World Footy News

This weekend sees several international matches, with Germany and the Czech Republic playing in Mitteleschenbach and the Jakarta and Singapore clubs fighting it out at Cibubur Oval in Jakarta, Indonesia. Even bigger still is the return to action of Canada and the United States for their first international since IC08.

Traditionally the US Revolution has been too strong for Canada's Northwind, but in 2007 that changed with the northerners winning for the first time, tasting success on home soil. The US gets a chance for revenge in this Ohio match, and with Canada finishing 6th at IC08, just one spot above the US, a close match could be expected. However that was Canada's best finish and they seem to be on the rise, where asfor the US 7th spot represented a disappointing slide. Was 2007/08 a permanent crossing point in the trajectory of their football abilities, or an aberration that the Revos will turn around?

The weekend will see 4 matches, with both countries also fielding All-star expat Aussie sides.

The Canadian squad is listed below and contains many of their established international stars, such as Stefan Leyhane, Aaron Falcioni, Scot Fleming and Manny Matata. Ontario remains the biggest contributor although British Columbia continues to produce a growing number of reps, and Quebec contributes what we suspect is their first Northwind player. However there appear to be no players from Alberta.

Canada

Ontario Australian Football League:

Chet Long
Stef Leyhane
Adam Jacobs
Ian Graham
Chris Buczkowski
Jared Postance
Mario Pareja
Adam Millen
Murray Lovett
Chris Lockhart
Ryan Gregory
Graeme Millen
Zack MacDonald
Dan Zimmerman
Manny Matata
Aaron Falcioni
Kien La
Jacob Sone

British Columbia

Gareth Bowley
Quinn Hobbs
Ashley Steier
Clayton Holmes
James Maitland
Scott Fleming
Justin Oertel
Robin MacDonald

Quebec

Cameron Stark

At time of writing we have not been able to obtain the US Revolution squad names.

The program for the weekend:

When: Saturday, August 1

Exhibition Game - 11:30am Cincinnati Dockers v. Columbus Jackaroos

Game 1 - 1pm U.S. All-Stars v. Canada All-Stars

Game 2 - 3pm Revolution v. Northwind

Sunday, August 2

Game 1 - 12pm: Revolution v. Canada All-Stars

Game 2 - 2pm Northwind v. U.S. All-Stars

Note: Revolution is the U.S. National team (comprised of all U.S. Citizens) and Northwind is the Canadian National Team (comprised of all Canadian citizens). The All-star teams are made up of Aussies that live in either the United States or Canada.

Where: Mason Sports Park, 3400 Mason-Morrow-Millgrove Road, Mason, OH