No, the video below isn’t the reception I got from my co-workers this morning after returning to work about a week-long vacation. Instead it is from last week’s friendly between Panama and Venezuela. The match, which served as a final tune up for Venezuela before they commence World Cup qualifying in October, ended [...]

International football makes its return to the center stage this weekend and what a return it promises to be. Four teams in Oceania are playing for three spots in the next round of World Cup qualifying. Euro 2008 qualifying returns with some tasty matchups. They are still battling out in Africa with [...]

The club teams move off the stage and international football returns this week with a plethora of midweek games to whet our appetites. In addition to six Euro 2008 qualifiers on Wednesday, there are a ton of friendlies featuring teams from various regions from around the world.
In Euro 2008 qualifying, the big matches come [...]

It was an action packed and at times crazy weekend of international football with friendlies, Euro 2008 and African Cup of Nations games galore. Among the highlights, we saw a good effort from France against Ukraine, a Germany team that won but not in record breaking fashion, Uruguay got a measure of revenge against [...]

After a respite of a couple of months, international football resumes this weekend with a full slate of friendlies and Euro 2008 qualifying games. Among the highlights, England plays host to Brazil at the new Wembley on Friday, group B leaders Ukraine tangle with France on Saturday in a big Euro 2008 tilt, and [...]

The much anticipated match between Germany and England never materialized during the 2006 World Cup, but fans of the two countries and tabloid headline writers alike can rejoice in knowing that the two European rivals will square off in a friendly on August 22, 2007 at the new Wembley stadium in London. The [...]

It has been a busy day of football around the world with seemingly every country from Armenia to Yemen in action. I’m not in a position where I can talk about the pasting that Portugal put on my beloved Kazakhstan without crying, so instead I will point you in the direction of 101 Great [...]

There are a gazillion international matches being played today, but one that won’t be taking place as scheduled is the Angola and Tanzania tilt in Dar-es-Salaam. The friendly was cancelled after Angola’s charter plane – much like the Palancas’ attack at the World Cup – failed to show up. An honest mistake, really. [...]

The international teams take center stage this week with teams competing in Euro 2008 and Asian Cup qualifying, as well as a slew of international friendlies. The one that everyone will be watching (or just me), is Kazkhstan taking on mighty Portugal. I’m predicting 27-0 for the Snow Leopards. There are also [...]

Hey kids, it has been three months since the World Cup ended. Doesn’t time fly? Only 43 more months to go before we are back at it again in South Africa. In the meantime, there is plenty of action to keep us all amused like the Euro 2008 qualifying matches and international [...]