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Brad Guzan is getting a big, fat, juicy chance to show he can
be a man of the moment, a talent worthy of starting consideration in one of the world's top
leagues.
Guzan is Aston Villa's backup goalkeeper. And even if you
wouldn't know Aston Villa from one of James Bond's Aston Martins, you should care about how Guzan
performs.
Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni has signed a new contract to stay in the role,
meaning that he will coach the team throughout the 2014 World Cup qualification campaign. Those
over at casinos online .com note how Ireland secured their place in Euro 2012 with an excellent
play-off victory over Estonia earlier this month of course and the Italian signing a new deal is a
testament to the job he has done.
Silao Malo scored the only goal of the game as Samoa defeated their neighbours American Samoa by
one goal to nil in the final round of first stage FIFA World Cup qualification matches in the
Oceania region.
American Samoa, a team who have become famous for suffering heavy defeats and propping up the
FIFA World Rankings in recent years, had captured the hearts and minds of many football fans with
their exploits this week.
Whilst the UEFA Champions League continues to take centre stage in Europe as the competition
nears the end of its group phase, the equivalent tournament in the Oceania region is two rounds
into the 2011-12 O-League and, as usual, the two New Zealand representatives are setting the pace
for all of the others to follow.
In January, the Fédération Congolaise de Football-Association (FECOFA) announced a kit deal with
Italian firm Errea. As part of the announcement the Congo DR Errea 2011/12 home jersey was
unveiled. With Les Leopards now into Round 2 of the African zone of 2014 FIFA World Cup
qualification, the Congo DR Errea 2012/13 home kit has [.
Securing victory over Slovenia was nice. And scoring three goals was even better, but until
World Cup Qualification begins, the results still do not matter. Rather, it is the performance of
individuals and how they help to shape the team's formation and tactics that are most important to
evaluate as the pieces come together for Jurgen Klinsmann's US National Team.
Photo: Paul Rudderow
Union
Justin Mapp reflects on the 2011 season,
"I think I've been on some pretty good teams. This Union team was maybe as rewarding as any
season because of how much we improved and got better in a short amount of time. We made the
playoffs and that was a huge step for the franchise.
Se tienen ya formados los grupos que se sortearán para la Eurocopa 2012, el sorteo será el
viernes 2 de Diciembre y con seguridad habrá un grupo de la muerte, pudiera ser que esten juntos
en un grupo, España, Alemania, Portugal y Francia, vaya que sería a morir, les paso la nota en
ingles via El Guardian.
Currently ranked 72nd in the world by FIFA, Austria is preparing for its 2014 FIFA World Cup
qualification campaign. As part of an Österreichischer Fußball-Bund press conference on
Friday,team's PUMA 2012/13 home kit was presented to the press. It will debut in action on
November 15th when Das Team meets Ukraine in an international friendly.
1. Seattle's soccer scene rocks. I know that statement is tagged under "ridiculously
obvious." But good heavens, look at what's happening this weekend! More than 60,000 fans are set to
show up for Kasey Keller's final regular season match at CenturyLink Field. There's so much I could
write about it all, about a giant of U.
I have no doubt that if Venezuela had played the same 11 against Ecuador as they did against
Argentina, they would have maximum points in the South American World Cup qualification. Now,
instead, they have lost 3 points...Argentina started well, patiently in what in the first half
seemed a more tactical game, where the Venezuelans were figuring out how to play the Argentinean
side.
The Wales Umbro 2011/12 away kit to be used for the rest of the team's EURO 2012 and early 2014
FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns has been officially launched. Its launch follows that of the
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Sabella, the new coach of Argentina's National team has selected his 27 players for the start of
the 2014 World Cup qualification. The first two games will be against Chile & Venezuela
Argentina Vs Chile: October 7th 2011 (Friday)
Argentina Vs Venezuela: Oct 11th 2011 (Tuesday)
Strikers/Forwards:
Nicolás Gaitán (Benfica)
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Gonzalo Higuaín (Real Madrid)
Sergio Agüero (Manchester City)
Rodrigo Palacio (Genoa)
Eduardo Salvio (Atlético de Madrid)
Germán Denis (Atalanta)
Midfielders:
Ever Banega (Valencia)
Javier Mascherano (Barcelona)
Fabián Rinaudo (Sporting)
Rodrigo Braña (Estudiantes)
Jonás Gutiérrez (Newcastle)
Ricardo Alvarez (Inter)
José Sosa (Metallist)
Javier Pastore (Paris Saint Germain)
Angel Di María (Real Madrid)
Defenders:
Pablo Zabaleta (Manchester City)
Nicolás Burdisso (Roma)
Federico Fernández (Napoli)
Martín Demichelis (Málaga)
Nicolás Otamendi (Porto)
Nicolas Pareja (Spartak Moscú)
Marcos Rojo (Spartak Moscú)
Emiliano Insúa (Sporting)
Goalies:
Sergio Romero (Sampdoria)
Mariano Andújar (Catania)
Agustín Orion (Boca Juniors)
The Peru Umbro 2011/12 home jersey to be used for the first part of the team's 2014 FIFA World Cup
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"For me, life is just an ongoing learning process." - Jurgen Klinsmann
By John Smith-Ramos, writing from Washington DC
It hasn't been the ideal start for Juergen Klinsmann. A draw against Mexico, followed by a
pair of 1-0 losses - home and away - over the past week is not particularly impressive form.
During the final days of Mark Hughes reign at the helm of the Wales national team when the
marvellous win in Helsinki and a fully deserved victory over Italy were a fading memory, Welsh fans
would often travel to games more in hope than expectation. Then John Toshack came and killed
the hope. An inevitable slide down the world rankings ensued with defeats home and away to Russia,
Germany and Finland.
1961. Scotland continue to just about hold their own the world stage. But not when it counts. The
Sixties have dawned on the back of two chastening World Cup experiences. The decade will go on to
swing but its major championships are denied a tartan tinge.
In November 1961 Scotland travel to Belgium for a World Cup qualification match against
Czechoslovakia.
The Wales Umbro 2011/12 home kit to be used for the rest of the team's EURO 2012 and early 2014
FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns has been officially launched. The new Wales home strip was
worn for the first time during Wednesday's 2-1 international friendly loss to Australia at the at
Cardiff City Stadium.
Editor's Note: This is the second post by US Paralympic Team pool player Jasper Wilson on the
American attempt to qualify for the 2012 Paralympic games in London. For a primer on the team and
the rules for what is also called CP Soccer, see Jasper's introductory post here.
- Jasper Wilson
The U.
FIFA conducted the World Cup qualification draw in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
Under the CONCACAF Qualifying system, there will now be a 2nd Round group stage that the United
States will not be involved in. The USA enters in Round 3, where they will face fellow seeded team
Jamaica along with the winners of Round 2's Groups E and F.
Busy couple of weeks, busy weekend. All conspiring to keep my post production low, and that
means...Grab Bag time.
Better Up Top
Those damnable "local blackouts" applied, leaving me with only the Match Day Live condensed
version of the United vs. Quakes tilt. Obviously, I feel pretty unqualified to deal in minutiae as
a result, but that won't keep me from making the one obvious observation: De Rosario needs to be up
top.
I am not sure how the whole phenomena started, following the announcement of the FAS-FAM MOU at
Kuala Lumpur.
Seen as a mere exercise to foster better footballing tie of both countries with each side will send
a team to take part in each other's domestic league as a "cornerstone" arrangement in this symbolic
partnership.
It should go without saying that Qualifying for Euro 2012, being co-hosted by Poland and
Ukraine, is the focus for France right now, but the big news of the World Cup Qualification group
selection could make that easy to forget.
France were drawn with Euro 2008, World Cup 2010, and Under-21 [read more]
FIFA conducted the World Cup qualification draw in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. Under the CONCACAF
Qualifying system, there will now be a 2nd Round group stage that the United States will not be
involved in. The USA enters in Round 3, where they will face fellow seeded team Jamaica along with
the winners of Round 2's Groups E and F.
The US National Team is facing a critical period and a possible loss in identity. After being
the undisputed kings of Concacaf for the majority of the last decade, Mexico has knocked us off our
perch. With stronger competition for World Cup qualification, the path to Brazil will be incredibly
difficult.
The crazy scoreline had protruded the leaky defensive woes facing both Singapore and Malaysia in
this much-anticipated "Causeway Derby" for the ticket to the group stages of the Asian World Cup
Qualification.
"Farra" scored in the 44th minute to make it 3-1 to Singapore It was virtually a game of two halves
with Singapore shackled off the early scare for letting the Malaysians to score in the first minute
through dangerman Safee Sali by walloped four goals in reply from Aleksandar Duric, Qiu Li,
Fahrudin Mustafic and Shi Jiayi before the end of first half.
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I have seen reports on various forums that the St. Lucia - Aruba World Cup qualifier, originally
scheduled for yesterday, has in fact been moved to a future date. If you look at the CONCACAF World
Cup qualification page on Wikipedia, you will see that the dates of the tie have been moved to
July, but the official page of the Aruban federation still lists June dates for the two matches.
The FIFA World Cup Qualification had just announced the draw for the Asians football teams.
Timor Leste were put against Nepal, the Himalayas Nation. Nepal whose rank only 172 ; meanwhile,
Timor Leste only rank 201.
The first leg of this tournament will be at in Kathmandu, Nepal which have 42 degrees in
temperature.
As of 12:00 AM CST, Saturday, May 21st, 2011 the Nery Castillo Chicago Fire era officially came
to an end. The reports that the Fire would not be exercising the option to complete a permanent
transfer came out earlier this week but it was already a forgone conclusion. Castillo never fit
into the organization.
Photo by Omar Martinez/ISIphotos.com
For Thomas Rongen, the failure to guide the United States Under-20 national team to World Cup
qualification has cost him his job.
Rongen will not have his contract renewed when it expires at the end of the year and he has been
relieved of his head coaching duties for the U-20s, sources told SBI on Thursday.
By FRANCO PANIZO
The U.S. U-20 men's national had its chances, but lackluster finishing and defending saw its
CONCACAF U-20 Championship campaign end with no World Cup ticket to claim.
The United States was eliminated from the regional tournament and failed to qualify for the
World Cup with a 2-1 loss to Guatemala in the quarterfinals at Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala
City on Wednesday night.
Today Netherlands defeated Hungary 5-3 home in the qualifications for Euro 2012. This second-legg
game was played just four days after Netherlands crashed Hungary 4-0 in an away game. We started to
see this pattern more often in European calenders.
Europe usually got the most accurate and organized scheduling calender compared to the rest of the
world.
It required working overtime but Japan's reward was well worth the wait as the defeated
Australia 1-0 in the AFC Asian Cup final at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha.
An extra-time from substitute forward Tadanari Lee left the Socceroos needing an equalizer
within 11 minutes but fatigue kicked in as Tim Cahill and crew failed to overturn the deficit.
As the dark cloud starts to shroud our National Team, it's sad to see us bloggers and media types
desperate for chinks of sunshine. And it will remain ever so for years to come it seems!
Tommy Oar, Matthew Leckie, Dario Vidosic, Alex Brosque, Matthew Spiranovic, and now Matt McKay and
Robbie Kruse.
