Tie score against Germany, aggressive play, tight D, do-or-die mentality … Team Polska’s got to be winning some respect points back, if not actual points in group play…

Today’s post: a few notes about Poland’s lovely hooligans.

Poor Jerzy Dudek. First, Liverpool relegated him to collect dust on the sidelines. Then Polska’s immortal goalie Jan Tomaszewski questioned Dudek’s testosterone count. And now this…The goalkeeper isn’t even going to keep the bench warm in Germany next month.

This list is out and it doesn not include goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek. Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Tomasz Frankowski, the team’s top scorer in qualifying, and centre half and former captain Tomasz Klos were also left out. In their place is Wisla Krakow striker Pawel Brozek and Krakow fullback Dariusz Dudka who both have limited [...]

Okay, let’s face it, aside from a couple of newbies and the continuation of what might be called a “goalkeeper controversy,” there’s little to hype up about tonight’s match against Lithuania…

Hey one of our guys made the fifa.com front page!

A link to a press release only, really.

Fearless predictions by the intrepid author. And the World Cup 2006 champion will be…

Doubtlessly a response to this blog’s recent trips down memory lane, Team Poland footballers recently spoke a bit about their past history against host and groupmate Germany in a nice article from the Reuters wire. The quotes and optimism displayed by the team are great, and the political analysis is fantastic.

In this entry, a flashback to World Cup 1982…