Sometimes I'm not surprised that online piracy is so rampant when it comes to soccer. Trying to
find out who has the rights to a game or tournament is very difficult, and even when you find a
stream, you're not sure whether it's an official one or not.
Take, for example, the African Nations Cup which kicks off in a few hours from Angola.
Nicholas "Niko" Gkionis is a friend of mine, pro soccer player, a special guest Online
Soccer Academy player, and has guest blogged and appeared for JMSocccer10.com a few times. You
can read his past guest blog posts by clicking here. Today he talks about why he recently
switched teams in Belgium.
Here is a play-by-play account of the 2011 Asian Cup Qualifier at Rajamangala Stadium between
Thailand and Jordan. The kick off was delayed by 30 minutes, presumably because of the pre match
downpour, which meant the pitch was very wet, and not easy to play on.
Thailand: Kosin Hathairattanakool, Suree Sukha, Nattapong Samana, Panupong Wongsa (C), Nattaporn
Phanrit, Rangsan Vivatchaichok, Pichitipong Choichieu, Suchao Nutnum, Sutee Suksomkit, Narongchai
Vachiraban, Teeratep Winothai.
Hull boss Phil Brown wants his two players back home now. "I am appalled.
This throws a question mark against next summer's World Cup.You simply cannot put the safety of
players, officials and fans at the slightest risk. That is totally unacceptable. I have two players
-Daniel Cousin and Seyi Olofinjana - on duty and I want them back home here with us as quickly as
possible,"
Pompey chief executive Peter Storrie said: "This is a terrible, tragic
incident and I am very concerned about this whole situation.
The Togo national football team bus was ambushed as they were on their way to the African Cup of
Nations. They came under attack from machine gun fire for 30 minutes whilst they were trapped on
the bus. Two of their players were shot and taken away for treatment, whilst the bus driver was
shot dead.
Following the ambush of the Togo national team bus on it's way to Cabinda for the African Cup of
Nations 2010, I wrote a preliminary piece on Just Football with some of the main issues that needed
addressing. Reports were hazy at the time and as the hours have passed further details are
beginning to emerge.
Cavalieri
Degen Carragher Agger Insua
Aquilani Lucas
Kuyt Gerrard Benayoun
Torres
Goals:
Bertrand (og) 45+1'
Sigurdsson 90+3' (pen)
Long 100'
Comical. Unfortunate. Deserved. Typical. And no, there's no acronym there.
It looked like Liverpool would hold onto the one slice of luck received – a chance deflection in
the last minute of the first half – but not this season.
Omar Cummings will not be at DSG Park much of this week as the Colorado Rapids
players report back for preseason duty. Like fellow Rapids' striker, Conor Casey
at the weekend, the frontman is on international duty this Sunday as the Reggae Boyz turn out in
Kingston to play Canada in a friendly.
