Owatalk weblog - now you're talking. This weblog is a commentary on a number of football related topics spanning various leagues and tournaments. http://www.owatalk.com en-us The Socceroos play Ghana tonight in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Group D fixture knowing that a defeat will make them the first team to exist the tournament this year http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=667 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:03:00 +1000 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=667 The 2010 FIFA World Cup is now less than a week from kick-off and in this post I will have a quick preview of the tournament http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=664 Sun, 6 Jun 2010 18:51:00 +1000 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=664 The Brazil national team will play Zimbabwe and Tanzania as it prepares for the FIFA 2010 World Cup http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=660 Fri, 28 May 2010 14:01:00 +1000 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=660 Scott McDonald will not be going to the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa after being omitted from the 28 man squad that will leave for South Africa this week http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=657 Wed, 26 May 2010 23:54:00 +1000 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=657 I was excited to see West Bromwich Albion promoted back into the English Premiership and I hope that this time the team will stay in the top flight for at least more than one season http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=653 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:36:00 +1000 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=653 Its good to see that once again Melbourne Victory will host the A-League after beating Sydney FC 4-3 on aggregate in the A-League major semi http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=650 Sun, 7 Mar 2010 23:41:00 +1100 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=650 I think the decision by the Confederation of African football(Caf) to ban Togo from the next two Africa Nations Cup editions after withdrawing from this year's tournament seems is too harsh http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=642 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:42:00 +1100 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=642 The Africa Nations Cup quarter-final match between Ivory Coast and Algeria will be the last match to be played in the Cabinda province in this tournament http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=638 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:23:00 +1100 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=638 The draw for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa has now been conducted and the Socceroos have been drawn in a tough Group D http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=629 Sat, 5 Dec 2009 23:56:00 +1100 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=629 I found the article on the BBC website saying that the Football Association of Ireland(FAI) had asked FIFA to consider an extra place for Ireland at the 2010 FIFA World Cup very interesting. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=628 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:05:00 +1100 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=628 Melbourne Victory had its worst home loss when it lost 4-nil to the Central Coast Mariners over the weekend http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=619 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:12:00 +1100 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=619 The English Premier League kicks off the 2009/10 season when last season's FA Cup winners Chelsea take on Hull at Stamford Bridge and maybe now its a good time to take a brief look at the season ahead http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=582 Sun, 2 Aug 2009 23:27:00 +1000 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=582 The 2009/10 A-League season starts next week and for the first time there will five fixtures per round. http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=577 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:57:00 +1000 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=577 Manchester City has shown lots of ambition with the kind of players it has bought so far with less than a month before the 2009/10 English Premiership league season starts http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=575 Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:43:00 +1000 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=575 Former Chelsea midfielder Roberto Di Matteo has been tasked with the job of getting West Bromwich Albion back in the Premiership after replacing Tony Mowbray http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=570 Sat, 4 Jul 2009 06:40:00 +1000 http://www.owatalk.com/blog.php?myess1=570