This week started off with an unpleasant incident at Finnair Stadium, when bananas were thrown at RoPS players at the end of their game against HJK. RoPS have signed a number of Africans over the years. Some have become firm favourites, like Zeddy Saileti, who took on new coaching duties at the start of the [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 8, 2008
It is exactly one year since the first English language weekly newspaper in Finland began publication. To celebrate there are a lot of extra features, including this article on Turku’s football boom. If you haven’t seen the paper yet, I recommend buying a copy this week. Here’s the article: 9th May 2008 DURING the first [...]
Continue reading...Friday, June 29, 2007
TamU 10 23 TPS 10 20 FC Haka 10 20 FC Honka 10 16 MyPa 11 16 HJK 11 15 FC Lahti 9 14 FF Jaro 10 12 FC KooTeePee 10 11 VPS 11 10 FC Inter 10 9 AC Oulu 11 9 FC Viikingit 9 8 IFK Mariehamn 10 8 Yesterday’s results: FC Inter [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 11, 2007
Well Finland seems to have gone owl-crazy. Ilta Sanomat suggested a new kit for the national team, and some lovely owl related merchandise. I love it, being blue and white striped with the trappings of the greatest bird in football. We’ll see if the Finnish Football Association (SPL) follow it up. I have to say [...]
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Thursday, July 3, 2008
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