The Footie Fool

Yeah, well, my Masters thesis is finished, just in time for another WCQ cycle, so I now have time to do some blogging (as if anyone is still listening to my mindless blather after 2 years of silence). Well, so we got 3 points tonight against St. Lucia so I guess I should feel happy [...]

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Okay, I don’t know the machinations of international confederation soccer so maybe this type of thing happens all the time and I have never really noticed. But Tuesday’s CONCACAF ruling that allows the US to call 7 more players to their already established Gold Cup squad feels dodgy. In a nutshell, CONCACAF changed the rules [...]