Jack Collison shines for West Ham
Jack Collison’s development continues for West Ham as the academy product scored a brilliant goal for the Hammers today in their 3-1 defeat to Everton. Wales skipper Craig Bellamy fed him a slick pass just past the hour mark before the twenty year-old struck a perfect curling drive to the top right-hand corner of the Everton goal. A great sign of the future for a fixture in Wales lineup.

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Craig Bellamy’s scoring touch is back
Is it time to call the long scoring drought of Wales striker Craig Bellamy over? Certainly anyone who saw his brilliant goal for West Ham past Newcastle’s Shay Given can testify his touch is still there as after latching onto a Scott Parker through-ball he delicately lifted the ball over one of ... [read more]
friendly against Poland announced
The Football Association of Wales has announced that the upcoming Poland v Wales friendly on Wednesday 11th February 2009 will be at the Vila Real De Santo Antonio Sports Complex, in the Algarve. While further details will be provided after New Years, the match will be held in the evening.
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Euro 2016?
The Scottish Football Association revealed today that it is considering opening talks with Wales about co-hosting Euro 2016. The Republic of Ireland and Scotland were unsuccessful in their attempt to attract the Euro 2008 which were co-hosted by Switzerland and Austria. Please note this is in the earliest stages and hasn’t moved towards more formal considerations.
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Is John Toshack sending his resume out?
With John Toshack’s contract expiring at the end of the World Cup qualifying run, he sounds interested in returning to the club side. In a BBC interview when asked if he would rule out returning to management of a club the fifty-nine year-old Welsh leader responded:
“Certainly not. People say this will probably be my last job but I’m not so ... [read more]
Wales defeats Denmark 1-0
Hull City’s Boaz Myhill kept the Danes at bay and Craig Bellamy scored with thirteen minutes remaining to give John Toshack’s youthful Wales squad a 1-0 victory over Denmark in in Brøndby. Although the match was played in rainy conditions it was a spirited affair with a number of respectable scoring chances ... [read more]
a tricky affair in Brøndby
Heading into this evenings friendly against Denmark in Brøndby, Wales boss John Toshack has a series of interesting decisions to make. Clearly as a “friendly” this match allows for him to experiment with the extraordinary development younger players and in-essence Dragon supporters are possibly watching a golden-age of Welsh Football to-come. This of-course makes for shaky going with a teen-beat ... [read more]
Club Football News
It's a Deal: MLS Collective Bargaining Agreement Becomes an Actual Agreement
MLS fans, you have a new name to add to your holiday card list: George Cohen. He's the mediator who erased all the lines in the sand and dug out the heels that were...um...dug in. It was his hard work in bringing union and management together that headed off ...
Bayern's Winning Streak Comes To A Shuddering Halt
This morning when I previewed the run-ins around Europe, I spent a bit less time on Germany, because at the time of my writing, Bayern were on a 19 game unbeaten run. Well, that's all over now, and the title race is on-on-on. Two late goals from Eintracht Frankfurt gave ...
Man United/Liverpool - Why you Should Still Care
Its Man United against Liverpool tomorrow in the Premier League equivalent of El Clásico, and as with every time this fixture rolls around, I'm really excited. This time last year(above), the two were fighting for the Premier League title and Liverpool beat Man United 4-1 (though United went on to ...
The Home Straight - But who will take the league titles?
We're entering that wonderful part of the season, where every game matters because the title is on the line. Unless, you watch the SPL. Anyway, the title races this years are really hard to call. In France any one of six teams could win the league. The Premier League is ...
Offside Rewind: Come On In...
Seven posts from the past week on The Offside and World Cup Blog... Comparing national anthems in Group A. Do you have a flag? Then wave it. World Cup 2010 meets March Madness Champions League starting to look a little more even. Unless your team was eliminated. In which case, remember you're already a winner. Norway: ...
Daily Dose: March 19th, 2010 - Featuring Clint Dempsey's Chip vs Juventus
Links to click after admiring Deuce's chip vs Juventus. This was deliberate, right? Dempsey's post match interview vid on USA World Cup Blog He knows it's not an actual crystal palace, right? (SBS) Lineker the presenter < Lineker the goalpoacher (The Spoiler) Green World Cup dream dies as Indonesia bid dropped (Four Four Two) China ...
Champions League and Europa League 2009/10 Quarter Final Draws
After the magnificence that was last night's 33 goal Europa League action (seriously, I saw the highlights show and thought I'd died and gone to football heaven) you'd have been excused for tons emporarily forgetting about the Champions League altogether. But then UEFA's people grabbed some balls and drew the ...
The Arrival of Champions League Parity
The brilliance of Lionel Messi, and of Stuttgart allowing him space, has ushered us into the Champions League quarterfinals. Only it doesn't look like the Champions League quarterfinals we're used to. Poor seasons by big clubs, rises to prominence by lesser knowns, difficult first round draws and the occasional curse have ...
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Wales World Cup hopes dim
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