HJK-Schalke 04 pre-view: defensive worries for hosts
HJK entertain Schalke tomorrow in the play-off round of the Europa League. Despite the undeniable fact that HJK are marching towards the Veikkausliiga title, the home tie against the German giants is an event that eclipses their whole season (unless they make it into the Europa League group phase of course). The match created a...
HJK-Dinamo 1-2: visitors win match in midfield
There was a real sense of expectation in the air at the Sonera Stadium last Wednesday as HJK took on Dinamo Zagreb in the first leg of the Champions League third round. Few HJK fans may have pinned their hopes on actual UCL qualification, but many regarded the home team having at least a solid...
HJK attack with venom but do they have the defensive rigour to make it in Europe?
HJK made Champions League history trashing Bangor City 13-0 on aggregate in the second round of the competition. Both the second leg 10-0 victory at home and aggregate result are the biggest goal-fests ever celebrated in the Champions League. The result is a remarkable achievement in its own right, especially by a team from Finland,...
HJK-Inter preview
HJK entertain Inter tonight in one of the most highly anticipated matches of the current campaign. Inter, second in the table, chase the hosts by seven points with a game in hand, so if the Turku team manage a victory in Helsinki all the talk of handing the Veikkausliiga trophy to HJK may just turn...
HJK-Inter preview
HJK entertain Inter tonight in one of the most highly anticipated matches of the current campaign. Inter, second in the table, chase the hosts by seven points with a game in hand, so if the Turku team manage a victory in Helsinki all the talk of handing the Veikkausliiga trophy to HJK may just turn...
Trial of 10 men accused of rigging football matches begins in Finland
• Seven Zambian and two Georgian players on trial• Wilson Raj Perumal faces several additional chargesNine players from Zambia and Georgia, and a Singaporean man accused of bribing them, went on trial on Thursday in a match-fixing investigation tha...
HJK-JJK preview
The surprise Veikkausliiga leaders from Jyväskylä take on the reigning champions at the Sonera Stadium at 6:30pm tonight. JJK remain unbeaten with sixteen points after six matches while HJK sit third with twelve points. Therefore, even with a limited grasp of arithmetic, the hosts are in for a match they need to win. JJK’s start...
HJK-FF Jaro preview
HJK host Jaro at the Sonera Stadium tonight at 6:30pm. The home side have recorded three straight victories (KuPS (H), Inter (H), VPS (A)) after the opening day defeat against TPS in Turku and sit second in the table, a point behind JJK. Jaro have also recovered from their dodgy start to the season, that...
Galactic Order Has Been Restored – NFN’s Veikkausliiga Preview – Rankings
Did you miss NFN’s three-part Veikkausliiga preview? Don’t worry, you can find it here, just click on the linka. Part I -Part II - Part III. Nordic Football News has once again brought you the most definitive Veikkausliiga preview concievable. Now for the final part, our standings prediction. After much debate and wrangling, NFN Editor Egan Richardson...
Who Gets Gunned Down By The Financial Death Star – NFN’s Veikkausliiga Preview, Part II – The Mid-Table
The mid-table more than any other part of the league is defined by the financial nuclear winter and different ways to approach it. Let the carnage ensue! You can find the rest of NFN’s Veikkausliiga preview here, just click on the links. Part I – Part III – Part IV. Struggling beneath the far reaches...
There Will Be No Return Of The Jedi In This Universe – NFN’s Veikkausliiga Preview 2011
It’s time for the annual NFN Veikkausliiga preview. As with last year, a three part preview, starting with the title contenders. Want to guess who we think will win? You can find the rest of NFN’s Veikkausliiga preview here, just click on the links. Part II – Part III – Part IV. On with...
Will Finland Fall Victim To Mixu Paatelainen’s Stand Up Comedy Routine?
So far in his managerial career, Mixu Paatelainen has employed a tested and true stage performers mentality: always leave on a high note. How will that affect his tenure with Finland? Let’s get one thing out of the way. Hiring Mixu Paatelainen was the only thing Palloliitto could do. He’s Finnish, relatively successful and Petri...
