By Ollie Irish
Spotter's badge: Caught Offside
Pig-nosed eejut David O'Leary, who no doubt still has brutal, sweat-inducing nightmares from
which he wakes up screaming "My babies!", fronted up to martial artist/footballer Zlatan during Al
Ahli's exhibition match (the Emirates Challenge Cup football is not golf ffs) against Milan.
It's hard to believe, but preseason is just around the corner. All of our players are due at
training camp on Tuesday where they will presumably see how many of them have survived the
clearout, get checked out for knocks and face the media. As I've mentioned previously,
Nicholas Lindsay will not be playing this season after suffering an injury in a
snowmobile accident and Julian de Guzman is still working on his fitness after
undergoing surgery for his knee problem.
The Beautiful SouthBrighton 3-1 Portsmouth (08:01:11)
by Larry from Lancing
Ever since Charles Alcock (no jokes from us on that name, EFW is a family publication and
remains strictly above the waist) suggested on 20 July 1871: ‘That it is desirable that a
Challenge Cup should be established in connection with The Association, for which all clubs
belonging to The Association should be invited to compete', the great and good of the footie world
have been up for the cup.
SOURCE: REPUBLICA
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: The coaching team headed by senior coach Krishna Thapa has submitted a
preliminary list of 46 players for the training of AFC Challenge Cup to the All Nepal Football
Association (ANFA) on Wednesday.
The ANFA had submitted a list of five dozens footballers on Tuesday on the basis of their
performance during the San Miguel Knockout Football Tournament and British Gurkha Cup to the Thapa
headed coaching team comprising Upendraman Singh and Meghraj KC.
SOURCE: REPUBLICA
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: The coaching team headed by senior coach Krishna Thapa has submitted a
preliminary list of 46 players for the training of AFC Challenge Cup to the All Nepal Football
Association (ANFA) on Wednesday.
The ANFA had submitted a list of five dozens footballers on Tuesday on the basis of their
performance during the San Miguel Knockout Football Tournament and British Gurkha Cup to the Thapa
headed coaching team comprising Upendraman Singh and Meghraj KC.
Cann, LaBrocca, Gargan and Harden get ready...
Yes, it's a bit of a slow news day when you are discussing your club's travel plans but things
are a little more interesting than in years past. From 2007 through 2010, Mo Johnston's Reds
usually dilly-dallied around Florida for a few weeks while testing their "strengths" against far
from formidable opponents such as out of season NCAA squads and Sunday League ex-pros before
winding up with a mediocre display at the annual Carolina Challenge in Charleston, SC.
While some MLS teams are starting their pre-season training today, the Chicago Fire sent out a
press release with their entire pre-season schedule. Can you believe that there are just 61 days
until the start of the 2011 season?
Highlights include the Carolina Challenge Cup that is going to be hosted by the Charleston
Battery in Charleston, South Carolina.
Head Counsellor at "Camp Wannafooty"Dispatches from camp always have to be taken with a grain of salt. The campers often have a wide
variety of emotions from good to bad and send the strangest messages to their loved ones waiting
for news. TFC camp isn't all that different - lots of wide-eyed youngsters, surly camp veterans and
wily counsellors make for an adventurous few weeks where anything seems possible.
