It's time for the most ridiculous international club football competition in the world - the Copa Sudamericana - to enter its quarter-final stage. The uniquely television-obsessed way the tournament is organised means that invitees Boca Juniors and River Plate will play their first matches tonight, one round later than Arsenal de Sarandí, who are the defending [. Click to continue reading...

With today's start of the UEFA Champions League and our impending journey to Portugal for the UEFA Cup, it got me to thinking: Why aren't we playing in the Champions League??

Oh, right. Koeman. Soler. Sorry.

Of course, the answer isn't that simple. And I haven't the patience to go through it now.

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Inter Milan meet A.S. Roma for the Italian Super Cup this evening in what is become an annual event.  The Super Cup is a pre-season football competition held the week before the beginning of each season.  It is contested by the winners of Serie A and Coppa Italia from the previous season and helps set the tone for the current season [. Click to continue reading...

Bosnich earns seven round stay with Mariners

Bosnich earns seven round stay with Mariners

The Central Coast Mariners today confirmed that Qantas Socceroo icon Mark Bosnich will be welcomed to the Mariners' playing roster for seven rounds of the Hyundai A-League 2008/09 season as the Mariners' first ever guest player. Click to continue reading...

Here are some words and phrases you can hear on languagecaster's Full Podcast's Good, Bad and Ugly section - a review of the footballing news. For more English practice check out our worksheets, football glossary and English for football phrases as well as the Learners' Podcast. To be in full swing - to be up and [. Click to continue reading...

The Olympic football competition runs from August 6th to 23rd and the Premiership season kicks off on the 16th. It is essentially an Under 23 event but each country can name up to 3 over-age players.

Coaches must released Under 23 yr players when requested to play for their national side, but since this is a non-Fifa tournament, team coaches can refuse to release players over 23. Click to continue reading...