Finland

Perhaps the football-loving members of the press and the public should not have been too surprised by Finland's showing in the preliminary stage. In the qualifiers for South Africa 2010, the Nordic country won half of their games in a tough section in ...

The possible consequences of sanctions on the Baltic states, Finland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria are even greater, as these countries are 100pc dependent on gas from Russia's state-owned energy giant, Gazprom. “There aren't a ... The ...

But the former Birmingham City youngster has played enough football at international level to know that you can't win every game by a big scoreline. "We're not always going to win games like a San Marino or a Finland," he added. "Sometimes, like today ...

Their last away goal outside qualification came in Finland in 2006, with a teenage Kyle Lafferty grabbing the winner in a 2-1 success. A trip to Nicosia to face a side ranked 122nd in the world presents a wonderful chance to put an end to that sequence ...

If there's anything Cristiano Ronaldo has proved us since he first stepped onto a football pitch is that records are meant to be broken. Earlier this week, the Real Madrid superstar became Portugal's ... He scored only 1 goal in 8 games in 2008 ...

Jolla hopes that fans of Angry Birds, or a specific football team, would be attracted to the platform as a result, and Mosconi said that such customisation was not limited to businesses, stating that the Jolla was a “very hackable phone.” The Jolla ...

No surprises in group A where England triumphed over Finland after Anita Asante put the English women ahead in the 30th minute. Gemma Bonner ... They've beaten teams like Norway and Denmark, real powerhouses of women's football. “We felt this would ...

He has now strung together 319 minutes, consisting of the 43 after Brazil's last goal in the Confederations Cup, 49 against Ecuador, 90 against Finland, another 90 against Georgia and 45 in South Africa, plus those from the clash against Italy. Iker ...

With Finnish football poster boy Jari Litmanen celebrating his 43rd birthday on Thursday, FIFA.com takes a closer look at the former attacker in this edition of Video of the Week. Among the world's best in his playing days, Litmanen won countless ...

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- How middle-aged people rate their own physical fitness could provide clues about their risk for future dementia, Finnish researchers report. Among people aged about 50, those who self-rate their level of ...