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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
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: The Choice Fixtures For 26-27 February, 2011
Arsenal v Birmingham in the Carling Cup is the biggest match of the week but it eclipses some other notable clashes. Milan and Napoli clash in a 1v2 Lega Calcio tilt, PSV and Ajax go at it, Lille OSC tangles with Lyon, Bayern makes their last stand against BVB and Brazilian champions Fluminense head to the fabled Azteca, in Mexico City, to take on Club America in the Copa Libertadores. But wait, There’s more! Read on…. Continue reading
2011 Copa Libertadores Preview
This week marks the first few games of the group stage of the Copa Libertadores. Dubbed as the South American Champions League, the tournament is not as well-organized, nor as technical as its wealthy Old World cousin. While the structure and prestige of the tournament are similar to the UEFA competition, there are some significant … 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
The Weekend Catch In Review, 4-5 December 2010
The snow wasn’t the only thing to come down hard, this week in Europe. The pre-Christmas axing began with one each in the Bundesliga, Serie A and the Premier League. Michael Meier, of Cologne was actually let go a week ago but news coming out of Germany is that former Bayern and Die Mannschaft keeper … Continue reading
The Weekly Catch For 16-17 Oct. 2010
Okay, so you know about the Merseyside Derby but the Weekly Catch features a bevy of matches from the Amazon to the Ukraine. Find out what you might be missing. 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
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