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WFC’s 2010-11 UEFA Yearbook: Country Most Likely To Win The 2012 Euros

The final entry in our ten-part season review. 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 »

Euro 2012 Summary For 25-29 March, 2011

The past week’s Euro qualifiers mark the halfway point in this stage of the competition. As the tables are now laid out, 5 clubs have gone a great length towards ensuring that they will join hosts Ukraine and Poland in the tournament but 2 groups each feature no less than 4 countries which have positioned themselves well for automatic qualification.

Here’s a rundown on how this international week affected the group stages…
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WFC’s International Catch: Choice Fixtures For 25-30 March, 2011

It’s an international weekend, which means Fergie and Wenger can complain about the referees to their heart’s content and Carlos Tevez, Arjen Robben and Antonio di Natale will enjoy a week off. Most importantly, John Terry will be sporting the armband for England but Craig Bellamy hasn’t revealed whether he’ll be playing a wedge or a nine iron. In any event, here’s the cream of the international crop, according to our cracked WFC writing staff. Continue reading »

WFC’s Sixth Day Of Christmas: Six Meals-a-Making

On the Sixth Day of Christmas, FIFA gave to me Six Meals-a-Making, Five Golden Gooooooooaaaaaallls!, Four Failing Clubs, Three French Men, Two Keeper’s Gloves and A Whistle Happy Referee If you’re a big fan of Spanish football, on the national or La Liga level, this might be the one day, out of the twelve on offer, … Continue reading »

The Scouser Report – Another False Dawn for Liverpool

International friendlies; what exactly is the point? Oh yes, money. How silly of me! I am quite sure it has not escaped your attention, unless of course you’re a deaf, blind and mute or Tom Hicks (but I repeat myself), that Anfield’s favourite son has returned from international duty crocked. Personally, I hate international friendlies. … Continue reading »

Euro 2012 — The Group Qualifier Preview

The WFC European staff have gathered together to sort out the groups in the Euro 2012 group qualification. Continue reading »

Did You Catch It? 3-5 Sept. 2010

The international weekend in review! Continue reading »

D-Day For An Oranje Fan

Still trying to reconcile himself with the Dutch defeat in South Africa, our new Benelux correspondent, Avi Goldberg, introduces himself through a bit of catharsis. Continue reading »

Catch Them If You Can — 3-5 Sept. 2010

Between oddly scheduled Euro qualifiers and a holiday Monday in America, it’s a really long weekend of footy. Continue reading »

Over A Pint — Mikel Arteta & Making Sense Of The Rules of Eligibility

Here we go again. Over A Pint is back and once again we’re talking about the travails of the Three Lions. It seems that they really can drive you to drink. This time the debate has been sparked by the willingness of Mikel Arteta to play for England. Even though he’s just been ruled ineligible, the ever increasing amount of foreign players in international squads begs the question of just where club football ends and the international variety begins. Continue reading »

Over A Pint / Hashing Out The Homegrown Rule

WFC Publisher Steven Jones and Tapesh Patel sit down for a pint and sort out the pros and cons of UEFA’s new Homegrown Rule and its effect on the English Premier League. Continue reading »

When “The Next Big Thing” were three

After a few years abroad, I returned to the islands, to hear there was a new football star rising: 18 year old Rody. It reminded me of another rags-to-starlet story, a long time ago. In 1994, when I just a kid, they were “The Next Big Thing”. Continue reading »