I'll start.


Baltic Basketball League - what do you think about it?

I think it's very good, just a bit late! Lots of good young players are already gone to play abroad. Weaker clubs gain the most i think - and the three grands will have at least 1 or 2 serious opponents on regular basis. At the end of the season I think it will be 1. Zalgiris, 2. Ventspils and 3. Lietuvos Rytas

The only sports I like are:
Rally
Football (not much but still like to play EURO 2004 on my PS2 - Latvia has won the cup about 10 times now ;) )
Skateboarding
Auto sports (I like the Baltic Golf cup but i don`t follow the results).

I'm into anything where Finland's good at.

-Formula One, in the 90's there up to three Finnish drivers at the same time, for a short time one in each of the two top teams (Häkkinen in McLaren, Salo in Ferrari)

-Ice hockey, team Finland is a team of downright brilliant playing systems, as opposed to actually having skill, but hey, at least we finished second after Canada in World Cup.

-Winter sports, Norway rules but we're not that far behind.

-Memory Lane Marathon, Nurmi used to be pretty good.

latvianGG: you are a bit mistaken by that victory of ventspils in vilnius, because it was the worst game of rytas this season and the game is now going better and better, so in ventspils you will be demolished, by both zalgiris and lietuvos rytas ;) , but i think baltic basketball league isnt very important to lithuanians, because our level is much more higher than yours, but i think it will help to latvians, and especialy estonians to increase their basketball level, and i think also football, handball and ice hockey (one lithuanian team already plays in latvian championship) leagues should be united, it would really help to baltic sports

Not into sports much at all, but the one I've been to games the most and actually like to watch is basketball. Been to quite a few games the last seasons (Go Vikings!) and the Kincks-76ers game back in November at the Garden :D.

Well maybe you can beat us in basketball.. so what.. we can beat you like babies in hockey.. my friend's club (very weak) played against estonian and Lithuanian u-20 teamsn and won them like buch of babies :-D And football.. Latvia won Turkey (!!!) and made it to finals!!! But my main point is that you (pablonis) shouldnt be so boastful, because we all are better in some ways... Lithuania in basket ball, Latvia in football and hockey.. Esotina in ... emm...umm.. rally? :)

Estonia is pretty good in football, we won russia.. have you won Russia? Estonia is okay in Basketball, we won France. Estonia is the middle of the two - latvia and Lithuania, and we are quite good in volleyball

Football. Allsvenskan is going to be hotter then ever the coming season. A lot of players have returned back from the other leauges :)

Elfsborg want to buy back Anders Svensson for 10 million sek from Southampton.

Malmö FF will now play the final in the Efes Pilsen Cup in Turkey. They will meet Dortmund or Spartak Moscow in the final. It's looking good

just read that Malmö won the final against Spartak Moscow :)

Ice hockey, football, Formula 1, ski jumping... Those are my favorites :). Ice hockey on top of everything :D. And about basketball, to be honest i couldn't care less! It's a very small sport in Finland and I don't follow NBA or anything so... :D

norxx, i know that you can beat us like babies in ice hockey :) , but football?????? naah i dont think so, only because you beat turkey doesnt mean that you are the best, read in other thread where i wrote about football in baltics, and estonians, you arent even middle in basketball, latvians are middle and i think france played without parker, moiso, rigodeu, brothers pietrus and others, because you just simply couldnt beat their best squad, its even not that easy to lithuanians to do that

oh my god how did I forgot estonians are kick ass in Cross country skiing :)
Norway is our arch enemy!

Yeah cross country.. , I heardd K.Smigun is a hottie :naughty: Is she?

oh my god how did I forgot estonians are kick ass in Cross country skiing
Norway is our arch enemy!

I guess your arch enemies are everybody else ;)

I guess anything sports related can go here, right?

Last week Danish national football player Jesper Grønkjær was sold to Atletico Madrid.

http://images.bt2.metropol.dk/263/263072/263072_large.jpg


Today another Dane arrived in Madrid. From BBC:

Gravesen completes switch to Real

Thomas Gravesen has completed his move from Everton to Real Madrid after passing his medical.
BBC Sport understands Real will pay around £2.5m for Gravesen, 28, who has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal.

"This is a dream for me," said the Dane as he was unveiled in Spain. "This is the biggest club in the world. I am very proud and pleased to be here."

And Real president Florentino Perez added: "He is without doubt the player we were missing."

"He's a fighter and has a great competitive spirit but he's also a technically gifted player. I am sure he is going to do great things this season."

The Danish midfielder joined Everton from Bundesliga side Hamburg for £2.5m in 2000 but was out of contract in the summer.

"I loved my time at Everton and would like to place on record my thanks to all the supporters, players, officials and coaching staff of the club," he said.

"Leaving was a difficult decision. But the opportunity to join Real Madrid,which is one of the world's great football clubs, comes only once in a lifetimeand was not one I could decline.

"I genuinely wish Everton every success for the remainder of the season."

Everton boss David Moyes will now move to line up a replacement for the Dane, with Spurs winger Simon Davies and Blackburn's David Thompson potential targets.

Everton chief executive Keith Wyness told his club's website: "No-one at Everton wanted to lose Thomas Gravesen. We did everything we could to keep him.

"Once it became clear that Thomas had his heart set on a move to Real Madrid, we fought hard for the best possible deal for Everton. To that end we feel we have been successful."

http://images.bt2.metropol.dk/263/263348/263348_large.jpg

Yeah cross country.. , I heardd K.Smigun is a hottie :naughty: Is she?

Well, she is nothing compared to the Norwegian cross country, Kari Traa...:okay:

yeah hope Gravesen can do sometging down there. He's the only real player, a real worker

http://www.aftonbladet.se/sport/0501/15/SPORT-15s40ba-france_368.jpg
The former Milan(and former french nationalplayer) player Ibrahim Ba maybe will come to Djurgården.They're checking him out now. Djurgården seems to be our new new Real because they're now looking at players in the whole of europe and the prize dont seems to be that important. Allsvenskan is hot, and its going to be even hotter. I dont think Malmö and Göteborg is gona tolerate Djurgården behavior so they're probably going to do the same.

Football in Sweden have become as it used to be, a religion ;) its very popular now and the thing because Elfsborg can by back Anders Svensson is because the ordinary people and companies around Borås. Its their money

i wouldnt call her a hottie, hes quite "hot" in her achievments though

I'm most into football and icehockey. In both cases, my favorite-teams are Malmö (FF in football and Redhawks in hockey). Malmö FF won Efen Pilsen Cup in Turkey as Ringil said, and that's worth a :banana:! Redhawks though, well, they aren't that good right now...

Btw - Redhawks |
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My favourite teams are Tappara in ice hockey and Tampere United in football ;).. Okay i don't think anyone has ever heard of them except us Finns :)

Football, rugby and basketball are the only sports I really care about.

Ice hockey used to be entertaining but now it's all clutching and dragging with few goals, at least here in Finland.

My fav is football. If I watch basketball it's only our national team. Patriotism :D

Does anybody plays darts? Perhaps not too seriously... In fact I'm almost sure that noboy here is even interested. Only maybe some finns?
Anyway I used to play competition darts here in Holland. Once during my vacation in Latvia I played in open Latvian cup in 2003... I made it to the second round which puts me to the best 16 players. Almost all best latvian darters were there so not too bad for an amateur ;-)

What about your country's let's say 5 most popular football(soccer) players?

Latvia would have:

1. Verpakovskis (Dinamo Kiev)
2. Pahars (Southampton)
3. Rubíns (Spartak Moscow)
4. Laizáns (CSKA Moscow)
5. Kolinko (keeper, Rostov)

edgaras jankauskas (nice, france)
edgaras cesnauskas (lokomotiv moscow, russia)
deividas cesnauskas (dynamo kyev, ukraine), yes they are brothers :)
deividas shemberas (cska moscow, russia)
marius stankevicius (brescia, seria a, italy)
tomas danilevicius (livorno, seria a, italy)
andrius skerla (dumferlime athletic, scoland)
rolandas dziaukshtas (spartak moscow, russia)
aurelijus skarbalius (brondby, denmark)
raimundas poshkus (krylja sovetov samara, russia)
raimundas zutautas (panathinaikos, greece)
alright to much already :)

I know that Estonians are very good at wife-carying:)

Top-five footie players in Finland:

1. Mikael Forsell, 19 goals for Birmingham last season, currently injured
2. Sami Hyypiä, former captain of Liverpool
3. Teemu Tainio, currently playing for Auxerre, rumours are taking him to ManU. Probably Finland's greatest future prospect.
4. Antti Niemi, considered the best goalie in Premiership presently, rumours are taking him to Arsenal or ManU.
5. Mika Väyrynen, one of the biggest midfield prospects in the Dutch league.

in estonia i think goalkeeper Mart Poom is most famous!

http://www.svenskfotboll.se/files/{C7874924-4E8E-4A13-B12A-E448470DB37D}.jpg
Some future matches this year

22 jan Sydkorea-Sverige - Carson, USA 19.30
26 jan Mexiko-Sverige - San Diego, USA 20.00
9 feb Frankrike-Sverige - Paris 21.00
26 mar Bulgarien-Sverige VM-kval - -
4 jun Sverige-Malta VM-kval Göteborg -
8 jun Sverige-Norge - Solna -
17 aug Sverige-Tjeckien - - -
3 sep Sverige-Bulgarien VM-kval Solna -
7 sep Ungern-Sverige VM-kval - -
8 okt Kroatien-Sverige VM-kval - -
12 okt Sverige-Island VM-kval Solna -
12 nov ev. playoff VM-kval - -
16 nov ev. playoff VM-kval -


Norway, you're dead :D ;)

try to beat Malta first....:D:D:D

yeah, that can be a bit hard :D

Žalgiris will win BBL. second will be Ventspilis or Rytas. it's hard to say.

I love this game (basketball)

Friendly match football:

FC Ekranas (LT) - FK Liepajas Metalurgs (LV) 1:3 ...

Denmark is a country really good at Handball, pretty good at table-tennis, soccer, and we are starting to become good at hockey (ever since we beat USA 5-2 and tied Canada 2-2 about 2 years in the World Championship Hockey tournament.. ill never forget that :))

Our 5 most popular soccer/football players from Denmark are:
Peter Schmichael (dont know if i spelt the name right) - He doesnt play anymore, he retired i think in 96 .. but he was the worlds greatest goalie
Thomas Gravesen - Real Madrid
Jon Dahl Tomasson - Some cool team in Italy
"something" Grønkjær - looool .. as you can tell, im not the biggest soccer fan
Brian & Michael Laudrup - Not playing anymore, but used to be the best players in Denmark and both them and Peter S. played in 92 when Denmark won the Euro Cup.

We also have a good golf player, Thomas Bjørn, he just finished 2nd recently in i think it was called American Open, in Ireland ... i dont know how hes been doing since then

In table-tennis, we won only a bronze-medal in the recent Summer-Olympics ... i forget who the players were ... lol .. :)

We're also pretty good at water-sports: sailing, rowing, etc..

thats peter schmeichel, and he retired in 2002, john dahl tomasson plays in AC MILAN, and its jesper gronkjaer ;)

2002?? When in 2002? Because when Denmark played in the WC2002, Thomas Sørensen was DK's goalie..

And thanks for filling in my blanks ;)

as i remember he then played for sporting lisbon, if you mean that he retired internationaly, then it was euro 2000 ;)

ULEB Cup:

Last games of the group stage:

BK Ventspils - Rhein Energy 89:75 (Ventspils through as first in the group with impressive 9-1 balance, second serbian Hemofarm)


Lietuvos Rytas - Crvena Zvezda 77:60 (Lietuvos Rytas through also as first in the group and also by 9-1 balance, second team through - Deichmann Slask Wroclaw)

Norway, you're dead :D ;)

We'll see about that :D

Djurgården is getting stronger and stronger. Today Ibrahim Ba arrived and Djurgården wont stop there. In 2 weeks they might get 5 new good players.

Ibrahim Ba, former Milan player and a former french national team player
Felix Magro, Italy/Switzerland
Christer George, Norway
Benedict Vilakazi, a south african national team player
Rowen Hendricks, also a south african national team player.

Now i'm just wondering what IFK Göteborg and Malmö FF re going to do :D. IFK got a great advantage and that is Nya Ullevi, twice this year over 40 000 people went and saw the Göteborg derby's. That's a lot of people and it happend twice this year so thats good for the business.
http://www.svenskidrott.se/Downloads/1573/pics/P5270086komp.jpg

@ringil: Isn't Drurgården the team where Toni Kuivasto plays?

Moolio, I have no idea, you're talking about hockey right?

Moolio, I have no idea, you're talking about hockey right?

No, I'm talking about football. I know this guy plays defence in some Swedish footie team, but I'm not quite sure which.

Sweden got 1-1 against South Korea. We had none of our good players, just guys from Allsvenskan, and the other scandinavian leagues. Marcus Rosenberg scored our goal. Marcus Rosenberg is a very good young player. I guess he soon will play in England or some other league.

They had some problems but thats not very strange...

A small update on Arena Riga construction:

http://img211.exs.cx/img211/4898/arenariga9ji.jpg


Some more ice-hockey news:

From 10 to 13 February in Riga there will be held qualifying tournament for Olympics of 2006. 4 teams will participate -
Latvia
Belarus
Poland
Slovenia

Only one team qualifies.

If Latvia wins and goes to Torino 2006, then this year might be THE ICEHOCKEY YEAR for latvians as the world championships 2006 will be held in Riga in brand new ARENA RIGA.... Oh boy I want to be there... :D

SARAUJ LATVIJA!!!

No, I'm talking about football. I know this guy plays defence in some Swedish footie team, but I'm not quite sure which.

Yes, Toni Kuivasto plays defence for Djurgårdens IF. He is their best defender.

http://www.finland-football.net/romfin/kuivasto230804.jpg

My favourite teams are Tappara in ice hockey and Tampere United in football ;).. Okay i don't think anyone has ever heard of them except us Finns :)

Are you sure?

http://www.upupa.net/sky/131_3124.JPG

Yeah, that's me, and I'm Italian! :D

I've been to a Skonto Riga match last summer too, 4-1 against FK Riga, and visited Kadrioru Staadion in Tallinn too. I wanted to see Liepajas Metalurgs stadion too, but I just found the hockey arena and I asked for some football merchandising there but they didn't even know what I was talking about! :D
Oh yes, I love football! :)

Tomorrow its FRANCE VS SWEDEN on stade de france :D but Zlatan wont be there :( It's always nice to see him play.
Juventus wont "give him to us" :bash:

Tomorrow its FRANCE VS SWEDEN on stade de france :D but Zlatan wont be there :( It's always nice to see him play.
Juventus wont "give him to us" :bash:

Ajax always did...

I cant remember they did. It's been so with Ljungberg but only when it was small games against small nations, but when its a bit bigger then even he came.

Basketball, ULEB Cup, 1/8 finals, return game

Increadible performace by BK Ventspils again! After losing in Köln with -16, they faced very hard task for today's return to beat Rhein Energy by at least 17 points difference to qualify to 1/4 finals. But they made it. And how.....
Number speak for themselves:

BK Ventspils - Rhein Energy Köln 90:58 (27:18, 19:14, 14:10, 30:16)



Football, 4 nations tournament in Cyprus, half final game

Latvia - Finland 1 : 2

Latvia will play 3rd place game tomorrow and Finland will compete for the title

FIFA ranking
Rank Team +/-Rank Dec 04 Pts: Jan 05 +/-Pts: Dec 04
1 Brazil 0 842 -1
2 France 0 791 -1
3 Argentina 0 785 0
4 Czech Republic 0 777 0
5 Spain 0 764 -1
6 Netherlands 0 757 -1
7 Mexico 0 753 0
8 England 0 751 -1
9 Portugal 0 747 0
10 Italy 0 738 0
11 USA 0 726 0
12 Republic of Ireland 0 716 0
13 Sweden 0 715 0
14 Denmark 0 711 0
14 Turkey 0 711 0
16 Germany 3 710 5
17 Uruguay -1 707 -1
18 Greece 0 706 0
19 Japan -2 703 -4
20 Iran 0 695 -2
Rank Team +/-Rank Dec 04 Pts: Jan 05 +/-Pts: Dec 04
21 Korea Republic 1 689 1
21 Nigeria 0 689 -1
23 Cameroon 0 676 -1
23 Croatia 0 676 -1
25 Poland 0 671 -1
26 Colombia 0 670 1
27 Costa Rica 0 668 0
28 Romania 1 664 0
29 Paraguay 1 661 0
30 Saudi Arabia -2 657 -8
30 Senegal 1 657 0
32 Russia 0 651 -1
33 Egypt 1 648 4
34 Morocco -1 646 0
35 Tunisia 0 633 0
36 Norway -1 632 -1
37 Bulgaria 0 623 0
38 South Africa 0 621 2
39 Ecuador 0 616 0
40 Jordan 0 611 0
Rank Team +/-Rank Dec 04 Pts: Jan 05 +/-Pts: Dec 04
41 Côte d'Ivoire -1 610 -1
42 Slovenia 0 608 0
43 Finland 0 607 0
44 Belgium 1 600 0
44 Iraq 0 600 -3
46 Serbia and Montenegro 0 599 0
47 Jamaica 2 598 4
47 Uzbekistan 0 598 0
49 Israel -1 595 0
50 Bahrain -1 592 -2
51 Mali 0 589 0
51 Switzerland 0 589 0
53 Slovakia 0 587 0
54 China PR 0 585 0
55 Kuwait -1 584 -1
56 Oman 0 583 1
57 Ukraine 0 580 0
58 Australia 0 576 -1
59 Honduras 0 574 -1
60 Zimbabwe 0 572 0
Rank Team +/-Rank Dec 04 Pts: Jan 05 +/-Pts: Dec 04
61 Trinidad and Tobago 2 568 4
62 Libya -1 566 0
63 Hungary 1 562 0
63 Venezuela -1 562 -3
65 Qatar 1 561 3
66 Latvia -1 560 0
67 Peru -1 557 -1
68 Belarus 1 554 0
68 Guatemala 3 554 3
68 Wales 0 554 -1
71 Zambia -1 552 0
72 Cuba 4 549 17
73 Angola -1 545 0
74 Algeria -1 538 2
75 Chile -1 533 0
75 Kenya -1 533 0
77 Ghana 0 528 0
78 Congo DR 0 527 0
79 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 526 0
80 Estonia 1 525 0
Rank Team +/-Rank Dec 04 Pts: Jan 05 +/-Pts: Dec 04
80 Thailand -1 525 -1
82 Austria 1 522 0
83 United Arab Emirates -1 521 -2
84 Burkina Faso 0 519 -1
85 Syria 0 516 0
86 Albania 0 515 0
86 Scotland 0 515 0
88 Guinea -2 514 -1
89 Togo 0 513 0
90 Canada 0 512 3
91 Indonesia 0 505 1
92 Haiti 3 501 20
93 FYR Macedonia -1 497 0
94 Iceland -1 494 -1
95 Bolivia -1 484 -1
96 New Zealand -1 481 0
97 Korea DPR -2 480 -1
98 Rwanda 1 479 4
99 Turkmenistan -1 478 0
100 Lithuania 0 472 0
Rank Team +/-Rank Dec 04 Pts: Jan 05 +/-Pts: Dec 04
101 Panama -1 469 -3
102 Vietnam 1 465 8
103 Botswana -1 461 -1
104 Singapore 8 460 25
104 Sudan 10 460 31
106 Georgia -2 455 0
107 Lebanon -2 448 0
108 El Salvador -2 446 0
109 Cyprus -1 442 0
109 Northern Ireland -2 442 -1
109 Uganda 0 442 4
112 Gabon -3 438 0
112 Malawi -3 438 0
114 Malaysia 6 432 31
115 Azerbaijan -2 431 -1
116 Moldova -2 428 -1
117 St. Lucia -3 427 -2
118 Congo -1 420 0
119 St. Kitts and Nevis -1 416 -2
120 Armenia -1 402 0
Rank Team +/-Rank Dec 04 Pts: Jan 05 +/-Pts: Dec 04
121 Barbados 0 392 -1
122 Benin 0 391 1
123 Yemen 1 388 7
124 Liberia -1 384 0
125 Tahiti -1 381 0
126 Mozambique 0 379 0
126 Palestine 0 379 0
128 Swaziland -2 378 -1
129 Cape Verde Islands 0 376 -1
130 Solomon Islands 0 374 -1
131 Ethiopia 20 368 82
132 Faroe Islands -1 367 0
133 India -1 365 0
134 Hong Kong -1 361 0
135 Malta -1 354 -1
135 Tajikistan 1 354 3
137 Fiji -2 353 -1
138 St. Vincent and the Grenadines -1 346 9
139 Sri Lanka 1 345 12
140 Maldives -1 337 2
Rank Team +/-Rank Dec 04 Pts: Jan 05 +/-Pts: Dec 04
141 Andorra -3 335 -1
141 Lesotho 3 335 13
143 Mauritius -3 333 0
144 Liechtenstein -2 330 0
145 Burundi 7 325 46
145 Vanuatu -2 325 0
147 Myanmar -3 321 -1
148 Grenada -4 319 -3
149 Kazakhstan -2 313 0
150 Madagascar -3 312 -1
151 Surinam -2 302 3
152 Kyrgyzstan -2 293 0
153 Antigua and Barbuda 0 262 -1
154 Gambia 0 260 0
155 Chinese Taipei 0 259 0
155 Luxembourg 0 259 0
157 Bermuda 0 257 0
158 Namibia 0 239 0
158 Nicaragua 0 239 0
160 Sierra Leone 0 232 0
Rank Team +/-Rank
Dec 04 Pts: Jan 05 +/-Pts: Dec 04
161 Papua New Guinea 0 231 0
162 Laos 0 228 -2
163 British Virgin Islands 2 222 4
163 Netherlands Antilles 0 222 0
165 San Marino -1 221 0
166 Dominica -1 218 0
167 Bangladesh 0 217 0
168 Chad 0 212 0
169 Eritrea 0 206 0
170 Dominican Republic 0 195 0
171 Equatorial Guinea 0 193 0
172 Tanzania 0 187 7
173 Niger 0 177 0
173 Seychelles 0 177 0
175 Mauritania 0 172 0
176 Cayman Islands 0 168 -1
176 Nepal 1 168 0
176 Pakistan 1 168 0
179 Samoa 0 167 0
180 Central African Republic 0 150 0
Rank Team +/-Rank Dec 04 Pts: Jan 05 +/-Pts: Dec 04
181 Belize 0 147 0
182 Guyana 0 145 0
183 Tonga 0 138 0
184 Cambodia 0 126 2
185 Mongolia 0 120 0
186 New Caledonia 0 119 0
187 Philippines 1 101 9
188 Bhutan -1 97 0
189 Somalia 4 95 10
190 Macao -2 92 0
191 Cook Islands -1 91 0
191 Guinea-Bissau -1 91 0
193 Bahamas -1 90 0
194 Puerto Rico 0 75 0
195 São Tomé e Príncipe 0 74 0
196 US Virgin Islands 0 70 0
197 Anguilla 0 65 0
198 Aruba 0 64 0
199 Brunei Darussalam 0 63 0
200 Afghanistan 0 57 0
Rank Team +/-Rank Dec 04 Pts: Jan 05 +/-Pts: Dec 04
201 Djibouti 0 42 0
202 Montserrat 0 36 0
203 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 28 0
204 American Samoa 0 19 0
205 Guam 0 15 0

Football, friendly match, Birmingham:

England - Netherlands 0 : 0
Dutch played with mostly young players, only 2 big names - Makaay and keeper Van Der Sar. Besides, dutch team had black/white forms on as part of a action against racism. This action was started by Arsenal's Tierry Henry.


Football, 4 nation tournament in Cyprus, 3rd place game:

Latvia - Austria 1:1 ,penalties 5:4 for Latvia

13 Sweden 0 715 0
14 Denmark 0 711 0

Sweden is ahead of Denmark???? NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! :'( :'( :'(

The France vs Sweden match ended 1-1.

So far this year we haven't won a single game. This is how it looks so far
France vs Sweden 1-1 played without Zlatan and Henke
Sweden vs Mexico 0-0, Sweden had only players from Allsvenskan while Mexico had their ordinary team
South Korea vs Sweden 1-1, same as in the Sweden Mexico game. Sweden only had Allvenskan players, no real stars

Sweden is ahead of Denmark???? NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! :'( :'( :'(
Of course :D not strange at all

Of course :D not strange at all

What do you mean? Denmark has always ranked higher then Sweden, because we've always been BETTER than Sweden ;) I mean come on ... you cant even beat France. Last time Denmark played them, we beat them 2-0. And last year in EU2004 we would have murdered you if it wasnt because of Italy. We LET you score the 2 goals so we both could move on and Italy move out. :D

Norway beat Malta 3-0 today, but I doubt that will push them higher on the ranking:D

hmm .. i just checked out the VM2006 list on bt.dk ... and it seems like Denmark is in huge trouble .. :( .. We just lost to Greece, 2-1 ... Damn .. Now we're at 3rd place in our group (2) :( WE MIGHT NOT MAKE IT!!! NOOOO!!!

How many games are going to be played in total?

They still need 7 games.

Tonights "show" was horrible, I can't remember I've ever seen a National Danish team play as bad as they did in the first half:( 2. Half was better, but it wasn't enough.

It will now be very hard for us to qualify, here's the standing:

Team, games, score, points
Ukraine 6 11-3 14
Greece 5 7-5 8
Denmark 5 7-6 6
Turkey 5 6-5 6
Albania 5 3-7 6
Georgia 4 5-5 5
Kasakhstan 4 2-10 0

So 12 games in total? Thats not too bad ... Denmarks only played 5 ... so we probably have a semi-big chance of making it to 2nd or even 1st spot.. right? :)?

Yes 12 games, each team play all the other teams home and away.

Yes there's still a change to make it, atleast the 2nd place, but they have to perform better than tonight. The "big" games left (if I remember correctly) are Turkey away, Greeece home and Ukraine away.

lets just hope that Turkey, Greece, and Ukraine all lose or tie the rest of their games ... and hope that Denmark wins the rest of their games :) it'll be pretty sad if we dont make it on to VM2006

France vs Sweden (Friendly): 1-1 (F.Ljungberg, D.Trezeguet)

Quite entertaining game imo.

What do you mean? Denmark has always ranked higher then Sweden, because we've always been BETTER than Sweden I mean come on ... you cant even beat France. Last time Denmark played them, we beat them 2-0. And last year in EU2004 we would have murdered you if it wasnt because of Italy. We LET you score the 2 goals so we both could move on and Italy move out.
maybe you should start watching football a little more ;) The score right now is 47-36 to Sweden. Denmark got their victories in the 10-20s in fact they won every match at that time. One time Denmark won over sweden with 10-0 but that was about 90 years ago ;)

And remember, we didn't have Henke and we didn't have Zlatan this game. We had Allbäck and Rosenberg on top. Markus Rosenberg is our new star they say. He's very good but not as good as Henke and Zlatan.
http://www.aftonbladet.se/sport/0502/10/SPORT-10s07-Isak2-175_368.jpg

Georgia - Lithuania 1 : 0 (Friendly)
Georgia - Lithuania 1 : 0 U - 21 (Friendly)

that referry was a shithead, no matter what georgians do, they get nothing, once lithuanian tryed to kick ball and accidently kicked into georgians legs, he imediatly gaved red card to him

More football scores:
Birmingham, friendly game,

England - Netherlands 0 : 0

Dutch team played with almost no big stars, with a lot of young players, such as Heitinga, Van Der Vaart (Ajax), Kronkamp, Boularouzh, Landzaat (AZ Alkmaar), Kuyt, Castelen (Feyenoord). This is long term development started by the new coach Marco van Basten, who is selecting new talents to make them get used to this level for the future big tournaments when a lot of oldies won't be there anymore. English side missed many important defenders, but offence had Owen and Roonie ready to roll, but had no chance against young unexperienced,but very talented dutch defenders.
This game was also special due to the anti-racism action (http://www.standupspeakup.com) organised by several well known dark players such as Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho. Dutch team played in special for this occasion made black/white shirts:

http://img203.exs.cx/img203/569/heitinga6sk.jpg

IN Cyprus 4-nations tournament yesterday there was a 3rd place game:

Latvia - Austria 1 : 1 after penalties 5:4 for Latvia

maybe you should start watching football a little more ;) The score right now is 47-36 to Sweden. Denmark got their victories in the 10-20s in fact they won every match at that time. One time Denmark won over sweden with 10-0 but that was about 90 years ago ;)

And remember, we didn't have Henke and we didn't have Zlatan this game. We had Allbäck and Rosenberg on top. Markus Rosenberg is our new star they say. He's very good but not as good as Henke and Zlatan.
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Unfortunately they dont show any soccer games at all over here, sometimes they'll show some games from the english-league, but thats it ... so im sorry for not knowing too much ;) Its just every time i checked out the FIFA ranking, Denmark has always been further up than Sweden. Thats why its surprising me now. Well in a way it doesnt surprise me ... Henrik Larsson is an extremely awesome player, same with Henke & Zlatan. But then again .. Denmark also has great players like Tomasson, Grønkjær, and Gravesen who now plays for Real Madrid (that'll hopefully boost up the team) .. Also, we won EU92 .. when was the last time Sweden won anything at all? ;)

Does anyone have any information about Peter Schmikkels son? My dad said something about him being even better, as a goalie, than Peter Schmikkel himself.. If thats true .. When will he start playing professional football?

I remember this one friendly between Finland and Latvia in the Olympic stadium in 2001. I told my Estonian friend Henri that I hope the defense of Finland keeps a special eye on Pahars (those days he was probably the hottest Baltic player in Europe having scored 14 goals last season for Southampton). What happened, of course, was that he DID score and I literally lost it. I started shouting some rather obnoxious things at Sami Hyypiä (who, btw, later on stated in an press conference that Finnish fans are NOT very nice. I hope that statement wasn't aimed at me).

Finland did win the match-up 2-1 at the end, but it wasn't a pretty game, and Marian Pahars almost kicked some Finnish ass. :D

Unfortunately they dont show any soccer games at all over here, sometimes they'll show some games from the english-league, but thats it ... so im sorry for not knowing too much Its just every time i checked out the FIFA ranking, Denmark has always been further up than Sweden. Thats why its surprising me now. Well in a way it doesnt surprise me ... Henrik Larsson is an extremely awesome player, same with Henke & Zlatan. But then again .. Denmark also has great players like Tomasson, Grønkjær, and Gravesen who now plays for Real Madrid (that'll hopefully boost up the team) .. Also, we won EU92 .. when was the last time Sweden won anything at all
thats also wrong, but one things for sure Sweden once (1994) was ranked the 2nd best football nation in the world. Thats still the record ;) .
1948 gold in the olympic games
1950 bronze in the world cup
1952bronze in the olympic games in Helsinki
1958 silver in the world cup
1994bronze in the world cup,
We won the group of death in world cup 2002, thats pretty good. we also won our group in the Euro 2004.
We haven't lost a game against England since the 60s, thats also kinda strong :D

Anyway, Tre kronor won over the Czech rep with 3-2. The big headlines was that 3 players in the swedish team didn't play. They spend the evening at the police station.

Southampton's Swedish midfielder Anders Svensson has signed a pre-contract agreement with former club Elfsborg.
Svensson, 28, will rejoin the club from which he joined Saints in June 2001, at the end of the current campaign.
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The Swedish international's Saints contract expires at the end of the season and he was not offered a new deal by boss Harry Redknapp.

He said: "All I want to do is feel good and feel at home, but I will play with Saints until the end of the season."

Svensson, who has taken a big pay cut to return to Elfsborg, will miss the start of the Swedish season as he sees out his Southampton contract for financial reasons
Elfsborg were unable to buy out the remainder of his contract and Svensson said: "I would lose too much money if I moved now."

Despite his undoubted talents, Svensson has been unable to command a regular place in the Southampton midfield.

Svensson held a press conference in Sweden where he said: "I think I'm a better footballer when I'm feeling good and having fun when I play.

"I think I'm going to have that here in Elfsborg
this year Allsvenskan is gonna be damn hot, hotter then ever

i dont understand 1 thing ... why dont most of the european countries participate in the Olympic football games? Last year in the summer olympics, i saw countries like USA, England, and Brazil participate .. but not Denmark, Sweden, Germany (i think), Norway or any "big" football country .. Why is that?

i dont understand 1 thing ... why dont most of the european countries participate in the Olympic football games? Last year in the summer olympics, i saw countries like USA, England, and Brazil participate .. but not Denmark, Sweden, Germany (i think), Norway or any "big" football country .. Why is that?

Portugal, Italy and Greece participated from europe but it was but it was youngstar teams. Olympics mean nothing in male football, where the important tournement is Champions League, World Cup, European Championship and UEFA cup.
I general you can also say the olypics is the big event for all the boring sports there is not exciting enough to have their own event.

this year Allsvenskan is gonna be damn hot, hotter then ever

Its a very big scoop for Elfsborg to get Anders Svenson back to Sweden at a time where he is in his "best football age". He is also one of the players that has been rumoured most times to my favourite club FCK.

Petter Solberg leads after first stage of Swedish WRC round. His bigger brother Henning is on 18'th.

Edit:
results from 2'nd stage:
1. P. Solberg 0.0
2. S. Loeb +2,1sek.
3. D. Carlsson +2,7 sek.
4. M. Grönholm +2,9 sek.
5. G. Galli +5,0 sek.
6. J. Tuohino +6,0 sek.
7. F. Duval +6,3 sek.
8. R. Kresta +6,7 sek
9. M. Märtin +7,1 sek.
10. H. Solberg +7,8 sek.

total after 2'nd stage:
1. P. Solberg, Subaru 0,0
2. S. Loeb, Citroën +7,5
3. D. Carlsson, Peugeot +10,7
4. M. Grönholm, Peugeot +11,9
5. G. Galli, Mitsubishi +18,8
6. F. Duval, Citroën +22,3
7. K. Sohlberg, Ford +22,9
8. J. Paasonen, Skoda +23,0
9. M. Märtin, Peugeot +24,3
10. M. Ekström, Skoda +26,1

17. H. Solberg, Ford +36,518

i thought it was Grönholm ;) by 0.2s

Latvia - Finland 1 - 2

Finland dominated the match but only managed to win by one goal. With Chelsea's Mikael Forssell out of the squad due to injury there have been some goal scoring troubles. Johansson & Huusko scored the goals for Finland.

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Tottenham's Teemu Tainio passes the Latvian defence.

Finland squad :

12. Jääskeläinen; 25. Haarala > 88' 6. Okkonen; 14. Kuivasto; 4. Hyypiä; 17. Kopteff; 8. Tainio; 16. Riihilahti; 10. Litmanen (c) > 67' 15. Huusko; 11. Kolkka > 89' 3. Hietanen; 22. Jari Niemi > 57' 7. Nurmela; 21. Johansson

Cyprus - Finland 1 - 2

Cercle Brügge's Paulus Roiha scores both goals for Finland against Cyprus.

Finland squad :

Finland: 12. Enckelman > 46' 24. Kavén; 3. Hietanen; 5. Tihinen (c); 13. Pasoja > 86' 14. Kuivasto; 17. Kopteff > 60' 25. Haarala; 11. Multaharju > 68' 8. Tainio; 23. Heikkinen; 6. Okkonen > 60' 22. Jari Niemi; 18. Pohja; 9. Roiha; 15. Huusko > 68' 21. Johansson.

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Pekka Lagerblom of FC Nürnberg withdrew from the Finland squad for the friendlies against Latvia and Cyprus. Lagerblom will soon marry the sister of famous German singer, Sarah Connor.

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Manchester United are preparing to sign Finland's #1 keeper, Antti Niemi to be their #1 goalkeeper.

Ice Hockey:
Qualification for the Torino 2006 Olympic Games, Riga

Belarus - Poland 3 : 2
Latvia - Slovenia 2 : 1
Slovenia - Belarus 2 : 7
Latvia - Poland 3 : 1

As only one team from this group goes to Torino, both Poland and Slovenia are already eliminated, and as many already predicted - this sunday, in game between Latvia and Belarus, will be decided wich one of the two will go to the Olympics. Swedes perhaps remeber some painful moments caused by Belorussians in Salt Lake City....

Latvia won Belarus on icehockey with 5:4 and gained ticket to olipmic games!!! beat that you arrogant Lithuanians :bleh:

LAAATVIIJAAAAAA UUUUZZVAAAAARAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :dance: :applause: :applause: :applause:

Torino, lettoni vengono!!!!!

Latvia won Belarus on icehockey with 5:4 and gained ticket to olipmic games!!!

Congrats to Latvia! I'm looking forward to seeing the great Latvian players like Sandis Ozolinsh, Peter Skudra and Karlis Skrastins in the olympics. Latvia's my second favourite hockey nation on the earth after my own. :) I hope we get to play against one another in Torino.

Torino, lettoni vengono!!!!!

We are waiting for you, and like at Euro 2004: FORZA LETTONIA! :D

To Moolio - I doubt we will play against each other, because we are in one group with Sweden. Slovakia and Russia and only team we can win ( and we have done it last 2 years ) is win Russia :(

Latvia will play:
Sweden
Slovakia
Russia
Kazakhstan
USA

Seems like Belorus-Latvia was a tough one. Sadly didn't have a chance to watch it.
Now Tommy Salo can be confident :).

Does anyone have any info on Danish hockey? i.e. The national team, and the club-teams? Are they any good? Have any good players? etc?

I only know that danish hockey is progressing very fast, their national team is playing several years in A-group (the World championship for best 16 teams). They are ranked 14th in the world in 2004 (http://www.iihf.com/news/Ranking2004.pdf)

Does anyone have any info on Danish hockey? i.e. The national team, and the club-teams? Are they any good? Have any good players? etc?

I remember team Denmark winning the U.S in the world championships a couple of years ago. That was quite a shocker to be sure, and proved that Denmark definitely has great potential. Of course, the world championships don't match the World Cup of Hockey in terms of number super stars playing, but still, it's a good tournament. I think it's just up to Denmark if they want to be one of the so called big hockey nations.

Oh, and just a side note, Denmark has a pretty decent goalie. Can't remember his name, though.

On Saturday Sweden won against Russia, after being down 0-2 in the first period Sweden came back and won the game 3-2 after a great third period (2-0). On the final day Sweden defeated rivals Finland 5-1 in front of over 13 000 fans in Stockholm Globe Arena. This year's Sweden Hockey Games set a new attendance record for the tournament with a total of 57 845 spectators.

Sweden won the tournament, the last in this season's Euro Hockey Tour, before Czech Republic, Russia finished third and Finland last. This also means that Russia will play Sweden in the Euro Hockey Tour final.

Sweden's Henrik Zetterberg was top scorer and best forward of the tournament. Another Swede, Henrik Lundqvist was the best goalie while the Czech Marek Zidlicki was best defender
Go Sweden :)

I remember team Denmark winning the U.S in the world championships a couple of years ago. That was quite a shocker to be sure, and proved that Denmark definitely has great potential. Of course, the world championships don't match the World Cup of Hockey in terms of number super stars playing, but still, it's a good tournament. I think it's just up to Denmark if they want to be one of the so called big hockey nations.

Yeah I remember that. It was back in 2002. Denmark beat USA 5-2, and tied Canada 2-2.. which was a humongous success for us, since the last time we faced Canada in the 1950's we lost 57-0 (biggest loss in the history of hockey).

I really hope Denmark becomes one of those big hockey nations. And after the NHL went on strike, i heard quite a few NHL players went to danish clubs .. which is awesome .. and which will most likely make the danish players even better :)

Only one NHL player is now in Denmark, Todd Simpson from Ottawa Senators. He plays on the best Danish Team ( ;) ), Herning Bluefox.

The first 36 games in the Danish league have just ended, and this friday playoff will start. Here's how the standing was after all the games (notice last years winner Esbjerg didn't make the playoff as the only team, "only" the 8 first does):

Herning Bluefox 78p
AaB 67p
Herlev Eagels 57p
Nordsjælland Cobras 53p
Rødovre Mighty Bulls 52p
Frederikshavn Whitehawks 48p
Odense Bulldogs 45p
SønderjyskE 44p
Esbjerg Oilers 42p


The quarter finals are:

Herning-Rødovre
AaB-SønderjyskE
Herlev-Odense
Nordsjælland-Frederikshavn

Some info about the most winning team in Danish Icehockey, Herning Bluefox (which of course also happens to be my team. I also played icehockey myself there in the befinning of the 1990s):

Champions: '73, '77, '87, '91, '92, '94, '95, '97, '98, '01 og '03
Silver: '75, '85, '90, '93 og '00
Bronze: '74, '81, '89, '96 og '02

No Dane has ever played in NHL, but I hope well see one soon. One of the biggest talents, (old Herning player;) ) Frans Nielsen, who plays in Malmö right now, was drafted by NewYork Islanders 2 years ago, and hopefully he'll soon get a change to play there:)


And yes, we've done okay at the World Cup in last two times (the only times we've been in the A group), but we're of course still very far from the big hockey nations. We just missed the Olympics Qual this weekend, by loosing to both Norway (GRRR) and Switzerland (and won against Japan).

Enough Bluefox bragging for now:D

Only one NHL player is now in Denmark, Todd Simpson from Ottawa Senators. He plays on the best Danish Team ( ;) ), Herning Bluefox.

Only one?? Are you sure? I swear i heard there were atleast 3 that went to dk .. oh well .. 1 is still better than 0 :D

No Dane has ever played in NHL, but I hope well see one soon. One of the biggest talents, (old Herning player;) ) Frans Nielsen, who plays in Malmö right now, was drafted by NewYork Islanders 2 years ago, and hopefully he'll soon get a chance to play there:)

Once again ... Are you sure??? I am almost 100% sure that there was a dane playing for Ottawa Senators or Toronto Maple Leafs.. i cant really remember .. im most likely mistaking something. :)

Yes I'm sure on both parts;)

There is other players that has been drafted, some 5-6 but I think Frans Nielsen has the biggest change right now. The coach (or something) from NY Islanders was in Switzerland to see him this weekend when we played in the Olympics qual, and he was very happy with what he saw:)

BTW, that goalie Moolio is talking about is probably Peter Hirsch. He plays in Denmark right now (Nordsjælland Cobras), but he has played in Modo, Sweden, and in some lower league American team (Bakersfiled I think).

Just found the info for the Danish players that has been drafted by NHL, it's only 4. But no one has played there yet:

Kim Staal, 27, from Malmö. Drafted by Montreal Canadians in the 4th round (92nd overall) in 1996. (Probably too old now)

Frans Nielsen, 20, from Malmö. Drafted by New York Islanders in the 3rd round (87th overall) in 2002.

Peter Regin, 18, from Herning. Drafted by Ottawa Senators in the 3rd round (87th overall) in 2004.

Jannik Hansen, 18, from Rødovre. Drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 9th round (287th overall) in 2004.

Thanks for the info mlm :)

Is La Crosse popular/known in Denmark/Scandinavia/EUROPE? I dont think I've ever heard about any european la crosse team or league ... Maybe its only an American/Australian sport or somethin .. :)

BTW, that goalie Moolio is talking about is probably Peter Hirsch.

That's the guy. He's a really good goalie, I hope he get's to play in Finland some day. A goalie of his calibre would make probably around € 60-100k in the Finnish league a season, perhaps even more. Dave Stathos (a Canadian goalie) made around €170k a season playing in Helsinki, and this season he sucked. Peter Hirsch would bring more colour to our league. We've already had player exports from the U.S, Canada, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Latvia, Germany, Austria, Sweden, Russia and probably some that I can't remember.

So which club will take the cup?

Liverpool
Chelsea
AC Milan
PSV Eindhoven


???


I think:

1.Liverpool
2. PSV
3.Chelsea
4. AC Milan

I hope for Milan or PSV:horse: Was never really a big fan of English football...

Not to forget that the 2 first each have a Danish player (not that they play much though).

(Royal League) So I hear that FCKøbenhavn just beat Rosenborg yesterday 1-0 :) which puts FCK in the final ... who will they be facing?

^ They are not in the final yet! All three teams in the group can make it to the final (Malmö FF, FC Copenhagen and Rosenborg)

^ They are not in the final yet! All three teams in the group can make it to the final (Malmö FF, FC Copenhagen and Rosenborg)
Oh ok. So what games are still left to play before the finals? Probably Malmø vs Rosbenborg, and FCK vs Malmø.. or what?

Go FCK Go :D

Just after few weeks the ice hockey world championship begins!

Unfortunately Finland's team will not have Finnish NHL stars, if someone knows why, tell me.

Ice hockey world championship 2004 divisions:

A, WIEN

Slovakia
Russia
Austria
Belarus

B, INNSBRUCK

Canada
USA
Latvia :)
Slovenia

C, INNSBRUCK (Unofficial Scandinavia championship ;))

Sweden (the our most dangerous rival)
Finland :horse:
Ukraine
Denmark

D, WIEN

Czech Republic
Germany
Switzerland
Kazakstan

I have some good memories from last september / World Cup 2004 - yes, tell me who was 2nd, who was 2nd?! :D Oh, wasn't it Finland.. :bleh:

Is there more ice hockey fans?

i dont like hockey, not anymore. Its just money it's no real feelings anymore :( 60% of the 50 best swedish players dont want to play in Tre kronor :bash: they want to stay at home and play golf some dont even play hockey at all,

Hockey is ok .. I'm not a fan of the NHL, or any hockey league for that matter ... but when its Nation vs Nation i dont mind watching it :)

Oh ok. So what games are still left to play before the finals? Probably Malmø vs Rosbenborg, and FCK vs Malmø.. or what?

Go FCK Go :D

Yes, you're correct!

Yes, you're correct!
Sweet :okay:

So what happens then, if for example, Malmø won over both FCK and Rosbenborg ... then FCK and Rosenborg would play to see who faces Malmø in the finals? or what? (sorry for all these weird questions, but im comming from a country that barely knows what soccer(football) is :) )

Sweet :okay:

So what happens then, if for example, Malmø won over both FCK and Rosbenborg ... then FCK and Rosenborg would play to see who faces Malmø in the finals? or what? (sorry for all these weird questions, but im comming from a country that barely knows what soccer(football) is :) )
No, the winner of the group will face the winner of the other group in the final. Most likely it will be IFK Göteborg.
FCK allready beat IFK twice in this tournament, so if FCK quailifies for the final they must be favourites to win it.

No, the winner of the group will face the winner of the other group in the final. Most likely it will be IFK Göteborg.
FCK allready beat IFK twice in this tournament, so if FCK quailifies for the final they must be favourites to win it.
ah touché :)

Go FCK Go :D

So cheesy :D

Another emberassing loss for the junoir Danish national hockey team

We just lost 15-1 to Canada, in Denmark ... it sucked horribly .. but, i dont really care :) Not only because it was only the junior team, but Denmark isnt a big hockey-country .. If this was soccer i would probably be screaming my ass off, but.. its not :D
Also Denmark just murdered Canada a little while ago in Handball, completely emberassed them .. so i guess we're even now :)

Indoor bandy is the fastest growing sport in Norway. Volleyball and dancing is increasing quite fast too. These 3 sports each had a growth of active players on 30% last year. 50 new indoor bandy clubs started last year. And 20 new ones so far this year. There are now more than 20.000 indoor bandy players. That drowns in comparison with football naturally.

Here are the most popular sports and the least popular sports, by number of active players in 2004, and change from 2003.
http://cache.aftenposten.no/multimedia/archive/00278/2004Endringisport_278178a.gif

Turn = gymnastics
Friidrett = athletics
Gang = walking
Svømming = swimming
Skyting = shooting

Fekting = fencing
Vannski = waterski


http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/article1021863.ece

Vilnius "Lietuvos Rytos" won ULEB basketball cup yesterday and automaticly qualified to the euroleague ! Next year - best european basketball clubs will be seen in Vilnius !

Vilnius "Lietuvos Rytos" won ULEB basketball cup yesterday and automaticly qualified to the euroleague ! Next year - best european basketball clubs will be seen in Vilnius !
Great news!

Btw, this is not very important but:
Results for Baltic Basketball League (first four places):
1. Zalgiris (Lithuania)
2. Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania)
3. Siauliai (Lithuania)
4. Ventspils (Latvia)

today friendly Estonia vs Norway in football! :horse:
btw, it'll be the last game of our record international Marko Kristal in the national team (142 games).
Last time we met it ended 3:3 i think. though Norway was leading 3:0!

today friendly Estonia vs Norway in football! :horse:
btw, it'll be the last game of our record international Marko Kristal in the national team (142 games).
Last time we met it ended 3:3 i think. though Norway was leading 3:0!

Yeah :gunz:

But I've heard they are expecting snow!!???

: D
It's actually snowing kinda heavily in Otepää right now, don't know about Tallinn.

World Hockey Champ. :
Estonia 4 : Lithaunia 4 , intense game !

^Which one them gets to the World Champs finals in Austria (iirc)?

not snowing in tallinn.. thank god

not snowing in tallinn.. thank god
It actually was snowing in Tallinn an hour ago and I can still see some snowflakes coming down:)

Corrently Norway is leading 2:0,but most of our players are missing,because it isn't an international game and they couldn't come:)

Edit:The game ended 2:1

It was like a match between the "B" teams of both nations, because also Norway was missing most of their players.
Typical game from Estonia. Let the opponents shoot 1 or 2 goals and then start playing...
At the end a well deserved victory for Norge :)

:cheers: :banana:

Just after few weeks the ice hockey world championship begins!
C, INNSBRUCK (Unofficial Scandinavia championship ;))

Sweden (the our most dangerous rival)
Finland :horse:
Ukraine
Denmark

Is there more ice hockey fans?

This will be a very very tough group for us, but don't totally count us out yet;) It looks like the Danish team is finally finding the rhythm. Tonight we beat Slovakia 2-1 in a friendly match. They're currently ranked 3rd in the world, and that's the best ranked team we have ever beaten:)

This will be a very very tough group for us, but don't totally count us out yet;) It looks like the Danish team is finally finding the rhythm. Tonight we beat Slovakia 2-1 in a friendly match. They're currently ranked 3rd in the world, and that's the best ranked team we have ever beaten:)
What? What about those 2 games we had a few years ago against USA where we won 5-2 and Canada 2-2? They're ranked higher than Slovakia, arent they?

/\ 2-2 is not a win you know;) I'm pretty sure that USA wasn't ranked 3rd or higher. Probably 6th or 7th or so.

/\ 2-2 is not a win you know;)
i know, i know ;) but its still a great score... hehe atleast compared to last time denmark faced Canada in the 1940's where Denmark lost, somewhere around 58-0 (the biggest defeat in hockey history) .. atleast thats what i remember reading on some article here on the internet .. i dunno if its true or not .. :)

I'm pretty sure that USA wasn't ranked 3rd or higher. Probably 6th or 7th or so.
ya i just found the rankings here (http://www.eurohockey.net/hockeyuniverse/rankings/senior.html) for 2003 and 2004 ... and they were ranked 7th and 6th .... but it still was a pretty big win :)

Latvia beated Germany (ice-hockey) 4:2 in pre-WC friendly. If honest I was surprised.
Saturday they play again.

I don't think Latvia will get into the quarterfinals again this year - many key players of last year are not in the team anymore, by many different reasons (retirement, bad condition, death (zholtok), outconcurred).

but well..... end of April is always a damn crazy time in Latvia ;) everyone is becoming crazy on ice-hockey..... including me (well this year not really - i'm in holland) :D

Tonight we beat Slovakia 2-1

:runaway:


but well..... end of April is always a damn crazy time in Latvia ;) everyone is becoming crazy on ice-hockey.....

It will happen also here in Finland. Damn, I can't wait! :D

Norway beat China 25-1 in icehockey today, hehe

Other hockey results
Div I Group B:
Italy - Lithuania 5:1 (0:0; 5:1; 0:0)
Estonia - Romania 6:3 (3:0; 1:3; 2:0)

Standing

1 ITA 7
2 FRA 5
3 NED 4
4 EST 4
5 LTU 2
6 ROM 0

Italy is strongest in the group B ? Who would have thought ? ... hehe ... :)

Pre-WC friendly game in Riga:
Latvia - Canada 1 : 3

Last sunday I was in Hartwall Arena checking how Finland beat Czechs 4-0 in ice hockey! :D Took also few pics.

http://www.jasperk.net/images/suomi-tsekki/aloitus3.jpg

http://www.jasperk.net/images/suomi-tsekki/punapaidat.jpg

http://www.jasperk.net/images/suomi-tsekki/kaartaa.jpg

Few days left to World Championship. :)

Today in Finland:


Finland - Latvia 3:2


3 days till World Championships start in Austria......

So today it starts:)

Finland - Denmark tonight. May the worst team win (on a damn lucky goal) :D

Go Denmark Go :D:D:D

Latvia - Canada
4 : 6

So today it starts:)

Finland - Denmark tonight. May the worst team win (on a damn lucky goal) :D
when is it starting?? They just keep talking?

In ten minutes. 20:15. :)

So today it starts:)

Finland - Denmark tonight. May the worst team win (on a damn lucky goal) :D

LOL. :D Damn mlm, don't you have any confidence in your national team? Team Denmark is getting better by the year. Honestly, one day they'll beat up Sweden and Finland at the same time. ;)

I have hope...and that's about it;) Atleast in the games against Finland and Sweden. Ukraine we might have a chance against.

Okay game is on...:)

Finland leads 1-0 after first 20 min. Pretty okay play by Denmark though, we're not totally being slaughtered (yet atleast) :|

Finland & Denmark = 2-1 .... Good game :) I didnt get a chance to see it on TV ... how was it?

Huh, Denmark resisted very well and Finns missed few perfect chances. I didn't like the game, there will be no succes if Finns will not play better against Ukraine and Sweden.

Yesterday's results:

Russia - Austria: 4-2 (Austria resisted very well and Russia made their two goals in the end of the last period.)

Latvia - Canada: 4-6 (Also Latvia resisted very well but Canadian Nash made a hat trick which destroyed Latvians hope.)

Belarus - Slovakia: 1-2

Today:

Switzerland - Czech Republic

USA - Slovenia

Germany - Kazakhstan

Ukraine - Sweden

Huh, Denmark resisted very well and Finns missed few perfect chances. I didn't like the game, there will be no succes if Finns will not play better against Ukraine and Sweden.


I think they're just saving the guts for the Sweden game. ;)

USA - Slovenia 7:0 :eek:

After 4 matches in the top football league, Eliteserien, my hometeam Start is leading!!!:D The best of it is that they advanced to Eliteserien this year, after having sucked for years. Rosenborg, wich had been the best team in Norway for the last 15, is quite far down on the table. Next week Start plays against Rosenborg. Rosenborg is going down!!:gunz:

(I also cheer abit on Vålerenga, wich isn't doing bad either;))

The table

Start 4 3 1 0 10
Vålerenga 4 3 0 1 9
Fredrikstad 4 2 2 0 8
Ham-Kam 4 2 0 2 6
Viking 4 2 0 2 6
Lyn 4 1 2 1 5
Odd Grenland 4 1 2 1 5
Rosenborg 4 1 2 1 5
Tromsø 4 1 2 1 5
Brann 3 1 1 1 4
Aalesund 3 1 1 1 4
Lillestrøm 4 1 1 2 4
Bodø/Glimt 4 1 0 3 3
Molde 4 0 0 4 0

Veikkausliiga has started also. HJK (Helsinki) won their first game 2-0, and Juho Mäkelä scored once. My prediction is that Mäkelä's gonna be signed by a more or less major European team by the end of this season. I'm leaning towards Eredivisie.

Oh, wich reminds me. John Obi Mikel, started playing for Lyn last weekend, after he turned 18. But some days ago, he was probably sold for 70 millions NOK(8.5 million euros) to Manchester United. This is the highest price for a player in Norwegian football ever!

cool, Fredrikstad 3rd (Y) Two Estonians play there, unfortunately one is injured.

cool, Fredrikstad 3rd (Y) Two Estonians play there, unfortunately one is injured.

Yeah! They are sort of newcomers too. Experts predicted that both Start and Fredrikstad would end at the bottom of the table, but look at them now! It's too early to predict any outcome yet, though.

It's too early to predict any outcome yet, though.Also too early to predict that Rosenborg will win again?:D What is it now, 12 years in a row that has happend? Getting kind of boring. :|

Is the best league not called "Tippeligaen" anymore?

Also too early to predict that Rosenborg will win again?:D What is it now, 12 years in a row that has happend? Getting kind of boring. :|

Is the best leaguy not called "Tippeligaen" anymore?

Agreed, Rosenborg needs to get off the throne for a while. And they will. They are in serious trouble. Their team is full of old-boys, they have not managed to replace them with new young local talents. They nearly lost it to Vålerenga last year though, but won it back on overtime in the last match!

It's called both Eliteserien and Tippeligaen. Don't ask me why:dunno:

Rosenborg fallows the tradition, their usually quite slow to start "playing". After 4 matches they've been quite far down on the lists in many years, especally the latest 4-5 years. But Rosenborg has been very weak this latest two years, so im not sure if they'l win this season.

And back to ice hockey..

Finland - Ukraine: 4-1
Russia - Slovakia: 3-3

Sweden-Denmark right now, 6:0

Sweden-Denmark right now, 6:0
DAMN! :eek2:

No big surprise. The big surprise was that we only lost with one against Finland.

Our WC doesn't really start until this wednesday where we meet Ukraine.

No big surprise. The big surprise was that we only lost with one against Finland.

Our WC doesn't really start until this wednesday where we meet Ukraine.
Its gonna be hard to say who would win between DK and Ukraine ... at first i thought Denmark .... but Ukraine only lost 3-2 to Sweden ... we lost by .. well, a lot more than that ;) ... but then again ... DK only lost 2-1 against Finland, where Ukraine lost 4-1 ... I dunno .. it'll be a tough, but good game. :)

Today is the DAY.....
:dance:

ice hockey:

LATVIA - USA ........ :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

I'm gonna watch it live on the net, I found a site which shows it for money (creditcard, $4,99 per game), as the dutch TV doesn't show it...

Any prognoses?

I think 4:3 for LV

Sweden-Finland 5:1 :cheers:

Denmark-Ukraine = 1-2 :(

Denmark-Ukraine = 1-2 :(
So, since denmark pretty much got creamed in all of our matches, i have to ask, and bare in mind i know nothing aboy the cup or hockey in general, are we really that good, so thay we should play against countries like sweden? I mean did we qualify for this group, or was it just bad luck?

So, since denmark pretty much got creamed in all of our matches, i have to ask, and bare in mind i know nothing aboy the cup or hockey in general, are we really that good, so thay we should play against countries like sweden? I mean did we qualify for this group, or was it just bad luck?
creamed?? We only got creamed once, and that was against Sweden ... the other games we only lost by 1 goal ;) And I heard that Denmark actually scored 2 goals against Ukraine, but the referee didnt count it becuase he thought the player was offside, even though he wasnt...
And Denmark cant really be THAT bad in hockey since they did make it to the IHWC ... Only 16 countries made it, and Denmark was one of them .. so thats not too bad .. right? :)
But anyways back to your question ... I really dont know anything about hockey or the IHWC either .. but i THINK the 16 teams that qualify to the world championship just get randomly put into groups of 4.. but i might be wrong ..

As with most other tournaments, the teams are seeded, so each group should be just as good as any other group - at least that's the intention... with a mix of teams at different levels. So it's not entirely random.

In an hour I'm joining some 10,000 people from here and are heading towards PARKEN to see FCM trash Brøndby to take our first title :carrot:

Sun, beers and some 35.000 people. What a day :cheers:

A tough game is surely waiting, but I'm feeling good today:cool:

But anyways back to your question ... I really dont know anything about hockey or the IHWC either .. but i THINK the 16 teams that qualify to the world championship just get randomly put into groups of 4.. but i might be wrong ..

Well, the groups are been put together from teams of 4 levels of strenght - those are gathered according to wolrd ranking or results in last WC, not sure. So when making the groups they first make four jars of 4 countries with similar strength in each and then pick of from each jar and that's the group ;) So in Denmarks case - Sweden was from the strongest jar, Finland from the 2nd strongest, Ukraine from the 3rd jar and finally Denmark came out from the weakest jar. But everyone who watches ice-hockey knows that nowadays the stregth of each country is becoming very similar to each other. Of course there are favourites, (Canada, Sweden, Czech) but pretty much any other country can make them sweat and even make them cry. :D
Look at Latvia's game versus USA - Latvia has some 10 :eek: ice-rings at the moment, USA probably thousands. but still in this game Latvia owned them, especially in 1st and 2nd period, and only referee actually saved them, by not counting two latvian 100% goals.... (3:1 USA won, last goal of USA in last seonds in empty net)

in this game Latvia owned them, especially in 1st and 2nd period, and only referee actually saved them, by not counting two latvian 100% goals....

I totally agree. I watched the game and I think Latvia should be the winner.

Sweden-Finland 5:1 :cheers:

Short description: t e r r i b l e g a m e . Penalties with Ridiculous reasons and terrible mistakes from Finland's goal keeper and defenders. Finns gave few goals to Sweden as gifts.

But as I said, this year we don't have very good team like in World Cup 2004 when Finland was 2nd or in Nakano Olympics when Finland was 3rd. No NHL stars (Selänne, Koivu, Lehtinen, etc.) and our current coach isn't very good

Sami Hyypiä's Liverpool reach the Champions League final. Hyypiä can become the next Champions League winner after Jari Litmanen. Hyypiä has already won the UEFA Cup.

In an hour I'm joining some 10,000 people from here and are heading towards PARKEN to see FCM trash Brøndby to take our first title :carrot:

Sun, beers and some 35.000 people. What a day :cheers:

A tough game is surely waiting, but I'm feeling good today:cool:
Sounds like a fun day :okay: GO BRØNDBY GO ;) j/k

DenverDane & LatvianGG> Oh ok, now i see how it works. Thanks :) ... still, even though we lost every game, i dont think it was a bad tournament for denmark ... we lost 2-1 against Finland, which is really awesome ... 2-1 against Ukraine which is pretty good ... and 7-0 against Sweden.. which sucked ... but atleast that was the only embarrassment we got :D

I totally agree. I watched the game and I think Latvia should be the winner.



Short description: t e r r i b l e g a m e . Penalties with Ridiculous reasons and terrible mistakes from Finland's goal keeper and defenders. Finns gave few goals to Sweden as gifts.

But as I said, this year we don't have very good team like in World Cup 2004 when Finland was 2nd or in Nakano Olympics when Finland was 3rd. No NHL stars (Selänne, Koivu, Lehtinen, etc.) and our current coach isn't very good




Have you signed petition? To revise the decisions of referee in the game Latvia - USA . More then 20 000 poeple have done it until now.

In an hour I'm joining some 10,000 people from here and are heading towards PARKEN to see FCM trash Brøndby to take our first title :carrot:

Sun, beers and some 35.000 people. What a day :cheers:

A tough game is surely waiting, but I'm feeling good today:cool:
well, have a nice day. And since my team didnt make it to the finals, i hope you kick brøndbys ass...ah, well, at least when this is all over, still wins, cos they get paid for hosting the game...And will become champs in a few months...

/\ Brøndby - FCM = 3-2 :( damn!

/\ Yes:(

But what a game it was. First Brøndby lead 1-0, then we lead 2-1, then we got a man thrown out, and then 2-2. Then Brøndby scored in the extra time:(

We also lost the final to Brøndby two years ago. Next time it has to be ours;)

/\ Yes:(

But what a game it was. First Brøndby lead 1-0, then we lead 2-1, then we got a man thrown out, and then 2-2. Then Brøndby scored in the extra time:(

We also lost the final to Brøndby two years ago. Next time it has to be ours;)
Sorry but next time it'll be FCK taking the title ;) They just got unlucky this year ... but next time .. I have a feeling about next time ;)

Latvia - slovenia ( in world hockey championship in Austria)
3 - 1

4-3 to sweden right now, it was 1-3to Canada but we're back :D 18 minuntes left on the third period. a lot of fighting :horse: come on Sweden... Viking power :D :cheers:

LAT - UKR 3:0 :D:D:D

Finland drawed USA 4:4

In elimination round Denmark lost to Slovenia 3:4 .....

Still 2 real S&B derby's coming: monday FIN-LAT and tuesday SWE-LAT ;)

4-4 damn :bash: come on....

JAAAAAAA!!!!!!!:D 5-4 !!!! :D :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

WE WON :D 5-4 TO SWEDEN :D :cheers: :cheers:

/\ :D:D:D NICE! Congrats to Sweden :cheers: :cheers1: :cheers:

nice:) hope you take it easy on Latvia on tuesday...:D But more I hope that Finns take it very easy on us on monday :D:D:D

USA - Sweden = 5-1 :(

Canada - Finland = 3-3 Not bad :)

Denmark - Austria - 5-4 :D :cheers:

/\ Yes finally a win:) Now we "just" have to beat Germany to stay in the A Group.

nice:) hope you take it easy on Latvia on tuesday...:D But more I hope that Finns take it very easy on us on monday :D:D:D

Latvia is a very skilled team. If we take it easy against you guys, we're bound to lose. ;) Looking forward to that match-up.

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Canada - Finland = 3-3 Not bad :)
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Indeed, but still I'm a bit disappointed, cause Finland lost 3-1 lead in te end of the game. Also in USA match USA did their 4-4 goal in last minute. Irritating to imagine what would happen if Finland had wan USA and Canada - maybe we would play against Switzerland in quarter final. :bash:

Indeed, but still I'm a bit disappointed, couse Finland lost 3-1 lead in te end of the game. Also in USA match USA did their 4-4 goal in last minute. Irritating to imagine what would happen if Finland had wan USA and Canada - maybe we would play against Switzerland in quarter final. :bash:


Yes, but first you have to win Latvia to go to the quarterfinals at all :D
Hope it would be a great game though ;) The one and the only game Latvia played Finland in world championsships was a 6:0 win for te finns...

this weekend EUROLEAGUE final4 was being played.

at the battle for the "silver bucket", Telavive "Maccabi" (Lithuanian - Sarunas Jasikevicius plays there) beat Vitorija "TAU Ceramica (Lithuanian - Arvydas Macijauskas plays there).

in addition - Sarunas Jasikevicius won MVP (Most Valuable Player) prize;)
this guy has a bright future.

Saras (Sarunas Jasikevicius)
http://www.euroleague.net/fotos/noticias/jornada1/gra_1773_30.jpg

http://www.euroleague.net/fotos/noticias/jornada1/gra_1773_19.jpg

Macas (Arvydas Macijauskas)
http://www.euroleague.net/fotos/noticias/jornada1/gra_1772_61.jpg


http://www.euroleague.net/fotos/noticias/jornada1/peq_1608_26.gif

FIN-LAT 0:0 ......

Both teams have still no clearance wether they go or don't go to quarterfinals now.... Now it depends on tomorrows game SWE-LAT.... if LAT wins - bye FIN and a biiiiiiiiig party in Riga, if it is a draw or a win for SWE - bye LAT and lots of broken glasses in Riga's pubs........ :eek:

FIN-LAT 0:0 ......

Both teams have still no clearance wether they go or don't go to quarterfinals now.... Now it depends on tomorrows game SWE-LAT.... if LAT wins - bye FIN and a biiiiiiiiig party in Riga, if it is a draw or a win for SWE - bye LAT and lots of broken glasses in Riga's pubs........ :eek:

Some game, huh? I dunno if there has ever been a scoreless tie in the history of ice-hockey WC, but this match-up certainly was an eventful scoreless tie. I remember Irbe playing in the Mighty Ducks in the nineties, and today he gave a glimpse of those days. The whole Latvian team showed Finland what they are made of, and I think they should have won the game. They were better.

It was the crappies game ever for Finland!! We suck! :D

At least I hoped for some goals - like 7:7 - that would be a better result :D scoreless ties suck....

Weeeeee Denmark beat Germany 3-2 in our final game, we'll be in Riga next year:D

Had it been a draw we would have been relegated. Germany had a shot on the post 20 secs before the end. Damn Lucky:D

At least I hoped for some goals - like 7:7 - that would be a better result :D scoreless ties suck....

At the end I hoped Latvia would score but nooo :D.. Today I'm cheering for Sweden, sorry ;)

Most recent rounds in Eliteserien

Runde 5
05.05.2005 Rosenborg - Start 3 - 0
05.05.2005 Odd Grenland - Lillestrøm 0 - 2
05.05.2005 Molde - Tromsø 2 - 1
05.05.2005 Viking - Lyn 0 - 0
05.05.2005 Ham-Kam - Fredrikstad 1 - 1
05.05.2005 Vålerenga - Aalesund 3 - 1
05.05.2005 Brann - Bodø/Glimt 2 - 3

Runde 6
08.05.2005 Bodø/Glimt - Vålerenga 0 - 1
08.05.2005 Start - Odd Grenland 4 - 0
08.05.2005 Viking - Molde 2 - 3
08.05.2005 Lillestrøm - Ham-Kam 1 - 0
08.05.2005 Aalesund - Tromsø 0 - 1
08.05.2005 Lyn - Rosenborg 3 - 2
09.05.2005 Fredrikstad - Brann 2 - 3

And the table

Lag K S U T P
Vålerenga 6 5 0 1 15
Start 6 4 1 1 13
Brann 6 3 1 2 10
Lillestrøm 6 3 1 2 10
Lyn 6 2 3 1 9
Fredrikstad 6 2 3 1 9
Rosenborg 6 2 2 2 8
Tromsø 6 2 2 2 8
Ham-Kam 6 2 1 3 7
Viking 6 2 1 3 7
Bodø/Glimt 6 2 0 4 6
Molde 6 2 0 4 6
Odd Grenland 6 1 2 3 5
Aalesund 6 1 1 4 4

Weeeeee Denmark beat Germany 3-2 in our final game, we'll be in Riga next year:D

Had it been a draw we would have been relegated. Germany had a shot on the post 20 secs before the end. Damn Lucky:D

Congrats to Danemark! :banana: Looking forward to seeing you playing against us in the future. The other day you gave team Finland a run for their money, and I'm convinced that it won't be the last time. Denmark is on the rise. :)

/\ Until the game the other day against Austria (which we won) it had been a very bad tournament for us. We should have beaten both Ukraine and Slovenia (we would have advanced had we won over Ukraine). Lukaly the guys showed what they're made of in the last two games. :)

If Latvia wins Sweden, Finland will be 9th, which would be the Finland's worst World Championship for 50 years! :( And now, even before it hasn't happened I say, Finland's succes in this World Championship has been very very very poor, poorest for last 10 years...

But don't forget, we were very very close to win Canada and USA, but of course Finns get nervous in the end of the game, as usual and something terrible happened.

Sorry Latvians, you are my 2nd favourite, but now I'm cheering for Sweden..

Btw. I think this is not World Cup, This is World Championship. World Cup is a very high tournament every 4th year, with only 8 teams, when World Championship is a bit smaller tournament every year with 16 teams. (??)

Weeeeee Denmark beat Germany 3-2 in our final game, we'll be in Riga next year:D

Had it been a draw we would have been relegated. Germany had a shot on the post 20 secs before the end. Damn Lucky:D
:D :cheers: :cheers1: :cheers1: :cheers: :D

http://www.aftonbladet.se/sport/0505/10/SPORT-10s01-faxxet-4_368.jpg

Sweden-Latvia: 1-0 after 28 secunds :)

edit: 2-0
edit edit: 3-0

I hope Finland is eliminated as fast as possible. If you can't play, there is no point in going to a big tournament to make a fool of yourself.

Finland is still in ;) its 5-0 to Sweden and its one period left now

Sweden won with 9-1......

I hope Finland is eliminated as fast as possible. If you can't play, there is no point in going to a big tournament to make a fool of yourself.

How fascinatingly pessimistic attitude. One bad game doesn't make team a fool. And Latvians weren't better. ;)

Thank you, Sweden. :cheers:

How fascinatingly pessimistic attitude. One bad game doesn't make team a fool. And Latvians weren't better. ;)


Not one, not two, not even three. And I'm not pessimistic. If I were pessimistic then I would be presuming something bad to happen in the future. It is happening right now, therefore I am a realist, not pessimist. If Finland were to win the title this year, it would be the all-time biggest joke. If we need foreign help not be eliminated, I want to be eliminated.

If we need foreign help not be eliminated, I want to be eliminated
that is very common in sports like these.. it may not be fun but it's much, much better then to not play at all.

9:1...... :eek2: If honest, I did see only fisrt 28 seconds of the game.... I turned the player off and went to play Red Alert 2 online, found some swedish gamers and kicked their ass very hard (it was me alone against 3 of them) :D:D:D

Oslo soccer club Lyn sent their talented young soccer star John Obi Mikel to a secret location for five days after announcing that he'd signed on with Manchester United. Alleged threats had come into Lyn's Oslo office, and club officials feared for Mikel's safety.

The 18-year-old Mikel also was worried about the threats. Newspaper Aftenposten reported Tuesday that he thus was quickly and quietly driven up to Oslo's fashionable - and highly secure - Holmenkollen Park Hotel in the hills above the capital, instead of going home to his house in suburban Bekkestua.

http://cache.aftenposten.no/multimedia/archive/00273/145437a053_fdsfffds_273532h.jpg

It remains unclear where the threats came from, but it is clear that Mikel's transfer to Manchester United has angered his former agents and officials at rival English soccer club Chelsea. Most thought that Mikel, originally from Nigeria, would end up at Chelsea before Manchester United snatched him up.

It's been reported that several people may have lost money on Mikel's surprise transfer. Before he joined Lyn last summer, two agents had allegedly secured deals with the then-underage player. One of the contracts reportedly secured one of the agents 30 percent of Mikel's gross earnings.

Lyn ignored those agents and signed a deal directly with Mikel's parents when they brought Mikel to Oslo. Late last month, just after Mikel had turned 18 and therefore was of legal age in Norway, Lyn's attorney wrote letters to the agents cancelling the contracts on behalf of Mikel. That same evening, Mikel signed on with Manchester United.

Another agent who allegedly tried to visit Mikel at his suburban Oslo home, Jack Karadas, refused to respond to questions from Aftenposten.

Mikel, meanwhile, is back home again but Lyn has tightened security around him. Lyn director Morgan Andersen said he's most keen that players get to choose which club they want to join.

"He's God's gift to his family, and now has the possibility to support both himself and those closest to him," Andersen said. "It's not right that other people run off with large portions of the earnings for his talent."

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/sports/article1036187.ece

Thanks Tre Kronor.

In quarter final we will play against Russia, I'm not sure what will happen. Last time we wan them 4-0, but this year Finland has been quite poor. If Finns play like against Canada, we can win, but if they play like against Sweden, Finland is out. Yashin and Kovalev are dangerous guys.

@ Moolio: Don't forget, in World Championship 1992 Sweden's destiny was in Finland's hands. We wan Italy, saved Swedes and met them in final. :)

I really hope Canada loses this tournament .. im tired of these stupid canadians walking around thinking their Gods in hockey and that they're better than everyone else in the world >(

The tug-of-war over Nigerian soccer talent John Obi Mikel has developed into an international drama, and now mighty Manchester United trainer Alex Ferguson is headed to Oslo to protect the club's treasured investment

Mikel currently plays for Oslo club Lyn and has been at the center of a massive controversy after his sale to Manchester United was announced just after the Nigerian turned 18 on 22 April.

Several football agents claim to have contracts with Mikel - signed when he was a minor and co-signed by his father - and Manchester United rivals and English Premier League champions Chelsea are also squabbling over the player.

Mikel had been linked to Chelsea and the news that he had been sold to Manchester United resulted in threats to both Mikel and his family that convinced Lyn to implement security precautions and move the teenager to a hotel.

Lyn director Morgan Andersen has argued that the Oslo club is trying to help Mikel, who they say was under a "slave contract" with earlier agreements and would have been paying any earnings to agents.

Andersen reportedly convinced Mikel to break his former agreements when he legally came of age, and then signed a direct deal with Manchester United.

On Wednesday Mikel, who has begun to go missing from Lyn training meetings, preferred the company of Nigerian agent John Shittu and began to express his dissatisfaction with the situation Lyn has put him in.

Ferguson was scheduled to arrive in Oslo on Thursday afternoon in order to try and clear up the chaos directly, and prevent Mikel from vanishing.

Mikel did not appear for training with his Lyn teammates on Thursday morning.

"First and foremost this is tragic for the lad. But if he would rather play for Chelsea than United we have to ask ourselves why," said Lyn's new coach Henning Berg, a former defensive back for Manchester United under Alex Ferguson.

None of Mikel's Nigerian housemates knew where he was on Thursday morning and director Andersen was also uninformed.

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http://www.aftenposten.no/english/sports/article1037975.ece

Freaky stuff :runaway:

Last game for Finland tonight?
I really hope so!

Last game for Finland tonight?
I really hope so!

I don't. :)

Slovakia is out, Canada is in semifinals. :bash: Damn, sometimes it's others turn and I don't like Canadians a bit dirty style..

Edit: after 1st period Finland leads 3-2. :) Of course we lost our 2-0 leading situation and Russians lectured from terrible mistakes...

Yeaaaaaaahhh!!!
Well my appologies for Finland team supporters.
Looks like it was tough.
How's the game anyway?

Edit. Just realized it, was it a shoot out?
Never thought that's an honest way to end a game.
So it really was a tough game.
Anyway, Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!

FCK is in the Royal League finals :D - Malmø today beat Rosenborg 4-2 , which puts FCK in the finals against IFK Gøteborg :D FCK beat IFK-Gøteborg twice in the earlier games
:dance:
:cheers1: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers1:

GOOOOOOOO FC Copenhagen! :cheers:
Thank you Malmö, good seeing the neighbouring city of Copenhagen helping out! :cool:

Yea, you gotta love it...Cant wait for the final...

Yeah, another sign that the golden years are over for RBK. Congrats!:)

Great! Chears Malmö :D
Go FCK!

Yeaaaaaaahhh!!!
Well my appologies for Finland team supporters.
Looks like it was tough.
How's the game anyway?

Edit. Just realized it, was it a shoot out?
Never thought that's an honest way to end a game.
So it really was a tough game.
Anyway, Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!!!

It was really tough game, I almost had heart attack... But sadly Finland is now out - Finland's worst World Championship tournament for 12 years! :doh: Makes me miss those good old times, like 1999, when Finland beat Sweden in semifinals in sudden death overtime. >> Little clip of commentator's words (http://s47.yousendit.com/e.aspx?id=1PA1QE8ZUDG8B2WGUPL5HN8DP6) when Finland did their sudden death goal (You maybe think someone is cutting the commentators head off.. :D)

Little clip of commentator's words

:)

FCK is in the Royal League finals :D - Malmø today beat Rosenborg 4-2 , which puts FCK in the finals against IFK Gøteborg :D FCK beat IFK-Gøteborg twice in the earlier games
:dance:
:cheers1: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers1:

YEAH!!!!!
We are in the final!!!

http://www.fck.dk/grafik/billeder/4152005112816_11.jpg

I hope the final will be in Parken, because the final is in a busy exam period, but I'll probebly go to Gothenburg anyway :)

I guess FCK will be the favourite because we have allready beaten IFK Gothenburg 2 times in the tournement. I actually don't understand how a weak team like IFK could go to the final, Brøndby, Brann and Vålerenga all have better teams but they lost to IFK.

/\ i remember reading that the final will be in Sweden, unfortunately ;) But we still have a good chance though, last time FCK faced Gøteborg (in Gøteborg) we won :)

Hopefully next year we will see HJK Helsinki in the Nordic league. They will have to change the name of the league though.

/\ Why? Isn't Finland (and Iceland) part of the Nordic countries?

/\ Why? Isn't Finland (and Iceland) part of the Nordic countries?

This is indeed strange. The idea of the Nordic league came from Finland. Go figure.

I think HJK (or other Finnish teams) aint got s**t on those Scandinavian teams, like Rosenborg or FCK, and so on..

But.. Some years ago HJK was even in Champions League! :yes:

This is indeed strange. The idea of the Nordic league came from Finland. Go figure.

It's been bugging me too.
If Norway, Sweden and Denmark qualifies for being in Royal League, then obviously, Finland does too. What's their problem with not having Finland in it? Stupid.
And besides, the name "Royal League" is awful, it ought to be changed. ;)

I think HJK (or other Finnish teams) aint got s**t on those Scandinavian teams, like Rosenborg or FCK, and so on..

But.. Some years ago HJK was even in Champions League! :yes:

Yah, both are true. HJK isn't what it was in 1998, thou. The team that made it to the Champion's League was the best HJK ever. Today the team's best part is Keith Armstrong. :D

And besides, the name "Royal League" is awful, it ought to be changed. ;)
I think its alright if its just Denmark, Sweden and Norway because they are all very royalistic countries .. but if Finland was to join up then i also think the name should be changed

I think its alright if its just Denmark, Sweden and Norway because they are all very royalistic countries .. but if Finland was to join up then i also think the name should be changed

I'm not much of a royalist, quite the opposite. :D
Why not turn it into a nordic league? That was the whole idea to begin with anyway.

I'm not much of a royalist, quite the opposite. :D
Why not turn it into a nordic league? That was the whole idea to begin with anyway.

I suppose that's how it's gonna turn out eventually. They would have to change the name if there were a Finnish team, I guess. Still, no Finnish team could probably contend for the title (HJK could, perhaps, make a surprise), so it really doesn't matter if we're not gonna play there.

/\ i remember reading that the final will be in Sweden, unfortunately ;) But we still have a good chance though, last time FCK faced Gøteborg (in Gøteborg) we won :)
Yeah thay are still taling about it...Fck would, not surprisingly, like the match to take place in parken, and they have asked for it...

/\ How large is the stadium in Gøteborg?

EDIT: I just found out.. The capacity in Gamla Ullevi stadium (IFK Göteborg's stadium) is 18,000 (12,000 standing places) .. So most likely the final match will be played in Parken, since it is a lot bigger ... :)

So, today is the big day...Again...The 2 leading teams in the superlega, my team fck, and Brondby will meet. Normaly this doesnt happen often, but because of royal leage, the cup, and bad tming, the teams have already met 5 times this season...

But since this is the last time it will hapen for a wile, the meadia is treading this like a world event. The game starts at 17.30, but they have already started broadcasting the preview game..Well, theres some other matches today at 15.00 also, but noone seams to care about that right now....

So right now they are ahowing old clips of former games, talking to old stars, cutting hair and colloring it it your teams coller, and ofcouse arguing... You gotta love it...So basicly im not moving for the rest of the day...Wich is okay, cos its gonna rain today...

http://images.bt2.metropol.dk/282/282194/282194_large.jpg
Today will se the return of Michael Silberbauer, whos was injoured in the last game with Brøndby...

It was a great weekend for Danish Golf. Sunday evening, Denmarks best golfer, won the The Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters, aka the british masters, on the European Masters tour. This was Thomas Bjørns first victory, on the european masters, in three years, and comes after a season that has just gotten better and better, with several 2nd and 3rd places in the last months.
Thomas Bjørn came in tied with Brian Davis and David Howell, and had to do a replay with the 2, before he was victorius. The pricesum was 4,6 million kroner.

http://images.bt2.metropol.dk/282/282160/282160_large.jpg
Thomas Bjørn

Thomas Bjørn was not the only dane with succes in the turnament, as Søren Hansen, who was tied with ´Thomas Bjørn most of the tounament, came in 5th.
http://www.digitalt.dk/malaysia/gallery/week6/images/Februar%20043.jpg

And finaly, in Spain, Denmark leading female golfer, Iben Tinning, won a tournament, on the womans European Tour, the Open de Espana Femenino Castellón. This was her 3rd win on the tour...
http://images.bt2.metropol.dk/282/282138/282138_small.jpg

/\ nice!! ---- Go FCK and Go Thomas Bjørn :D

The Latvian national ice hockey team will play the Czech, Finnish and Slovenian teams in the 2006 Ice Hockey World Championship's preliminary round, as a draw in Riga determined today.

Latvia, the Czech Republic, Finland and Slovenia are all in the Group A. Group B includes Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and Italy, Group C - Slovakia, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Group D - Canada, United States, Denmark and Norway. The best three teams in Group A will play the best three teams in Group D in the qualifying round.

Teams that finish fourth in their groups will compete in the relegation round.

Four best teams out of six in each of the qualification round's groups will qualify for playoffs.

Group D - Canada, United States, Denmark and NorwayGod damn!!! Oh well, we might have a chance of beating Norway, and maybe we'll got lucky again and win over USA and tie Canada like 2 years ago :D

/\ How large is the stadium in Gøteborg?
43 200 after the last renovation, before the renorvation it was 50 000
http://img261.echo.cx/img261/3521/ullevi8ij.jpg
picture from a Göteborg derby, (Örgryte vs IFK)

"Group B includes Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and Italy"

Man, Sweden got lucky. There's not one even remotely competitive team in that group besides Sweden. Okay, Suisse and Ukraine aren't bad, but they don't compare to the big seven.

:runaway: :runaway:

http://images.bt2.metropol.dk/282/282138/282138_small.jpg

Why aren't any of all the FCK people here talking about the result of yesterdays big game:? :D

Brøndby beat the crap out of FCK, 5-0 ;)

I'm not a Brøndby fan AT ALL (neither FCK) but I surely hope they'll take the title this year, that's our (FCM) change of playing UEFA Cup next season. :)

43 200 after the last renovation, before the renorvation it was 50 000
http://img261.echo.cx/img261/3521/ullevi8ij.jpg
picture from a Göteborg derby, (Örgryte vs IFK)
I thought Gamla Ullevi stadium was IFK Gøteborgs official stadium? Atleast according to www.stadiumguide.com (http://www.stadiumguide.com/gamla.htm)
http://www.stadiumguide.com/gamla1.jpg
http://www.stadiumguide.com/gamla2.jpg

^^
its very mixed, sometimes they use Gamla Ullevi and sometimes it Nya Ullevi. When its derby and other big mathes then they play at Nya Ullevi.
comeing events on Nya Ullevi

24 maj - Fotbollsallsvenskan: IFK Göteborg-Örgryte IS
4 juni - Fotboll, VM-kval: Sverige-Malta
22 juni - Fotbollsallsvenskan: BK Häcken-IFK Göteborg
1-3 juli - Världsungdomsspelen
9 juli - Iron Maiden
18 juli - Gothia Cup invigning
21 juli - Fotbollsallsvenskan: BK Häcken-Malmö FF
22-23 juli - Gothia Cup finaler
29 juli - U2 Vertigo//2005 Tour
17 augusti - Fotboll: Sverige-Tjeckien
27-28 augusti - Finnkampen 2005
29 augusti - Fotbollsallsvenskan: Örgryte IS-IFK Göteborg
19 september - Fotbollsallsvenskan: IFK Göteborg-Djurgårdens IF
26 september - Fotbollsallsvenskan: IFK Göteborg-Malmö FF

Why aren't any of all the FCK people here talking about the result of yesterdays big game:? :D

Brøndby beat the crap out of FCK, 5-0 ;)

I'm not a Brøndby fan AT ALL (neither FCK) but I surely hope they'll take the title this year, that's our (FCM) change of playing UEFA Cup next season. :)

:runaway:

It was a huge mistake by Backe to put an unfit Bo Svenson on the field, and he made it bigger because Christian Traore wasn't on the bench so there was no replacement.

And Janne Saarinen should take the first plane back to Finland he is completely useless.

/\ /\ well they just announced today that the final match between FCK and IFK Gøteborg will be played in Sweden ... no problem though ... FCK will still kick their ass :D Unless they play like how they did against Brøndby ... http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/runaway.gif

"And Janne Saarinen should take the first plane back to Finland he is completely useless."

Finland? Wasn't he playing in Germany before moving to Denmark?