I'm not giving England the picture 'cause it's easy, it was actually the most compelling match-up of the day.

Holy freakin' Theo Walcott. The teenager with a hat trick, are you kidding me? Dang kid.

England 4-1 over Croatia.

Other highlights? Denmark beats Portugal. Sweden, Israel and Greece pick up much needed wins. Click to continue reading...

Răzvan Cociş's goal fifteen minutes after the break saved Romania from the complete disaster of dropping points to the Faroe Islands. While the Romanian squad went on the attack early they could not break through pesky 'keeper Jakup Mikkelsen and the match went to the half at even. Unfortunately Dinamo Bucureşti's Click to continue reading...

Greece U21 side ended their qualifying campaign for the U21 Championships in Sweden with a 1-0 win over the Faroe Islands in Greece. The win was bitter sweet, after Greece had already learned they would not be making the trip to Sweden this coming June. Despite missing out on the Click to continue reading...

With Romania still searching for answers on Saturday's humiliating 3-0 loss to Lithuania in Cluj, Victor Piţurcă's squad faces the Faroe Islands at Torsvollor Stadium today. Clearly the Tricolorii must take this match seriously but also use it as a time to re-group and mend battered confidence. Christian Chivu is apparently Click to continue reading...

After France's shocking performance against Austria, losing 3-1 to kick off the World Cup Qualifying campaign, many supporters have turned their thoughts to le sélectionneur, Raymond Domenech, and posed the question: "Why hasn't he been sacked already?"

Coming on the heels of a woeful Euro 2008 campaign, and a shocking stay of execution, the loss to Austria provides a fitting occasion to reflect on Domenech's tenure.

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Group 7 : World Cup 2010 Qualification: Faroe Islands are meeting Romania Wednesday September 10th. Livestream and Highlights from the match at footiedb.com Do not forget to sign up on the next big football site 11×2.com:  Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today LIVESTREAM  Pre-register at the NEW football site 11×2 today Click to continue reading...

UEFA
Sweden 0-0 Albania; Portugal 4-0 Malta; Hungary 0-0 Denmark; Latvia 2-1 Moldova; Israel 2-2 Switzerland; Greece 3-0 Luxembourg; Poland 1-1 Slovenia; Slovakia 2-1 No. Ireland; Wales 1-0 Azerbaijan; Germany 6-0 Liechtenstein; Turkey 2-0 Armenia; Spain 1-0 Bosnia-Herzegovina; Belgium 3-2 Estonia; Ukraine 1-0 Belarus; Croatia 3-0 Kazakhstan; England 2-0 Andorra; Lithuania 3-0 Romania; Austria 3-1 France; Serbia 2-0 Faroe Islands; Ireland 2-1 Georgia; Italy 2-1 Cyprus; Montenegro 2-2 Bulgaria; Macedonia 1-0 Scotland; Norway 2-2 Iceland. Click to continue reading...

Germany thankfully showed what a European soccer superpower should do when faced with a team of lowly sacrificial lambs by beating Liechtenstein 6-0 in their first World Cup qualifier.
While Jogi Loew's team were putting their part-time opposition to the sword in Vaduz, England were labouring to an embarrassing 2-0 win against Andorra in Barcelona. Click to continue reading...

Romania's World Cup hopes begin today at 8:00 pm CET against the tough Lithuanian squad in Cluj. With only thirteen spots available for the World Cup, competition will be fierce and the Tricolorii are within the brutally tough Group 7. While it includes minnows Faroe Islands, on the opposite end Click to continue reading...

Always makes me laugh, no sooner does the Premiership season kick-off, we have a plethera of midweek International 'Friendlies.'Personally I would prefer the 2nd game of the Premiership season on a Wednesday night... especially after Chelsea's superb performance against Portsmouth last Sunday. So for your delight here is a complete list of 'friendlies' taking place throughout the World this Wednesday evening: England v Czech Republic (8. Click to continue reading...

City start European campaign with solid win Sparky Hughes will be relatively happy to come away from the Faroe Islands with a win and a clean sheet. Fine goals by Martin Petrov and Dietmar Hamann - his first in more... Click to continue reading...

Manchester City kicked off their official season yesterday with a 2-0 victory over EB Streymur of the Faroe Islands. The match is City's first of their UEFA Cup qualifiers.

First half goals from Martin Petrov and Dietmar Hamann give City a crucial 2-0 aggregate advantage heading into the second leg which will be played in England. Click to continue reading...

By: Lynne
Soccer City FC

UEFA Cup – First Round – 17 July 2008

EB/Streymur 0 - Manchester City 2

@ Torsvollur Stadium (the National Stadium), Torshavn , Faroe Isles
(their own stadium, Við Margáir, holds just 1,000, hence the switch)

Att: 5,700 (capacity 6,000)

A great job done, by the fans as well as the team. Click to continue reading...

Some Man City fans hired a trawler to go to the Faroe Islands to see their team play in a UEFA Cup qualifying match. Sadly, high seas forced them to turn back. But it's a happy ending as The Sun steps in and flies them to the match. Click to continue reading...

Relax, meaningful football is back after several long weeks Man City take on EB Streymur (of the mighty Faroe Islands) in ther first round Uefa Cup qualifier tonight. Sparky Hughes has picked his strongest squad for his first game in... Click to continue reading...

A GROUP of 12 Manchester City supporters were feared lost at sea last night after a drunk pirate claimed they had been attacked by the legendary sperm whale Moby Dick. The City fans had been sailing to the Faroe Islands for the club's UEFA Cup tie against EB Streymur, because some idiot thought it would [. Click to continue reading...

There are fans, and then there are Fans. A fan (small f) looks at an away fixture, checks the airfare... And if it's too expensive he (or she) says, "Oh, well. I'll catch the home leg. A Fan (big F) checks the airfare, and if it's too expensive, he (or she) [...] Click to continue reading...

"It represents everything that is great about football fans. These lads love their team and will do anything to see them play, even brave the high seas."

FourFourTwo Deputy Editor Matthew Weiner on 12 brave Manchester City fans who hired a trawler to go see their team play against minnows Faroe Islands in UEFA Cup action, via The Mirror. Click to continue reading...

Earlier in the season you might remember us voicing some conjecture that a group of affluent Chelsea fans were planning to hire a cruise ship off the Russian coast to accommodate the hundreds of Blues fans traveling to Moscow for the Champions League final without anywhere to stay after the match.

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With Charlie Q. set to make his national team debut against the Faroe Islands on August 20th, everyone has to begin to wonder who he's planning on throwing out there against this formidable friendly foe. First off, Ronaldo's a no go due to his surgery (and impending transfer from Click to continue reading...

So a dozen scally Man City fans didn't have the cash to fly to the microscopic archipelago that is the Faroe Islands to see their blues play in this week's UEFA Cup qualifier. So they did what any devoted supporter with cell phone and sea legs would do: the started making calls about hiring a boat. Click to continue reading...

By: Alan
Soccer City FC

Former and current Brazilian internationals have been a common theme in transfers worldwide as teams look to reinforce their squads in the off-season.

Playmaker Geovanni was quickly signed up by Premiership newcomers Hull City upon his release from Manchester City. Click to continue reading...

By: Lynne
Soccer City FC

UEFA Cup competition first qualifying round sees the Blues playing EB/Streymur (Faroe Islands - 250 miles North of Scotland) at the Vio Margair on 17th July. City are in good shape then - no. The team are only just arriving at the training ground (Carrington) and no doubt, still feel the effects of losing the last manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson (SGE) under stressful circumstances and adjusting to the new manager, Mark Hughes and his backroom team (all change again - a re-run of the 2007/2008 season! Click to continue reading...

The draw for the first qualifying round of the 2008-2009 UEFA Cup took place yesterday, which ordinarily wouldn't have much significance at least as this site is concerned. This time around, though, an English club will be taking part.

Manchester City are playing in this competition based on their exemplary fair play record last season, not through their league position, and thus will have to start from the very beginning. Click to continue reading...

Mark Hughes doesn't foresee too many problems after his Manchester City team were drawn against EB/Streymur in the UEFA Cup yesterday. The team from the Faroe Islands are one of the weakest teams in the competition at this stage, and the official website reports that the Welshman is confident of progress, providing his team make [. Click to continue reading...

LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - Champions League quarter-finalists Fenerbahce will begin next season's campaign in the second qualifying round against Hungarian champions MTK Budapest following Tuesday's draw. Greece's Panathinaikos will meet the winners of the first qualifying round match between Georgia's Dinamo Tblisi and Runavik of the Faroe Islands. Click to continue reading...

The 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup's first round will come to a close this weekend. The first round is comprised of 28 clubs who played first leg matches on 21 June and 22 June 2008 and will now complete the second leg.
Three matches of note from this weekend's second leg:
Welsh side Rhyl F. Click to continue reading...

France vs. Scotland, Parc des Princes - Paris

Les Bleus can put a little distant between themselves and the second place Scots here with a win in Paris. In fact, it'd probably be a good idea if the did so, since even if Italy win, a French win at the Faroe Islands in October would all but assure themselves advancement. Just don't expect the Scots to make it too easy for them. Click to continue reading...