Comenzó la O-League, el torneo de clubes más importante de Oceanía, cuyo campeón disputará el Mundial de Clubes de la FIFA 2010. Se trata del nuevo formato que en 2007 adoptó la antigua Copa de Campeones de Oceanía, imitando a la Champions League europea.
Participan ocho equipos de siete paíes, lo que demuestra un constante crecimiento. Click to continue reading...

Scottish Rugby and their kit supplier, Canterbury of New Zealand, has launched its new official Scotland 2010 home and alternate jerseys. According to Scottish Rugby's website: The new home jersey will make its debut when Scotland take on Fiji at Murrayfield next month (Saturday 14 November 2009). It will also be worn in the subsequent fixtures against [. Click to continue reading...

New Zealand did not have it all the own way in the Oceania qualifiers. The Fiji "general public" had been demanding a good result.
Roy Krishna, the Lad from Lambasa, obliged with two goals. (If only Roy's grandmother had been born in Kilmarnock...Scotland could have been coming down the road.

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Back in 2006, I interviewed Steve Tew at the New Zealand Rugby Football Union. At the time, he was the second most important person in All Blacks rugby. Now he's the first. We were talking about the impact the Pacific Islands have on New Zealand rugby, and he made a pretty convincing case for players from Fiji, Samoa and Tonga looking to come and play for the All Blacks as a way of improving their lifestyles while giving something back to their adopted homes.

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Stuff to read while you notice something coming through your viewfinder at a high speed......... Screw Champions League - talking midtable Slovenian football. (uefa) Viral videos are just getting plain lazy. (Unprofessional Foul) Arsene's methods forcing the Gunners to regress? (guardian) Michel Platini unopposed to a Yugoslav reunion (no hard feelings). Click to continue reading...

Saturday September 6th New Caledonia v New Zealand  Fiji v Vanuatu  Wednesday September 10th New Zealand v New Caledonia Vanuatu v Fiji  Click to continue reading...

- Just when it looked as if Italian football was convincing everyone that they were cleaning up their act, another match-fixing scandal has reared it's ugly head. This time Lazio coach Delio Rossi has been charged with attempting to influence an opposing team in April 2006.
According to that article, "The Italian Football Federation (FIGC) alleged Rossi tried to ask club president Claudio Lotito to contact Lecce officials and discuss tactics before their match. Click to continue reading...