sidelined

…kicks off tomorrow at Sydney Football Stadium, where the Mariners-SFC rivalry will spark off for another season. With the added push from the defection of Sasho Petrovski this should be another memorable chapter.

This is going to be one of the toughest years to pick and I’m really looking forward to it. Overall league quality is up again and the strong performances from Perth Glory and Wellington Pheonix in pre-season just go to show how competitive things have become. The people who’ve picked either for the spoon might [...]

(Apologies for the emo soundtrack) Date of birth: February 22, 1973 (age 34) Place of birth: São Paulo, Brazil Height: 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Position: Attacking midfielder Previous clubs: Sao Paulo, Middlesbrough, Atletico Madrid, Vasco da Gama, Flamengo, Celtic, Palmeiras . International caps: 50 including 5 goals for Brazil Current Team: Sydney FC

Mad skillz.

Fug it. Update: I did not even check to see if the Knights won until just now. Fug that too.

4-0 FARK YEAH!! Graham Arnold picked the perfect time to give common sense and the A-League a chance, abandoning his Guss-given formula and picked a winner in the form of a fiery 3-5-2 with plenty of venom. As a monomaniacal A-League/Sydney FC booster I feel it is incumbent on yours truly and the good people [...]

An explanation of the various scenarios for the S(h)occeroos tonight. Being dependent on other results is never where you want to be. On the upside, Australia’s price to win the Asian Cup has blown out to $6 on Sportsbet, which has to be worth a $20 punt. Come on boys!!

On Sunday the 8th of July the Socceroos will complete the final stage of the 2004 Football Revolution by competing for the first time in the premier football competition this side of the Urals (I would’ve said the Bosphorus but Turkey and indeed Kazakhstan are part of Europe as far as football is concerned), the [...]

It’s back! The Australia vs Uruguay show… the epic rematch… Revenge 2007… on for one and all… young and old blah blah blah… This football fan finds the recent advertising just a little too much. For one, it’s hard to have a grudge match without 2/3rds of your opponents — Uruguay will only only face [...]