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Ask any Finnish football fan how to improve the game here, and the chances are they will at some point mention young players. You may well be told that they need to be given more playing time at earlier ages, to have better and more professional coaches and that they could, if the conditions are [...]
Continue reading...Finland Under 21′s, class of 2009: a player-by-player assessment
27. July 2009
Markus Kitunen is joining the NFN team to provide occasional insights on football in Finland and abroad. His blog is I went for the Ball, and he will provide some in-depth, thoughtful analysis on Nordic football. His first NFN piece is from IWFTB, and focuses on the not-quite-triumphant Euro 2009 squad and their chances of [...]
Continue reading...Finland’s Under 21 Euros: no humiliation, but is that enough?
1. July 2009
STUART BAXTER is a polite and eloquent man, but at a Finnish FA press lunch given on Finland’s final day at the UEFA under-21 championships he found it difficult to express his feelings without recourse to an expletive. He had watched Finland’s previous two matches from the enclosure reserved for scouts, and their constant queries [...]
Continue reading...Atléti arrive in Åland
27. May 2009
ÅLAND‘S archipelago is a beautiful place in summer, a holidaying hotspot and a major attraction for visitors to Finland. You can cycle across the islands, swim in the Gulf of Bothnia, or stay at any one of numerous campsites in Finland’s autonomous province, but it’s safe to say that Atlético Madrid will be doing none [...]
Continue reading...TPS face yet another upheaval as Jakonen moves to Palloliitto
12. May 2009
Petri Jakonen, CEO of TPS for the past 8 years, has got himself a new job at the Finnish FA. His job title would translate as something like “leader of professional football”, and his duties boil down to coordinating Finland’s national teams as well as national competitions. Sporting director Marco Casagrande will be Jakonen’s successor [...]
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