not just be presented the Premiers, but to be crowned Champions. Over 33,000 tickets have been sold in Brisbane for the Grand Final [...]
Survive and Advance: The A-League Preliminary Final
Posted in General, Hyundai A-League, tagged A-League playoffs, Adelaide United, Australia, Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners, Gold Coast United on March 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The A-League Finals Series is already half-finished, with only the Preliminary and Grand Finals remaining over the next two weekends. The Grand Final is setting up precisely how we believed it would, with Brisbane Roar hosting the winner of this weekend’s Preliminary Final between Central Coast Mariners and Gold Coast United. How did they get [...]
The A-League Playoffs Return: Finals Series, Week 2
Posted in General, Hyundai A-League, tagged A-League playoffs, Adelaide United, Australia, Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners, Gold Coast United, Melbourne Victory, Wellington Phoenix on February 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Last week we gave you a hastily prepared preview of the A-League’s first week of semifinals in the Finals Series, and told you to expect buckets of goals and limitless excitement. We apologize for such grandiose promises, and those responsible have been sacked. Well, not so much sacked as privately chided for jinxing the whole [...]
In Australia, The Playoffs Go Counter-Clockwise: 2010-11 A-League Finals Series Review
Posted in Guest Post, Hyundai A-League, tagged A-League playoffs, Australia on February 15, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Editors note: This post courtesy of our good friend Andrew Bolte, known as Green Eggs and Fulham in our commenting section. Andrew is joining us in a contributor fashion as soon as we can get ourselves sorted out, and this is his first piece for us. Please leave him comments and kudos! The calendar says [...]
Coming Out of the Closet with Fuse: Guest Hosted by Kevin
Posted in English Premier League, Football Shirts, General, Homerism, Hyundai A-League, Whimsy, tagged England, Everton FC, Fulham FC, Hammarby IF, Portsmouth FC, Sydney FC on January 31, 2011 | 6 Comments »
My soccer shirt collection; small but mighty! Thanks to Fuse for allowing me to guest post for “Out of the Closet” this week and next. In putting this week’s collection together, my theme was “Gifts”. All the shirts featured this week are shirts that I did not have to pay for. The added bonus with [...]
Video Replay Nets Perth Glory Striker Two Match Ban
Posted in Hyundai A-League, tagged Controversial Referee Decisions, Hyundai A-League, Perth Glory on September 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »
The above video is a highlight reel from the August 29th Melbourne Heart-Perth Glory match in Australia’s Hyundai A-League. You’d be forgiven for if it didn’t really hit your radar; Australia’s time difference means that, even if you DID follow this league, the game started sometime around midnight on a Sunday. The entire ten-minute clip [...]
Your Weekend Preview: International Edition
Posted in General, Homerism, Hyundai A-League, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Scottish Premier League, UEFA, USMNT, Weekend Preview on September 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Your move Lithuania… Scotland v. Lithuania (Friday) Here we go again…attempting to qualify for a major tournament for the first time since the 1998 World Cup. Craig Levein has had one match (a loss to Sweden) to sort things out, has had to deal with the loss of players through injuries (Craig Gordon being the [...]
Your Weekend Preview: Are You Ready For Some FITBA!? Edition
Posted in General, Homerism, Hyundai A-League, League of Ireland, Ligue 1, Matchday is for Homerism, MLS, Ross County, Russian Premier League, Scottish Football League, USMNT, Weekend Preview, World Cup 2010 on August 6, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Ross County F.C. v. Cowdenbeath FC (Saturday) It’s time. Last season- as exciting and successful as it was in so many ways- is now in the past and it’s up to the Staggies to deliver the goods if they want to repeat/improve upon last year’s results. County moved through the preseason and their first to [...]
