Arsenal 2008-09 Nike Away Kit/Jersey Leaks

Arsenal’s 2008-09 away strip is planned for release next month. However, pictures of it are making their rounds on the internet.  Here are a couple of the latest.

Portsmouth Canterbury 2008-09 Away Kit / Jersey

Gone is the tight fitting look of last year for the classic football collar. The 100% white polyester shirt manufactured by Canterbury is a great design with azzuri blue shoulders.

At approximately 159 grams the shirt is very lightweight and comfortable. With the added unique feature of mesh side panels it allows extra ventilation. The wicking finish of the shirt utilises the quick dry properties.

The ‘OKI’ shirt sponsor sits centrally below the
v-neck collar with the Canterbury logo on the right chest and the famous Pompey crest to the left.

Fabric: 100% Polyester
Colour: White/Azzuri Blue

The Portsmouth Canterbury 2008-09 Away Kit is currently available for a low price of £19.99 at Kitbag.com.

Portsmouth Canterbury 2008-09 Away Kit/Jersey

Portsmouth Canterbury 2008-09 Away Goalkeeper Kit/Jersey

CONCACAF World Cup 2010 Qualifying Summaries

No shockers here apart from World Cup 2006 participant Trinidad and Tobago’s near early exit at the hands of mighty Bermuda. It also looks like the Netherland Antilles have a solid program in the making thanks to a slew of Dutch league lower division and marginal players with some ties to the islands. All they need now are a couple of imported Brazilians and all is good in the world.

In Hamilton; Bermuda 0 Trinidad & Tobago 2
Scorers: Daryl Roberts 10, Stern John 60
Halftime: 0-1
Trinidad & Tobago win 3-2 on aggregate.

At Kensington Oval, Bridgetown: Barbados 0 United States 1
Scorer: Eddie Lewis 21
Halftime: 0-1;
U.S. win 9-0 on aggregate

At the National Stadium, Georgetown: Guyana 1 Suriname 2
Scorers:
Guyana: Nigel Codrington 84
Suriname: Germaine Sergio Van Diuk 11, Clifton Sandvliet 36
Halftime: 0-2
Suriname win 3-1 on aggregate

At the Pedro Marrero stadium, Havana: Cuba 4 Antigua and Barbuda 0
Scorers: Roberto Linhares 10, 45+2, 53, Jeniel Marquez 69
Halftime: 2-0
Cuba win 8-3 on aggregate

At the Cuscutlan stadium, San Salvador: El Salvador 3 Panama 1
Scorers:
El Salvador: Eliseo Quintanilla 70, 83pen, Luis Anaya 87
Panama: Jose Luis Garces 14
Halftime: 0-1
El Salvador win 3-2 on aggregate
At Ergilio Hato stadium, Willemstad: Netherlands Antilles 0 Haiti 1
Scorer: Eugene Martha own goal 77
Halftime: 0-0
Haiti win 1-0 on aggregate

This means that the groups for the next round are as follows:

Group 1

USA, Trinidad and Tobago, Guatemala, Cuba

Group 2

Mexico, Honduras, Canada, Jamaica

Group 3

Costa Rica, Suriname, El Salvador, Haiti

The 12 Round Two winners will contest Round Three, which consists of three round-robin, home-and-away groups of four teams with matches running from 20 August – 19 November 2008. The top two from each of the three groups will advance to the six-team CONCACAF Final Round scheduled for 11 February – 14 October 2009.

The top three teams from the CONCACAF Final Round in 2009 will automatically qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. CONCACAF’s fourth place finisher will play off with CONMEBOL’s fifth-place team in a home-and-away series for one of the last berths to the FIFA event.