Portsmouth keeper Asmir Begovic was on Full-Time on The Team 1040 last night to state pretty
unequivocally that, while he was approached by Bosnia, Canada is where his future lies.
"I'm happy to stay with Canada, that's where I see my future... I've been approached by Bosnia.
There were talks.
There has been quite a bit of rumour and speculation about the international fate of the
as-yet-to-be-capped Canadian keeper Asmir Begovic.
Speculation that he might actually decide to play for Bosnia instead of Canada started swirling
last month when the Bosnian coach in a Bosnian paper started tossing Begovic's name around and
linking him with the Bonsian national side.
A roundup of some stories today of interest to Canadian soccer fans.
- Some Canadian Guys Writing About Soccer have uncovered speculation that Simeone Jackson will be
leaving Gillingham for the Championship and signing with Leicester City for a tidy sum of
cash.
- Duane at the 24th Minute is reporting that Tomasz Radzinski is doing his best Energizer bunny
impersonation and staying at FC Lierse in Belgium 2nd Division for at least 2 more years.
Jogaram em Tallin, na Estônia, no A. Le Coq Arena, com um público de 6.450 pessoas, jogaram as
seleções da Estônia (103º no ranking da FIFA) e Bósnia-Herzegovina (42º no ranking da
FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
05-09-1998 - Bósnia 1x1 Estônia - Eliminatórias Eurocopa
09-10-1999 - Estônia 1x4 Bósnia - Eliminatórias Eurocopa
17-08-2005 - Estônia 1x0 Bósnia - Amistoso
10-09-2008 - Bósnia 7x0 Estônia - Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
O quarteto de arbitragem desse jogo, foi assim definido:
Árbitro: Nicola RIZZOLI-ITA
Primeiro Assistente: Renato FAVERANI-ITA
Segundo Assistente: Andrea STEFANI-ITA
Quarto Árbitro: Andrea DE MARCO-ITA
Aos 30 minutos do primeiro tempo, o camisa 11, Edin DZEKO abriu o placar para a
Bósnia-Herzegovina.
O técnico da Bósnia, Miroslav Blazevic, afirmou nesta quarta-feira que as duas partidas diante de
Portugal, pela repescagem europeia Copa de 2010, são as "mais importantes" de sua carreira.
"Nunca tive partidas tão importantes nos meus 40 anos de carreira. Estamos sob forte pressão, com
grandes expectativas", afirmou Blazevic, que deu entrevista coletiva em Sarajevo.
The UEFA 2010 World Cup Qualifying Playoffs had their second legs on Wednesday, November 18,
2009. One of the match-ups was Portugal v Bosnia-Herzegovina, where Portugal led 1-0 after the
first leg. Who was able to win and advance to South Africa next summer? Here's a recap of the match
along with video highlights.
According to The News, Portsmouth have decided to recall goalkeeper
Asmir Begovic from his loan spell at Ipswich. The reason for this
move was because of the injury to goalkeeper David James.
Penalties wrecked Avram Grant's big day again. Spot-kicks took centre stage on a
drenched Fratton Park turf as two clinically placed drives from Wayne Rooney cut
short Grant's honeymoon period on the South Coast. The genius behind much of
United's challenge for honours this season, Rooney crowned a dogged
display with his first hat trick in three seasons.
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez suffered a disastrous trip to Portsmouth after Javier Mascherano was
dismissed during a miserable defeat at Fratton Park.
Pompey's victory, with the goals coming from Nadir Belhadj and Frederic Piquionne, will ignite hope
of survival in the Barclays Premier League.
