The Footie Fool

Thanks to a 1-1 draw between Mexico and Panama last night, Canada is now assured a spot in the quarter-finals of the Gold Cup. By all accounts, the game between Mexico and Panama last night was a nasty affair, culminating in one of the most bizarre displays by a manager I have ever seen. Mexican [...]

Canadian international striker Iain Hume is is expected to play in a pre-season friendly for his club Barnsley tonight against non-league outfit Buxton. Except for a brief run out in a testimonial game in April, this would see Hume returning to the lineup for the first time in a competitive match since November 8th, 2008. [...]

For the past few days I have had that damn phrase “what if” running thru my head. What if Stephen Hart kept the reins after the 2007 Gold Cup? What if that whole Dale Mitchell thing was just a bad dream? I cannot see how the CSA can deny the man the top job. With [...]

I have to see it as a positive for the maturation of the game in this country that we are now involved in conversations that the rest of the world has been having for generations – club or country? The flash point today (to bring you up to speed in case you haven’t heard) is [...]

In Spanish, but if you didn’t see the game you’ll get the idea. Watching these underscores for me just how good Ricketts was in goal for Jamaica.

Here is some post Jamaica game audio from Stephen Hart from the CONCACAF press conference. Some of the key points Hart makes: He chose to start Sutton over Wagenaar in goal because he felt Sutton could handle the Jamiaca crosses and set pieces better. But he stressed both keepers were excellent in training. He thought [...]

Ahhhh, revenge is tasty. Canada opens the 2009 Gold Cup with a 1-0 win over Jamaica. The CONCACAF goal scoring machine Ali Gerba was the man who inflicted the damage at the 75th minute after being beautifully set up by Mike Klukowski. Overall, a decent game from the boys, but not a commanding performance. Like [...]

In just a few hours, Canada will hit the turf against Jamaica to kick off the 2009 Gold Cup. While many are not giving the Canucks a spit of a chance of making it very far, I think we are being woefully underestimated. Despite the notable absences, we have a few young players who, if [...]