The Footie Fool

Once again, we have been royal screwed by CONCACAF officiating. FFwd 2 minutes in and see how Honduras won the game.
Not even a questionable call.

Unfrigginbelievable.

Good news for us basic cable types. We won’t have to resort to watching the Canada Honduras quarterfinal Gold Cup game on our 10 inch netbooks. Sportsnet says they will be carrying the game live on all Sportsnet channels for us to enjoy in all its full screen glory.
Rogers Sportsnet will broadcast Canada’s quarter-final match [...]

A Sportnset story today about the injury situation among MNT players ahead of Saturday’s quarter-final Gold Cup draw against Honduras has me feeling a bit on edge.
“Yes we do (have a lot of injuries),” (Stephen) Hart told Sportsnet.ca on Tuesday. “I am going to have to wait on the medical staff. We have quite a [...]

The last time Canada went undefeated in Gold Cup group play was 2000. Just saying.
What a strange feeling going into a game knowing you have already secured a spot in the knockout. It’s not something I am used to and I have to say it actually took a bit of an edge off watching it. [...]

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 coach Javier [...]

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 Canada’s [...]

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 the [...]