I must admit, I was a crazy Brazilian fan and then 1998 happened. That year after gracing the world with the Ro-Ro combination of Ronaldo and Romario, Brazil went to the World Cup in France without Romario. As a fan who stayed glued to the TV 4 years earlier when…
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Progress in football may take 1 step a time!
I have not written about soccer in a long while perhaps it is because I have not been to any games in a long time. Today, I knew a game would be played, I just did not know it would be Uncles FC, my club. I think I have spent…
James Naka delivers on promise
Soon after the Kurukuru futsal team mesmerized Suva fans with their skills, the Bilikiki boys have again wrapped up their campaign and secured an unprecedented 4th World Cup appearance. Henry Koto, the coach, has pledged that the Bilikiki boys will aim to go past the first round. These achievements bear…
National Soccer League; the way forward
It has been several months now since Oceania Football Confederation dropped the bombshell; that the way forward for the O-League is to ensure that clubs qualify from a national league. SIFF immediately reacted and in typical fashion quickly cited “the immense expense” that it would pose for countries like the…