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The Monday Morning Drip: Because Asamoah Is Gyan, Baby, Gyan
A cascading blast of footy caffeine to welcome you back from the international break! Continue reading
The Monday Morning Drip: Because The Premiership Is Only A Two Team League
A jolt of footy caffeine to get your week started. Continue reading
WFC’s Weekend Catch – Choice Fixtures For 9-10 July, 2011
The Weekend’s best matches and a quick look at the lack of substance in Friday’s headlines. Continue reading
WFC’s Weekend Catch – Choice Fixtures For 4-5 June 2011
It’s going to be a bit of bare bones over the next few weeks, as most of Europe is idle, Mexico is on their summer break, Argentina is winding down and Australia has yet to kick in their new campaign. Still, there is the Russian Premier League, the Campeonato Brasileiro, Major League Soccer, the Women’s World Cup, Copa America and the Gold Cup to keep us occupied until full football service is restored in late August. So, if you’re really jonesing for some footy, WFC will point you in the right direction. Continue reading
WFC’s Weekend Catch – Choice Fixtures For 30 April & 1 May, 2011
The focus of football is on Europe as its various leagues head to the wire. There are some tasty matches, as well, including Manchester United’s trip to the Emirates to face Arsenal, with the Premier League title partially in the balance. As well, Borussia Dortmund consider calling in Geoffrey Rush and Colin Firth as they look for a cure to their late season stutter, America try to get over on Mexico’s most dangerous cats, Pumas, and Neymar leads Santos against hated rivals Sao Paolo in the Paulista. Keep the remote handy, you’ll need it! Continue reading
The Weekend Catch: WFC’s Choice Fixtures For 12-13 March, 2011
Man City have doubt on their mind after a disastrous trip to the Ukraine and giant killing Reading on deck in the FA Cup. QPR visit manager Neal Warnock’s former side Crystal Palace, trying to keep the hoops focussed in the midst of the Alejandro Faurlin scandal. Louis van Gaal and Bayern are stuck with each other ’til season’s end, facing inconsistent Hamburg on Saturday, but the club’s hierarchy expects a Champions League place or the Dutchman may not make it out of Bavaria alive. These three matches and sixteen more from across the planet are featured in this Weekend’s Catch. Continue reading
The Weekend Catch: WFC’s Football Fixture List For 19-20 February, 2011
This week’s tallies: twenty matches in fifteen competitions chosen by ten writers. Hop on for the ride! Chelsea v Everton (Saturday) — It has just occurred to me that Chelsea is a lot like Toy Story. Seriously. Roman Abramovich is Andy, although he doesn’t have to wait for Christmas or his birthday for his parents … Continue reading
The Weekend Catch For 29-30 January, 2011
For those of you who follow the Weekend Catch, you’ll notice that we’ve rearranged the furniture a bit. Instead of sorting by author and yanking you this way and that, we’ve placed all matches from the same competition together. Hopefully, you’ll find it a bit easier to enjoy the tour of big weekend matches we … Continue reading
2011 Campeonato Brasileiro Preview
It’s January and all the teams in Brazil are preparing for the 2011 season has just started with the State Championships, a series of regional championships in which clubs flesh out their squads for the league campaign. The long and winding road will finish in December, with the last round of the National Championship, the … Continue reading
Did You Catch It? 2-3 Oct. 2010
Went antiquing with the missus? Drop your Blackberry down a well? Get distracted by a weekend marathon of On The Buses? WFC has you covered. All the best matches in review and a youtube smorgasbord, to boot! Continue reading
Catch Them If You Can! 2-3 Oct. 2010
The best matches of the weekend and a look back at European Nights! Continue reading
Did You Catch It? 18-19 Sept. 2010
Thrills, spills, and highlights! So what if it doesn’t rhyme? Continue reading
Ups and downs in a long and unusual dispute
An unexpected final of the Campeonato Brasileiro. Continue reading
Campeonato Brasileiro review
One of the most difficult leagues in the world is coming to the final rounds for 2009. Who will be the winner? Continue reading
An idol back home
The journey of Ronaldo back in Brazil, with all the controversy and goals he brougth home. Continue reading
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