Jogaram pelo grupo 4, das eliminatórias da Europa, em Helsinki, no estádio Olímpico, para um público de 14.000 pessoas, as seleções da Finlândia (57º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do País de Gales (78º no ranking da FIFA).
Próximo jogo do País de Gales contra a Escócia e a Finlândia ainda não tem amistoso marcado. Click to continue reading...

In partnership with Russian Football Now, EPL Talk presents the seventh episode of RNF's podcast.

At Russian Football Now, we have been looking forward to this match since our inception. The seventh episode of the podcast celebrates the wait coming to an end.

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HJK showed why they are tops in the Veikkausliiga after downing Lawrence Smith and VPS on Sunday at Finnair Stadium in Helsinki. Click to continue reading...

A visit to the capital city is in store for Lawrence Smith and VPS who take on Veikkausliiga co-leader HJK on Sunday evening at Finnair Stadium in Helsinki. Click to continue reading...

It seems strange that a team that has gained 22 points from a possible 24 is not yet guaranteed World Cup qualification. Whilst it is true that England, Netherlands and Spain have perfect qualification records, Germany might feel like they have also done enough already. In fact they face a tense climax to their qualification campaign. Click to continue reading...

"Football is a simple game you play for 120 minutes and then the Germans win on penalties", as Gary Lineker once observed. Oh, for things to have been that simple in Helsinki this evening. Germany, whose female team dominate European women's football in a way that their male team hasn't done provided formidable opposition to an England team that has surpassed all expectations by getting to the final of this competition in the first place.

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Germany's women football team successfully defended their European championship crown by humbling England 6-2 in the final of the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 tournament in Helsinki earlier today. With today's victory the German women are now unbeaten at European Championships since 1993 with 26 consecutive wins. Click to continue reading...

A brace from Inka Grings gave holders and tournament favourites Germany a comfortable victory over Italy on Friday in the quarter-finals of UEFA Women's Euro 2009/ Germany will now meet either Sweden or Norway in the semi-finals Monday in Helsinki. Posted in Videos, Women's Soccer Tagged: Euro 2009, UEFA Women's Euro 2009, Video, Women's Soccer [. Click to continue reading...

Chicago Red Stars midfielder Karen Carney is playing for the England Women's National Team in the UEFA Women's Euro 2009 Championship.
At the 2:20 mark of the above video, Carney nets a goal against Russia during Friday's match at Helsinki Stadium. Carney's 24th-minute goal was the start of an England rally. Click to continue reading...

Finnish international defender Jukka Raitala has again been linked with a move to Newcastle. Many fans may remember Raitala was on trial with Newcastle in January. Jukka Raitala-Has interest from many European Clubs Jukka Raitala is a versatile defender for Finnish side HJK Helsinki. He is a two-footed player who would be of definite use [. Click to continue reading...

June was one exciting month of international football. World Cup qualifiers and Confederations Cup shook up the FIFA and World Cup Buzz World Rankings. Spain's time as the Number 1 team in the world is at an end although the European champions haven't fallen out of the Top 5 and should still be considered a strong favorite in South Africa 2010.

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June was one exciting month of international football. World Cup qualifiers and Confederations Cup shook up the FIFA and Mad About Fútbol World Rankings. Spain's time as the Number 1 team in the world is at an end although the European champions haven't fallen out of the Top 5 and should still be considered a strong favorite in South Africa 2010. Click to continue reading...

TPS won MYPA 3-1 and Lahti took a 2-1 win over Tampere United. The latter meant that my prediction accuracy fell from 100% to 50% compared to Wednesday's round of games, and I'm too disillusioned to round the games up in any more depth now. I will round them up later, however, once the whole round is over.

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Andrey Arhsavin has been bestowed one of the greatest honours any footballer, or indeed sportsperson, can receive. Again. Following his impressive performance against Finland in Helsinki on Wednesday, the 28-year-old schemer was handed back the Russian captaincy permanently. The former Zenit man wore the armband in the Finnish capital due to . Click to continue reading...

Hello to all Russia fans. I am back and ready to blog again after an eight month absence. Today is a crucial match between Finland and Russia in Helsinki. Here are just a few of my thoughts. Russia go into this game having won four out of five of their qualifying Click to continue reading...

ATLANTIS are not the most glamorous of teams to play for, but Helsinki football has been a revelation for their Antiguan striker since he signed for the Ykkönen side. Having played part time in his homeland, making ends meet by working as a journalist, the opportunity to play professionally arrived late for Skepple.

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