Cup of Harmony 49: RPs/Scores

by **Vilita** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 9:30 am

JUNGLE CATS UNVEIL NEW KIT

First new look since World Cup 16 Unveiled

The Vilitan Association of Sporting Equipment (VASE) has unveiled the first completely new Vilita Jungle Cats kit since World Cup 16 in a stunning ceremony outside Marine World Park in Crosaibi, home of Marine Coast United. While other kits have come and gone, including those used in regional competition in joint efforts with the Island Emirate of Turori, the Jungle Cats have used the same base design from VASE in World Cup Qualifying since World Cup 13. There have been outside kit vendors to provide temporary alternative designs for the National Team post World Cup 30, but none that have come home made from Vilita.

Keeping from the tradition of all previous Vilitan-designed Jungle Cat kits, the display uniform carried the number 14 and the name of Germán Salomón. Salomón was one of the Jungle Cats stars in World Cup 13 and many early Vilitan successes. 5th on the Jungle Cats all time senior goalscoring list, Salomón was also the top goalscorer for the Yeaddin Owls in the inaugural season of the V-League, leading the league in scoring as the Owls became the first V-League champions.

The original Vilitan kit style is not forgotten. Designed to represent the flag of Vilita itself, the white version will still be used as traditionally designed. The new dark kit still has flag-like orange trim but a more traditional navy plated appearance. The kit was sold only at the Crosaibi store after the unveiling and does not go on sale to the general public until the start of the Cup of Harmony, however, general reception of the kits has been positive in Vilita, and should also provide an additional revenue source for the VASE and the Vilitan Football organizers in an effort to revitalize the domestic game in the country as well.

Some of the Vilitan National Team players were on hand for the kit unveiling, taking time out of their Cup of Harmony preparations to model the new kits and shake hands with supporters. Most notable of which was Sirkii Moliaudo, the local striker from Crosaibi who netted 4 times in 14 matches during World Cup 57 qualification as a strike partner to Yeaddin's Kristofer Kilpter.

The Jungle Cats intend to use their new kit in all Cup of Harmony matches, unless there is a color conflict that requires changing to the alternate whites. Coaches Kris Wrice and Tika Massa, also on hand for the kit unveiling, mentioned that there were very few changes in the Team Sheet for the Cup of Harmony. The players that trained with the team for the World Cup Qualifying would also train in preparation for the Cup of Harmony. However, they did mention that some players may have moved up or down in the depth chart given their performances during the Qualification campaign, and the official team sheet would be distributed with updated information including updated player statistics, biographies and transfer information.

by **Triimoria** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:11 am

***Triimoria CoH 49 Roster***

First XI

Joseph Farmer - Goalkeeper - 38 years old - Captain

Harris Maxwell - Left Back - 18 years old
Harold D' Awesome - Right Back - 29 years old
Jojo Jimjemja - Centre Back - 23 years old
Hendrick Hansen - Centre Back - 21 years old

Bob Fred - Centre Midfielder - 31 years old
Adrian Atov - Centre Midfielder - 24 years old
Quinn Quitazotl - Left Attacking Midfielder - 25 years old
Charlie Forsyth - Right Attacking Midfielder - 17 years old

Marcus Galeria - Striker - 18 years old
Uzwin Ozzaguira - Striker - 31 years old

Subs

Aidan Small - Goalkeeper - 22 years old

Bert Hyooj - Defender - 36 years old
Hy Skor - Defender - 22 years old

George Lightning - Midfielder - 34 years old
Rod Al - Midfielder - 34 years old

Arnold Strong - Striker - 34 years old
Wun Uhp - Striker - 22 years old

Mangement

Fitzgerald Kalling - Manager - 51 years old
Oleg Trotov - Player/ Assistant Manger - Defender - 41 years old

by **Saugeais** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 12:19 pm

National Journal
SPORTS PAGE

Knights looks to turn disappointment into Cup of Harmony success

The Knights were in the driver's seat going into the last match of qualifying. All they need to do was draw against Dorian and Sonya and they would clinch at least a playoff spot in the World Cup Finals. However, that was not meant to be as the Unicorns defeated Saugeais 4-1, and with Khytenna destroying their opponents 8-0, the Knights were effectively knocked out of contention. "It really hard to get that close only to not get in," claimed manager Benoit Howard. "I don't know how much more of this I can take of this. I've imparted all my wisdom on this team, and we still can't seem to make it when it counts. We are going to the Cup of Harmony and try to regain our momentum. And I have some lofty standards for our team, as I know we can achieve greatness. If we don't reach at least the semi finals, I will retire from coaching this team. I'm done playing around, and I want my players to understand that they can be successful, that they are talented enough to win every game. They just need to believe it every time out."

The draw has yet to be completed, but if Mr. Howard is to be believed, then any sort of outcome of groups should bode well for the Knights.

by **Silver Beach** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 4:00 pm

Manager Romeo Juliani resigns in controversy; Frank Lavar becomes interim manager

Manager Romeo Juliani in what turned out to be his final game as manager after a 1-0 loss at Stachland

LULIKA CITY- Manager Romeo Juliani, the manager who many believed his job was on the line, handed in his resignation effective immediately as the manager of the national team. Many people believed that his job was on the line after Silver Beach dropped 11 spots in the latest world rankings, and put on a disappointing showing in World Cup qualifying, getting draw after draw, getting shutout at home 1-0 to an unranked opponent, and losing 2-0 in their final home match of the qualification period. He did put up good efforts against 6th ranked Valanora twice, and fought valiantly in a 1-0 loss to Stachland, but he did not play well. However, it was widely regarded that Romeo Juliani would have through the Cup of Harmony to impress the Association, that he could use this tournament as a redeeming measure for himself. Romeo Juliani criticized the Association in a press conference, saying that “they have already hired another coach before they gave me the Cup of Harmony.”

“The Association had told me, before the cup began, that they would allow me to manage our qualification efforts, and the Cup of Harmony 49, and then they would make a decision on whether to keep me or let me go.” Juliani stated at the resignation press conference in Lulika City. “While we did not do as well as anybody, especially I, hoped, the Association went back on its promise and has already hired another coach! We should have honor in this system, and the Association is already searching for a new coach and made its decision on who it should be, without giving me my time to manage. I cannot manage under lame duck circumstances, and therefore, I will resign effective immediately as the manager of the national team. The Association should be shamed, and any coach should realize that before they work for this board, who should all resign themselves.” He said during his press conference. He did not take any questions, and left, and did not return our calls or messages at press time.

None of the Association board members had any comment, though an aide fired back at the former manager. “Mr. Juliani, though I have the utmost respect in the world for him, is proving to be a liar once again.” The aide, who requested to be left anonymous, said. “The board did not go back on its promise. It promised to give him through this Cup of Harmony to manage, and it did. He went on his own prerogative to quit his job, and thankfully a good man like Frank Lavar will manage for the tournament, though unfortunately he said he wouldn’t consider being Mr. Juliani’s successor. I wish Mr. Juliani the best of luck in the future, but he should know that whatever he suspects just flat out is not true. The board would not do that, and we have more respect and honor for Mr. Juliani to do such a thing.”

Either way, Silver Beach is now left in turmoil and change. It had two starters, including its captain, retire, manager Romeo Juliani had dropped 4 more players from the bench for a total of 6 players not on the WC roster on this squad, and now we have an interim manager in Frank Lavar, a 73 year old former assistant coach, who has already stated that he won’t be permanent, and won’t be coming back as the full-time coach after this tournament. The players face a tough dilemma as well, as they are playing for pride in this tournament, under a manager who will only manage this tournament, however many games that turns out to be. Captain Jacob Jenkins said that he would “rally the troops and make sure that we play well against whatever opponents we have in the 49th edition of the Cup of Harmony. We cannot control the outside situation, we can only control how much effort we give on the field, and we intend to avoid that outside situation, and focus on playing good soccer and winning matches in this Cup. I know for a fact that all of us want to win and do our nation proud here, and that is what we will focus on doing.”

Frank Lavar could not be reached for comment by press time for this story. Silver Beach will have controversy to face as this story unfolds, and as the Association Board starts its search for a new coach, or as Romeo Juliani puts it, waits for the opportune moment to announce its already hired coach. Silver Beach will have a tough task ahead of them, and we will see if they have the mental toughness and leadership on the team to pull through and win matches, and we will look towards new captain Jacob Jenkins, and other leaders like Joseph Givens and Noah Gillespie, to give leadership to this squad. With more developments as they happen, this is Anthony Bogart for the Lulika City News.

by **Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 5:03 pm

Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk National Football Team

by **Erathore** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 8:20 pm

We accept!

by **Ocel0t** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:46 am

I decline my invitation, as my internet has been far too faulty for regular RPing and I don't think I would be able to contribute to the tournament well enough to be a part of it. Take this as my temporary retirement from NS, at least until I am able to go online more regularly. Good luck to all those participating, and congrats to Cot and PIS for being voted as hosts.

by **Erathore** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:31 pm

+3 Modifier
3-5-2

------------------BENNEDETTO(c)------------------

-----MANLIO-----DINO------NERO-----

------------------LANZIANO------------------

-----ROLODEL-----NAO-----

-----DEL NIERAN-----

------CESC--------RINGËRIL------VILLA--------

by **Cotdelapoms** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:41 am

We are at 46 entries, meaning we will be invoking the "one nation per user" caveat and unfortunately eliminating Antoletia. The remaining 45 nations will be split into 9 groups of 5, playing a single round robin. All 9 group winners, and the 5 best runners up would advance automatically to the round of 16, with the remaining four runners up playing a playoff match for the remaining two spots.

The schedule tentatively looks to be as follows-

29 November, Group Draw
30 November, Matchday 1
1 December, Matchday 2
2 December, Matchday 3
3 December, Matchday 4
4 December, Matchday 5
5 December, Playoff
6 December, Round of 16
7 December, Quarter-Finals
8 December, Semi-Finals
9 December, Final

The Cotdelapoms groups will likely cut-off at about 4:00 (16:00) pm EST (UTC-5). I believe the Polar Islandstates groups will cut off slightly before that.

I would also like to draw your attention to the OP, where you will find the pots from which we will draw the groups.

by **Rhodesiah** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 8:49 am

Rhodesiah National Football Team Roster

Squad

Goalkeepers

0 - Mosey van Buuren (27)
1 - Syd de Melker (30)
20- Tom van Vuuren (24)

Defenders

3 - Theo Pienaar (27)
6 - Tank van Rooyen (32)
7 - Hoppie van Jaarsveld (34)
10- Boet Prinsloo (23)
19- Paul Visser (27)
21- Ben du Toit (20)
24- Jan Lotz (29)
32- Ou-Boet Strydom (31)

Midfielders

2 - Fiks van der Merwe (31)
4 - Chum Ochse (26)
5 - Franz van der Ryst (26)
16- Chris de Nysschen (32)
11- Mannetjies Gericke (22)
12- Hannes Botha (25)
17- Chris Bezuidenhout (20)
23- Gert Kotzé (30)

Strikers

8 - Hugo van Zyl (24)
9 - Broekie van Broekhuizen (28)
13- Daantjie van de Vyver (29)
44- Ockie Oosthuizen (21)

Formation

-                        de Melker

Pienaar        van Rooyen         Prinsloo         van Jaarsveld


Ochse         van der Merwe     van der Ryst        de Nysschen


-        van Zyl                   van Broekhuizen

Style Modifier: -2

Code: Select all: Choose my goalscorers Y Godmod scoring events Y RP injuries to my players Y Godmod injuries to my players N Hand out yellow cards to my players Y Hand out red cards to my players Y Godmod other events: Ask me, but I'll run with anything

by **North Chicanan** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:00 am

Northern Daily Rabbler
Expectations Are Obviously Low

No major changes for Cup of Harmony Hoops await draw.
Sahara Schmid, Livingston

National coach Josiah Rhys-Williams has only swapped out two players for the upcoming Cup of Harmony tournament, hoping that using his recent World Cup side with some promising young guys will build the team for a slightly better result in the next World Cup cycle.

"While finishing 3rd is a rather acceptable result (ok, we think it was third. He says it was third. We'll go with it.) we wanted back-to-back World Cup trips so the team as a whole needs to act sharp and avoid a major letdown over the next week or so," Rhys-Williams said to the press after a training session at Livingston College. The National Team will practice tonight at Free State Arena and be in attendance for the NorTel Cup final between constant Championship surprise Transvaal Union (making their third trip to the final in four years) and current National Premiers leader Borussia Victoria. The Victors have a major match this weekend with Sussex County that could decide if it's them or Astur City hoisting the NorTel Premiers trophy.

In other news pertaining to tonight, NorTel was announced as official sponsor for the Premiers Cup for the next five years, but will no longer be sponsoring the Premier League. The new sponsor starting in 2011 stays in the telecommunication family, as GenoaLink inked at NCP 55 million deal for five years of sponsorship. ScotWales Bank will stay signed on as sponsor of the Federated Leagues through 2015 and Nothern Rock will extend their sponsorship of the Kodiak Cup through 2011 for a staggering NCP 8.5 million, after which Cana Financial takes over as title sponsor for the next decade at NCP 3.5 million a season.

Rhys-Williams, after the discussion on the new sponsorship deals, did announce the National team line-up.

National Coach: Josiah Rhys-Williams (47, head coach of St. John's Athletic)
Assistants: Jason Swizer (40, reserve coach for Astur City), Aiden Kipplin (41, former coach of Pietrsberg)
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GK: Yankee DeMit (Pietrsberg)
DF: Marc James (Port Elizabeth)
DF: Samuel Aesen (Borussia Kalimund)
DF: Aiden James (Sparta Hobarton)
MF: Asher Smith (Grays)
MD: Xavier Fjail (Douala)
MF: Taggert Page (Sparta Hobarton)
MF: Presten Villani (Red Star Kinsington)
MF: Finn Johnsten (Bishop FC)
FW: Paul Owen (Astur City)
FW: James Pratt (Sussex County)

Formation is 3-5-2

Bench list:
GK: Aric Longstreet (Star Point)
DF: Giovanni Patti (Cardinal)
DF: Timon Vialli (Free State)
MD: Josiah Aramore (Owls Union)
MD: Giovanni Gemelstia (Ital FC)
FW: James Oliver (Sussex County)

No injuries, everything else is fine in the RP
Kit: Home is all white with an orange cross down the right side, Away is orange and white hoops, Third is All Chicana Orange

More news tonight after the Draw!

by **Rouge Pioneers** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:59 am

Rouge Pioneers are fielding an unchanged team from their BoF and WC squad:

Code: Select all: # Name Age Position Other Info 1 Max Derry 23 GK 2 Josh Herbinor 32 DF 3 Damien Gerney 30 DF 4 Orlio Descri 25 DF 5 David Smith 24 MF 6 Felix Coca 31 MF 7 Sarriaho Demini 19 MF 8 Zak Hill 32 FW 9 Ben Blue 18 FW 10 John Ryans 21 FW 11 Tim Harvard 33 FW 12 Edward Ford 20 GK 13 Dylan Davis 26 DF 14 Serni Di-Agino 30 DF 15 Doninic Tillier 25 DF 16 Michael Wordsmith 36 MF 17 Xavier Herrin 29 MF 18 Andy Lysanderson 26 FW 19 Danny Zarlion 25 FW 20 Alex Harper 40 GK Manager The first 11 players normally start, with Hill as a (Attacking) Midfielder. Formation:3-4-3

Style Modifier +5

Choose my goalscorers Y (Please note that most goals are scored by my strikers)
Godmod scoring events N
RP injuries to my players Y (Please don't injure the younger players for long periods of time)
Godmod injuries to my players N
Hand out yellow cards to my players Y
Hand out red cards to my players N
Godmod other events N

Here is Rouge Pioneers national football stadium:
Name: Watford Superdome
Capacity: 100'000
Built: 2009-2011
Opened: September 22nd 2011

ISideWith UK · by **Eastfield Lodge** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:57 pm

Manager: Vladimir O'Shea
Ass. Manager: Adam Loftus
Defence Coach: Matthew Lawrence
Midfield Coach: Rassilon (Species: Time Lord)
Attack Coaches: Dylan Bell and Shabeen Ahmad III

Goalkeepers:
Dennis Wood: Age: 28, plays for RGS Athletic
Gavin Mintson: Age: 23, plays for VLC FC

Defenders:
Toby Callahan (RB or CB): plays for RGS Athletic. Age: 30, Goals Scored: 1
Dylan Bell Jnr (CB): Age: 20, plays for VLC FC Juniors, Goals Scored: 1
Timothy Dickens (RB or LB): Age: 26, plays for FC Tavernia, Goals Scored: 1
Charlie Richardson (CB or LB): Age: 27, plays for VLC FC, Goals Scored: 1
Charles Finchson (all of defence): Age: 28, plays for Royal Dillvill, Goals Scored: 1
Phillip Adams (LB or RB): Age: 23, plays for VLC FC 'B'
Abdur Rehman (CB): Age: 20, plays for RGS Athletic 'B'

Midfielders:
Hannah Phillipson* (all of midfield): Age: 29, plays for FC Tavernia, Goals Scored: 3
George Alexson (AMF/CMF/SMF): Age: 29, plays for Charzzan (Erathore), Goals Scored: 10
Dennis Jagger (SMF/DMF): Age: 29, plays for RGS Athletic, Goals Scored: 4
David Lawrence (all of midfield): Age: 26, plays for RGS Athletic, Goals Scored: 3
Fiona Clarke* (all of midfield): Age: 28, plays for FC Tavernia, Goals Scored: 3
Kieran Ederion (DMF/WB): Age: 21, plays for Yiftred Light Workers FC

Forwards:
Thomas Graham (Captain) (CF): Age: 24, plays for Norrion Rovers, Goals Scored: 50
Hadia Ahmad* (CF and WF): plays for VLC FC. Age : 30, Goals Scored: 16
Roman Qwivotic (CF and WF): Age: 25, plays for Norrion Rovers, Goals Scored: 13
Rebecca Murray* (CF): Age: 27, plays for St. Bartholomews' Wanderers, Goals Scored: 18
Ali Asif (WF/SMF): Age: 21, plays for UR Town

Formations:
Usually, the team will play a 4-3-3 formation:
---------------------------Thomas Graham (CF)

Hadia Ahmad (LWF)--------------------------------Robert Qwivotic (RWF)

----------George Alexson (AMF)--Hannah Phillipson (AMF)

----------------------------Dennis Jagger (DMF)

-----Charlie Richardson-------------------------Timothy Dickens
------------------Dylan Bell Jnr--------Toby Callahan

------------------------------Dennis Wood

When in a defensive format, a 4-5-1 system will be adopted, with 2 DMFs, a CMF, RMF and an LMF, with a forward. For RMF and LMF, the wing forwards will usually fill these roles, although they won't be at their best.

Set pieces:
Penalty & Free Kick (Direct shot): Thomas Graham
Free Kick (Indirect/Non-shot): George Alexson
Left & Right Corner: George Alexson

Kit:

Style Modifier: +5
In the event my opponent posts an RP first, they may:

Select my scorers: Y
Give out yellow cards to my players: Y (no more than five)
Give out red cards to my players: Y (only one more than the number given to your team, maximum of three)
RP injuries to my players: Y (Maximum 3, no career-ending injuries)
Godmod injuries: N
Godmod scoring events: Y
Godmod other events: Y

RP Notes: When RP'ing against me, you have permission to use the abbreviation EL to save having to right the full name out all the time. However, you must use the full name at least once if you're referring to this country as it helps me find RPs buried in the larger RP threads. As for the demonym, there isn't an official one, so you can make one up, or just use "the EL players", "the citizens of EL", etc, whichever suits your fancy (the made-up demonyms will need some connection back to the nation however). More information on the nation can be found in this post.

Home stadiums: Lodger City Memorial Stadium, Lodgertia (cap. 150,000) for major matches and Dillvill Stadium, Dillvill City (cap. 100,000) for other matches. (Will be specified as soon as possible.)

WARNING! Failure to comply with the above shall result in your nation being overturned with fire by my extensive set of super WMDs. (Not really, we're not that cruel.)

by **Socialist States Owen** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:40 pm

double post D;

by **Socialist States Owen** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 1:40 pm

An introduction to the staff

The FSSO team manager is 44 year old Ben Randall. Randall has overseen all of the FSSO’s World Cups so far, and is currentley riding a wave of optimism after the FSSO's near miss at world cup qualification. Despite criticism and accusations of indecisiveness, the public view of Randall is mostly positive; especially because of his influence on the redevelopment of youth football in the FSSO.

His 37 year old assistant Dimitri Campbell, who has been assistant manager for two years, is a recent addition to the coaching staff and a welcomed one. Other staff include head coach Jon Cofely, head physio Robert Pear and of course the FSSO national team mascot, Fuzzy the Deadpan Snarker.

Style and Permissions

Style Modifier: +2.0

My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:

Choose my goalscorers – YES
Godmod scoring events – YES
RP injuries to my players – YES
Godmod injuries to my players – YES (But only how the injury happens, NOT the extent of the injury)
Hand out yellow cards to my players – YES (Five a game maximum)
Hand out red cards to my players – YES (One a game maximum)
Godmod other events – YES

The Squad

Shirt number – name – position – age – caps – goals – club
Players in bold are the starting eleven

Goalkeepers

1 – Daniel Belgrave – GK – 26 – 101 – 0 – Directus

35 – Jerry Watchman – GK – 34 – 122 – 1 – Bastion

23 – Simon Neeson – GK – 22 – 13 – 0 – Matarazi (Erathore)

Defenders

2 – Dennis Arnold – RB/RWB – 26 – 133 – 2 – Directus

5 – Mike Humphrey – RCB – 29 – 144 – 1 – Bastion

4 – Julesk Paranaya – CB/CDM – 28 – 83 – 4 – Bugny FC (Saugeais)

3 – Joe Arne Pizza – LB/LM – 27 – 139 – 6 – Bastion

15 – Grant Davis – CB – 33 – 167 – 8 – Ulsa

20 – Ben Kean – LCB – 31 – 83 – 0 – EMI FC (Erathore)

19 – Nicholas Kerr – LCB – 22 – 13 – 1 – Stona United

Midfielders

6 – Steven Thompson – CDM – 32 – 181 – 20 – Ulsa

7 – James McCroft – RAM/RW – 25 – 120 – 22 – Directus

8 – Carlos Aduna – CAM – 29 – 152 – 23 – Bastion

11 – Josh Stevenson – LDM/LM – 23 –73 – 7 – Sparta FC

12 – Kieran Kane – RW – 22 – 26 – 12 – Revolutionaries

18 – John Buckson – AM – 23 – 24 – 2 – Honeybadgers

24 – Persa Ryans – CM – 28 – 94 – 5 – Bastion

Forwards

10 – Lee Sharp – ST – 28 – 122 – 80 – Briarmore FC (Civil Citizenry)

9 – Sam Needle – ST – 25 – 94 – 51 – Bastion

14 – Simon Xavier – ST – 22 – 22 – 13 – Athens Town (Civil Citizenry)

16 – Scott Daley – CF – 30 – 125 – 35 – Edmonton (Valladares)

17 – Paul Fessner – ST – 25 – 8 – 5 – Directus

25 – Graham Hill – RS – 39 – 157 – 53 – Hornchurch

The Starting Lineup
Note; does not take into account suspensions or injuries. Check my pre match previews or last match RP to see if its changed.

GK – 1. Daniel Belgrave
RWB – 2. Dennis Arnold
RCB – 5. Mike Humphrey
LCB – 4. Julesk Paranaya
LWB – 3. Joe Arne Pizza
RAM – 7. James McCroft
CDM – 6. Steve Thompson
CAM – 8. Carlos Aduna
LAM – 11. Josh Stevenson
RS – 10. Lee Sharp
LS – 9. Sam Needle

Substitutes

23. Simon Neeson
15. Grant Davis
20. Ben Kean
12. Kieran Kane
18. John Buckson
24. Persa Ryans
14. Simon Xavier

Player Roles

Captain: Steve Thompson
Direct free kicks: James McCroft primary, Steve Thompson secondary
Indirect free kicks: James McCroft primary, Steve Thompson secondary
Right corner: James McCroft
Left corner: Josh Stevenson
Penalties: Sam Needle

Kits and stadiums

Home Kit

Away Kit

Goalkeeper Kit

Bastion Arena, Bastion, FSSO (Capacity of 92,000)

Castle Road, Directus, FSSO (Capacity of 46,799)

The Summit Stadium, Swenselona, FSSO (Capacity of 31,458)

by **Homelands our** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:02 pm

CoH 49 Draw Coming up-let's have a look at it

First things first you Will want to know the pot's for the draw won't you?

Pool 1
Kazzoria 26.06
Pasarga 24.28
Andossa Se Mitrin Vega 23.26
North Chicanan 22.23
Valladares 21.58
Erathore 21.17
Osarius 20.37
Civil Citizenry 16.99
Mangolana 15.16

Pool 2
Saugeais 14.88
Eastfield Lodge 14.71
Kalumba 14.11
Taeshan 13.33
Octinstine 13
The Kiaser Colonies 12.75
Silver Beach 11.63
Milchama 11.4
FSSO 11.16

Pool 3
Darmen 10.52
Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuk 9.64
Sargossa 9.39
Jedi8246 8.56
Nicole Scherzinger 8.08
The Kytler Peninsulae 7.53
Carasatoga 7.5
Mapletish 7.5
Cyborg Holland 7.27

Pool 4
New Montreal States 7.25
Miley World 7.03
Megadia 7
Vilita 7
Rhodesiah 6.89
Arcatea 6.88
Western cuba 6.86
Bleak Rock 6.83
Gyatso-kai 6.75

Pool 5
Thatius 6.5
Rouge Pioneers 6.08
Carmadin 5.75
Michael VII 5.1
The Weegies 4.75
Triimoria 4.56
Ipeland 4.5
Brendino the 3rd 3.75
Homelands our 2.75

Right seeing the above you can see that after a terrible world cup campaign (just remove the cam and the g and you have what it was) we are the lowest of the the low in pot 5. So over the next few days that old tag of the underdog will be on us all the way up to (hopefully) the final where disappointment will turn into glory in CoH 47. Four of our regular sporting rivals Brendino the 3rd, Ipeland, Michael VII and finally Carmadin are all in pot 5 with us but western Cuba are in pot 4. Kazzoria is the top team in this cup ranked 1 in pot 1 so we should stay away from them. Andossa Se Mitrin Vega the new WCC vice-president are also in pot 1 but they would be better than Kazzoria. As you might have guessed there will be nine (9) groups of five (5) teams with one (1) team from each pot. The group draw will be at 9:00 pm harloop time, so fans across the nation will turn BSN on and watch the draw live.
In other football news

The homelands our flag changed during the last world cup so earlier today at harloop national (250,000) the HONFF showed off the new strip.

AND THAT'S IT FOR TODAY
OOC

Mod +3.5
My opponent, if they RP first, may do the following:

Choose my goalscorers – YES
Godmod scoring events – YES
RP injuries to my players – YES
Godmod injuries to my players – NO
Hand out yellow cards to my players – YES
Hand out red cards to my players – NO
Godmod other events – YES

by **Cotdelapoms** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 2:32 pm

Bienvenue à Cotdelapoms!

Here are some helpful facts for you all to RP with.

1. Cotdelapoms is on the western-most tip of the Goose Coast of Rushmore. It's nearest neighbours are Mytannion, Swartaz, PBI and Whirl Islands. It has a generally very cool climate, with average temps of about 17ºC in summer, and -2ºC in winter. A lot falls from the sky in Cotdelapoms, the winters are very snowy and the spring is very rainy. Our weather is consistently voted to be among the worst in Rushmore, as whilst it rarely gets too cold, the winter takes up about 6 months of the year. Despite this, the people are still pretty upbeat and chipper, no matter how grey it gets, and it can get grey. Much of Cotdelapoms' actual landmass is rural and difficult to inhabit, and very few of the people live in these areas, but there are many cities of varying sizes.

2. Cotdelapoms has a long, turbulent political history, but Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Dandenault, after surviving three difficult elections, is now perhaps the most popular PM in history. He's completely sold out the old school socialism that the people loved, and Cotdelapoms now has a thriving economy that is among the largest in Rushmore. People really don't get involved in politics in Cotdelapoms, which has allowed the rise in capitalism. The third rail of Cotdelapomais politics are arts programmes and education, which have remained untouched, although the private sector has seemingly taken over everything else now. There are heavy regulations on corporate practises, but the tradeoff is that advertising permeates much of Cotdelapomais society, where there was none even 30 years ago.

3. Violent crime in Cotdelapoms is very low, the people are generally good hearted and polite, if a little cold- but petty crime is through the roof. You won't be assaulted or mugged or killed in Cotdelapoms- but you'll almost certainly encounter some vandals, drunks, prostitutes and you will almost certainly be offered drugs on the street. If you have a rental car, it's probably not in your best interest to keep anything valuable in there.

4. Cotdelapomais people are among the world's most cultured, healthy, and peace loving, but don't call them hippies. They really don't like that.

5. Cotdelapoms is passionate about sport, although the biggest sport in the country is not football but rather ice hockey. The 22 team Ligue Cotdelapomaise de Hockey (CHL in English) generates over $5 billion in revenues every year, which is more than the 20 team football championship, the Potazzi Série A. However, the national football team is still highly popular, inspired by it's recent high success on a larger scale than international hockey.

6. The primary language and culture of the nation is French, but further south there are more English and native people. The two cultures get along very well in day to day life, but have a history of political squabbling, although that has improved. The nation is very ethnically diverse, especially in the bigger cities- there's plenty of Swartazian, Polarian, Mytanar, Ocaterran, Sorthern and Cafundelense people- about three generations or so.

7. Cotdelapomais food is largely vegetarian (or pescetarian closer to the water) and is built mostly around herbs and spices and fresh produce and bread. The most popular restaurant is the chain french fry restaurant Fritidien!, and the food bears a lot of resemblance to RL French, Italian and Spanish food. The national dishes are poutine Cotdelapomais, which involves french fries covered in a creamy butternut squash and grilled gruyere and apple sandwiches. Of course, Cotdelapoms is most famous for its' abundant apple trees and being the nation that grows the most different types of apples of anywhere in the planet. From your common Pink Lady to the local flavours of the Morrissette or Soleil-Noir.

8. The easiest ways to get around the country are via Rail Cotdelapoms or by flying. High speed rail was built across Cotdelapoms about 10 years ago, and is still as shiny as when it started. The trains run at about 300km/h and are both comfortable and affordable, thanks in large part to government subsidies. In exchange, as an out of towner, you will pay a higher rate than a Cotdelapomais citizen, but you can save money by buying passes in bulk.

9. Cotdelapomais people love to drink, but please, please, please, do not drink and drive. Public drunkenness is also generally looked down upon, as it creates a hostile environment. That said, do not be afraid to enjoy yourself in our many pubs, bars, and clubs. Cotdelapoms features hundreds of kinds of beer, many kinds of ciders, and is also a hotbed for rye whiskey. Pubs are generally establishments where people will go to hang out and chat in insular groups, bars are more for socialising and clubs are for dancing and picking up mates. Cotdelapomais people are very attractive, so perhaps it might be worth taking a chance with one?

10. Whilst not to the same degree as in Cafundéu, things are expensive in Cotdelapoms. Credit Unions and banks are omnipresent, so taking out money will not be an issue, but be advised that the exchange rate will almost certainly be unfavourable to foreign travelers- there's a reason so many people around the world invest in Cotdelapomais dollars.

Here is some information about the cities your teams will be competing in:

Montréal (Group A)

Montréal is our nation's biggest city and the capital for modern art and music, with countless popular and influential artists and bands emerging from the city. The city is riddled with impressive graffiti and skews heavily younger in age demographically. When visiting you should take in a band at Le Metropolitain or Club Sauce, and definitely head over to the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal- or just head outside and check out some of the city's world famous street art murals. Montréal is younger and skews more French, and is the nation's capital of music and art. Other notable attractions include Parc LeBlanc, a very large park in the middle of the city with long hiking trails and a biodome inside of it with multiple ecosystems, and rue Bruneau, a long street with countless amazing restaurants, music venues, fashionable boutiques and strip clubs.

Montréal is hockey-mad, but also fond of football, and the local club is historically quite successful. Montréal's matches will be played in Stade de la rue Acadié, which was newly renovated and seats 62,000 people. It's an older stadium, and you can tell even with all the neat new features. It rocks when it is packed and everyone is into it, which is often. The fans there are young and drunk and rowdy, so it's not the best place to be an opposition fan or nation. If you are staying in Montréal, take the Métro over to the Leo XIII stop and head up the hill, past the movie theatre and the Biodome.

Île d'Elisabeth (Group B)

The city of Île d'Elisabeth is on an island in the Sea of Victory. It is the home of many of Cotdelapoms' most famous authors and largest publishing houses. It is, as a result, considered one of the most literary cities in the world, although this reputation is slightly trumped up. Île d'Elisabeth is also very animal friendly, home to many zoos and rescue shelters. It gets some of the most severe weather in the country, so get ready for intense winds! When the city hosted the World Junior Hockey Championships, they improved infrastructure and built more hotels, so they are well suited to host this event.

Île d'Elisabeth's matches will be played at Stade Arnaud Livre, a 35,000 seat stadium that is home to Étoile Rouge, a club that was highly successful in the 80's but has struggled recently. It's fans are highly fickle and peculiar, more involved with their own in-jokes than being interested in the match at hand. They also are far more focused on their team's playing entertaining football than winning, save for some of the holdouts from the old days. Expect irreverent tifo displays and chants from the colourful local fans who will be attending the match along with you.

Albionpool (Group C)

Albionpool is our nation's capital, despite being a predominantly Anglophone city in a heavily Francophone nation. It is also the primary capital of business, which is not something Cotdelapomais from outside of Albionpool are particularly trusting of. It is not the most culturally developed city in the country, instead focusing more on "important" things like business, government and much of Cotdelapoms' scientific development. Albionpool is a very tall city with many large buildings that are home to most of Cotdelapoms' major companies. Demographics skew older and more English speaking. Notable attractions include the nation's largest ferris wheel in the centre of Harris Park and Windsor Square, the nation's largest open air market.

Albionpool is also football mad, home of Cosmopolitan, the wealthiest team in Série A, Sparta, the team who has won the most Série A titles, and Celtic, who are generally ok. Albionpool has built the brand new Stade de Cotdelapoms, our new national football stadium first to host the Coupe Pomme D'Or final and other major world events. It hosted the 15th World Cup of Hockey final, and it also is the home of the Coupe Fritidien! final. The Stade de Cotdelapoms' holds 80,000 people and is an all-seater stadium. If you are staying in Albionpool, head over by taking the Metro to the Commonwealth stop. It will be the very large football arena everyone will be walking towards.

Outremont (Group D)

Outremont is the film capital of Cotdelapoms, home of the Outremont International Film Festival, the ritziest event in Rushmore, which will be taking place shortly. Outremont is a city that has a bit of a chip on it's shoulder because it is the "second city" of French Cotdelapoms, and is largely made up of people who got rich during the recent economic boom. Both the arena and football stadium are brand new, as is everything in this city.

Outremont's stadium is the sparking, brand new Stade Rousseau, which seats 54,500 and was built by the rich new owners of Tout-Puissant Outremont. The club is hated across the country, due to the club's nouveau riche nature and efforts to simply buy every player available. They tend to buy foreign players in an effort to sell more shirts, and memberships abroad, a tactic which has actually been quite successful thusfar.

Worcester (Group E)

Worcester is a rough and tumble city with lots of peculiar juxtapositions. There's all sorts of brand new things, like a new stadium and a new public transit system, but there's a lot of poor people and older buildings that are in disarray. The city is now the home of a burgeoning arts and music scene that many of the magazines are raving about, certainly something worth checking out whilst you are here.

Worcester has a brand new stadium, the Stade Forsythe, which seats 49,500 and is home to Worcester Hearts, the defending Série A champions. It has all mod cons and is generally considered one of the best stadia in Série A now. Worcester's fans are rowdy and aggressive, perhaps the only place in the country you might run into trouble.

by **Civil Citizenry** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:48 pm

Civil Citizenry National Team
Roster

Wladyslaw Bashirskaya (Head Coach ~ #00 ~ Pazhujebi)
The former Yastrabi manager guided the Citiz deeper than they had ever reached in the World Cup: just penalty kicks short of a World Cup berth. As heartbreaking as that playoff loss to Akbarabad was (the team has received no shortage of Cotdelapomais heckling for the defeat), things seem to be looking up for Civil Citizenry, under the helm of the most strategically-advanced manager the position has ever seen. (A 3-0 shutout win over the third-best team in the world holds pretty strong merit.) But if reaching the World Cup seemed to be a daunting task for the second-year head coach, he's in for an almost-bigger challenge as he is expected to, at a minimum, build on Civil Citizenry's quarterfinal appearance two Cup of Harmonys ago.

Gerard Diamond (Goalkeeper ~ #01 ~ 24 years old ~ Merrilin FC)
Gerard Royce (Left Defender ~ #13 ~ 29 years old ~ Dominion/Cotdelapoms)
Burkett Barclay (Center Defender ~ #15 ~ 31 years old ~ Athens Town)
Joshua Scoville (Right Defender ~ #05 ~ 27 years old ~ Merrilin FC)
Remy Yates (Left Midfielder ~ #06 ~ 32 years old ~ East Kent Professional)
Parker Pollock (Left-Center Midfielder ~ #17 ~ 23 years old ~ Chastings Heights)
Taylor Renton (Center Midfielder ~ #08 ~ 30 years old ~ Eldorado/Cafundéu) *VICE-CAPTAIN*
Oswald Hastings (Right Midfielder ~ #19 ~ 31 years old ~ TFC Lannymore)
Powell Kingston (Left Forward ~ #23 ~ 28 years old ~ Atletik Thessia/Mytannion)
Jackson Cedric (Center Forward ~ #18 ~ 26 years old ~ Fox Zero)
Ingram Ackleigh (Right Forward ~ #10 ~ 27 years old ~ Cosmopolitan/Cotdelapoms) *CAPTAIN*

Palmer Newman (Goalkeeper ~ #12 ~ 27 years old ~ North Woodlands)
Tucker Patton (Left Defender ~ #02 ~ 26 years old ~ Eastern Chase)
Raymond Montgomery (Center Defender ~ #04 ~ 24 years old ~ Sherwood FC)
Irving Jefferson (Right Defender ~ #16 ~ 28 years old ~ North Woodlands)
John Averill-Worth (Right Defender ~ #21 ~ 27 years old ~ TFC Lannymore)
Lester Sutton (Left Midfielder ~ #22 ~ 27 years old ~ Ituraitz FC/Astograth)
Dalton Bradshaw-Laughton (Center Midfielder ~ #07 ~ 31 years old ~ Sparta FC/FSSO)
Roxbury Welton (Right Midfielder ~ #09 ~ 31 years old ~ FC Cape St. Paul/Polar Islandstates)
Vine Hewitt (Right Midfielder ~ #03 ~ 25 years old ~ East Kent Professional)
Rawdon Waldo (Left Forward ~ #14 ~ 26 years old ~ Sherwood FC)
Miller Royce (Center Forward ~ #24 ~ 25 years old ~ FC Sandside)
Clevon Drago (Right Forward ~ #11 ~ 31 years old ~ Revolutionaries/FSSO)

Information
National Demonym
Citiz
Team Nickname
Citiz
Skill Modifier
+2
Formation
3-4-3
Starters
---------------------------- Diamond ----------------------------
--------- G. Royce ------- Barclay ------- Scoville ---------
----- Yates ---- Pollock ---- Renton ---- Hastings -----
-------------- Kingston -- Cedric -- Ackleigh -------------
RP Limits
None. Choose my goalscorers, injure my players – anything that’s not supernatural or unreal. Please do not use real life pictures to represent my players or stadia.
Kits

Schedule
MD1: Civil Citizenry vs Western Cuba
MD2: Civil Citizenry vs Eastfield Lodge
MD3: Civil Citizenry vs Ipeland
MD5: Civil Citizenry vs Nicole Scherzinger

by **Jedi8246** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:26 pm

Fenris Sports Corner

"Good evening. I am Chris Cotchery bringing you the Fenris Sports Corner. Our first item of the day: the Cup of Harmony. If you are not aware, Jedi8246 recently made a bid for the World Cup. It was a long and hard fought season, resulting in us barely missing qualification. We excelled against teams that held far more renown in the World Cup. If wasn't for some mid season ties, we would have made it. But life goes on. In the final event of the World Cup cycle, the Cup of Harmony takes place inviting nations that didn't qualify for the World Cup. Jedi8246 didn't participate in the event last year due to not being invited. However this year, after receiving the gracious invitation, the majority companies of our soccer teams came together and decided to allow their players to participate in the national team. Thus, the Wyverns will now make an attempt to take the Cup of Harmony. Coach Hemlock was hopeful for a playoff spot, considering how well they did in qualifying. The group draw was announced today, as well as schedules. Let's take a look.

Schedule
Game 1
Jedi8246 at North Chicanan
Game 2
Gyatso-kai at Jedi8246
Game 3
Jedi8246 at Thatius
Game 4
Kalumba at Jedi8246
Game 5
Bye

An interesting schedule to say in the least. An away game followed by home game, which then repeats. The last day is spent as a bye. We will play all our games back to back. Let's take a look at opponents.

North Chicanan
Ranked 30th, they will be our toughest game perhaps. A deadly solid team, who did well in qualifying. They will be a challenge to say in the least. Coach Hemlock believes they can pull off a win if thy give it everything.

Gyatso-kai
They are ranked 108. Not too much of a threat we think. It's a home game for the Wyverns against a team whose qualifying was lack-luster. Coach Hemlock has all but locked this in as a win.

Thatius
Thatius is ranked slightly lower than Gyatso-kai at 112. The Wyverns have similar expectations against them as well. Coach Hemlock acknowledges that as an away game, it will add a little challenge. But nothing the Wyverns can't handle he notes.

Kalumba
Our final opponent is ranked 57. They are a fairly good team with a fair challenge posed. The home field advantage is to the Wyverns, which Coach Hemlock notes will make a difference. He believes that whether we win or not will be easier to determine as we approach the game and see our performance thus far.

Expected Record
3-0-1

Well it looks to be an interesting group. Two teams are clearly lower than the others, but our team and the other two will compete fiercely to move forward. Tomorrow will show us what to expect ouf of this qualification run. Hopefully we can report victory. Now a quick look at the roster for the Cup of Harmony before break. After break, Week One of Basketball!!

The Wyverns

Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Donald Hemlock
Assistant Coach: Tarry Hemer

Management
Manager:Georges Thomas
Asst. Manager:Mikael Gibbons

Starting Players
Keeper-Dan Triboult
Left Fullback: JhorDan Sykes
Left Center Back: Gary Dean
Right Center Back: Ben Dover
Right Fullback: Quintus Marks
Left Midfield: Faulkner Saleson
Center Midfield: Kris Hutchenson
Right Midfield: Sam Leon
Right Forward: Manny Hem
Center Forward: Nicolas Hem
Left Forward: Charles Hem

Bench
Keeper-Jack Oft
Keeper-Leontes Guilga
All-Purpose-Holden Caufield
All-Purpose-Austin Taylor
All-Purpose-Donol Adamson
Striker-Brian Kilkenny

Formation:4-3-3 Flat
Style Modifier:+1

by **Kalumba** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:11 pm

The Herald

Report by Bruce Mtwetwe

CoH Draw Announced

Kalumba have drawn in the dangerous looking Group I including North Chicanan who are rated thirtieth in the world. The other threat is Jedi8246 who may pose a threat but they will be one of our last games so if the team is playing well one would expect Kalumba to win. They are also a team who came of age in the 43rd Baptism of Fire and it is good to see that our class is starting to make itself known on the World Stage.

Our other two opponents are Gyatso-Kai and Thatius, two equally matched sides sitting around the top hundred sides in the world. Prior to the World Cup we would have looked at these with the fear of a close run result and the chance of a slip up, but the superb showing at the World Cup qualifiers will give us hope of easily dispatching these sides. But we musn't let overconfidence creep into the team and will have to play to our full ability to avoid dropped points.

The match with Jedi8246 will be hotly contested but one would heve to believe Kalumba will overcome their contempories as Jedi2846 fell quite early into qualifying and we went on to reach the play-off where we lost, by a single goal on extr time, to 11th ranked Dorian and Sonya. But again this matched could go either way and will probably be a deciding factor in the winner of the group.

North Chicanan will be a major challenge and one Kalumba will struggle to overcome, despite victories against Churchma and Bergovinaia Kalumba have never beaten a side of their calibre, but now would be an excellent time to do so. Also we face them in our final group match. This will hopefully mean that the team have got fully into their stride and have three wins behind them and the confidence to overturn the gulf in talent between the sides. If not if they have had some poor results we may still scrape through into the final stages.

The team are looking good after the WC and despite the heartbreaking extra time loss to 11th ranked Dorian and Sonya are in high spirits. This surely bodes well for the nation as going into our last campaigns the team have suffered greatly from attacks by the Bechuane People's Army of Liberation (BAPL) in Kalumba. These attacks have left the players in fear for their families and friends and have evidently impacted poorly on the opening of those campaigns, including a humiliating 4-0 defeat. But confidence in peace is high as a Norvenian taskforce has moved in to assist the Security Forces and the government is engaged in ongoing peace talks with Vatan and Cyanna in Astor-of-Stone in Norvenia. We are hoping for positive results from these talks which will lead to lasting peace in our war-ravaged homeland.

by **Erathore** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:12 pm

He exhaled. Watched his invisible breath dissipate into the air. Listened to the sound of his feet hitting the ground, his heart beating, his breathing, and his teammates practicing on the field next to the track.

Ricardo Villa veered off the track and onto the pitch at Stadio Nacional de Dizarino. He paused to wipe a few beads of sweat off his forehead. He was a little winded but that didn’t matter. It was going to be a light practice. Just enough to get them tired but not enough to bring them to the brink of death. Which was good because there was a newcomer to the squad and an old face was missing.

Emlio Fredrico, a 32 year old defensive midfielder at CR Submiria in Churchma, hadn’t been called up for the Cup of Harmony. He hadn’t contributed much in the past dozen games so change was needed. With a team boasting the immense midfield talents of Julio Lanziano, Alexio Del Nieran, Isidoro Nao, Marcello Alonoso, and Rolodel, a starting, or midfield that position for that matter, was incredibly hard for Emlio to get.

And so he was going to be replaced by yet another player under the age of 21. The 17 year old playmaking machine Rafa DiSantos would be sporting the #22 jersey. Sporting the Seria-A season 9 Human Domestic Player of the Year and seven U-21 caps and 1 goal at his young age was quite eye opening. He was also instrumental in securing a 2nd place finish in Seria-A for Niccostrato and a Copa del Era victory. The first ever silverware for the club. The kid was doing well in the practice. He had kept pace with the veterans during the warmup so that was a good sign. Now it was time to see how his passing and shooting was. The team was going to scrimmage with two teams made of a mix of subs, starters, and reserves.

Team A:
GK: Roberto Bennedetto
DEF: Fredrico Manlio, Barino Dino, Vanni Del Naran
MID: Narazo Del Pietro, Rolodel, Elrohir Culnámo, Antonio Casento, Isidoro Nao
FWD: Ricardo Villa, Gaspare Malvolio, Lucifer Andrea

Team B:
GK: Hérion Galonloth
DEF: Nero Romo, Tom Lathan, Mariano Alberico
MID: Alexio Del Nieran, Julio Lanziano, Marcello Alonoso, Rafa DiSantos
FWD: Camthalio Ringëril, Cesc Celestino, Erurcion Naryaiel

The two goalkeepers were equal so that was good. The defensive edge went to Team A but Team B had a more balanced midfielder, including the newbie DiSantos. And the two teams were definitely even in the strikers area. It was decided that Team B would get the kickoff. Celestino rolled the ball to Ringëril and the scrimmage was on.

The ball was passed to DiSantos very frequently and the young lad dealt with it well. He neatly sidestepped Nao, made pinpoint accurate passes to the rest of his team, and just generally impressed in all areas of play. There was no better example of this then when, in the 13th minute of play or so, he sent a beautiful lobbed through-ball over the head of Barino Dino and into the path of Alexio Del Nieran. However Roberto Bennedetto was closer to the ball and raced out to collect the ball. DiSantos looked on in anguish as Bennedetto neared the ball. He let his hopes get up a little bit as Bennedetto appeared to stumble but those hopes were crushed as the young goalkeeper and national team captain let loose a loud scream of pain and grabbed his hamstring. He was immediately lifted onto a stretcher and taken off and the practice was cut short early.

Later on the team was informed that Bennedetto had completely torn his right hamstring and would not even be close to participating in the upcoming Cup of Harmony. Therefore the elven backup goalkeeper Hérion Galonloth would be taking over goalkeeping duties for the rest of the tournament barring anymore unforeseen and certainly unwelcome injuries. Therefore the lineup for the opening match against Carasatoga would be:

------------------GALONLOTH------------------

-----MANLIO-----DINO(vc)------NERO-----

------------------LANZIANO(3c)------------------

-----ROLODEL-----NAO-----

-----DEL NIERAN(c)-----

------CESC--------RINGËRIL------VILLA--------

by **Polar Islandstates** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:32 pm

Having cut their teeth on events such as the Cuppet, the people of the Federation of Polar Islandstates are delighted to welcome the people of the multiverse back into their nation for the Cup of Harmony.

The 20 teams of groups F, G, H, and I will be calling the Federation their home for the group stages, and we'll be hosting half of the knockout stage matches as well, including the third place play off. But what can visitors expect from the nation?

Well, as you might expect (the clue's in the name) it gets COLD here. Most of the nation is within the arctic circle, which means that lack of sunlight in the winter causes temperatures to plummet, and much of our commerce relies on ice-breakers keeping the shipping channels clear of icebergs. However, fortunately for you, this tournament will be taking place during the Polarian summer, during which the constant sunlight causes temperatures to rise to a comparatively balmy average of 3ºC. Precipitation in inland areas should be fairly low during the summer, but coastal towns will almost certainly feel the windchill and pick up some ocean spray blowing in from over the seas. The landscape is usually rugged and relatively low leve, with only the inner peaks of some states reaching heights that retain heavy snow caps during summer. Despite all this, the sun shines bright and clear when it does shine, and through crisp blue skies there are few sights prettier than the islands of the federation glinting white in the ocean.

The nation itself has a federal government of several member states, from Kuril Arkhipelago in the far west to Aleutia in the east, from Northbrook in the furthest northern reaches to the distant state of Kulmsaar and Terra Scotia not far from Sargossa and continental Branta. The nation is currently led by President Jon Iversen, and whilst the federal government has a lot of overall powers, the individual states have a certain amount of control over their own laws themselves. The nation is generally democratic socialist, and taxes are high. The people get a lot back for their taxes however, and our healthcare and welfare systems are some of the best in the multiverse. The price of living is moderately high, especially in the bigger cities, and visitors should expect to feel a pinch or two in the wallet area.

The people are warm and friendly, they pretty much have to be to endure the winters and stay sane around other people. They are naturally very tall, and are hardy and will take a reasonable amount of punishment before complaint or whinge. There is no national service, but with the navy also providing such services as the ice-breaking crucial to our nation's infrastructure, the navy remains a popular career choice, and though we are a pacifist and peaceful nation with an incredibly low standing army, the navy and air force remain quite large and well funded.

The food and drink are as rugged as the people and the landscape, and don't be surprised to find out that that seabird you ate just now was actually killed six months ago and kept in a natural oven/digester underground to keep it going through the winter months. Caribou meat is also highly popular, as is fish as you would expect. Many vegetables and grains are grown in our extensive greenhouse complexes, built to deal with the climate, and you will no doubt be offered some of our favourite drinks to wash it all down with. Grogg is a hearty and powerful beer, and we have a spirit called Seasogs that will blow your mind. And also possibly your voice box. Polarians are learning to appreciate the more cosmopolitan lifestyle however, and now to go along with our evolved cultural scene we also have a plethora of coffee shops springing up nationwide.

From island to island, the best way to get around is by boat or plane, or within the islands themselves you are likely to find well maintained roads during the summer. Larger islands feature the recently completed high speed monorail services, engineered to withstand the harsh Polarian winters.

So, I think that covers most things, if anyone has any questions that you need to complete an RP, just send me a TG and I'll see if I can help you out.

But what about the stadia used?
Well...
Nasjonale Stadion - 67,481(Franz Josef City)
Home to the Terns, as well as hosting such nationally important matches as the Latitude Cup final, the Nasjonale is famous for its cauldron like acoustic design. This is a loud stadium, make no doubt about it.

The Barge - 32,340 (Bjarnarey)
By day, this floating stadium - part of a pontoon system that makes up most of the city of Bjarnarey - plays host to surprise Globe Cup qualifiers FC1. Bjarnarey Flotilla. It is unique in its floating nature, and has recently undergone a modernisation.

Landstadt Stadion - 54,195 (Franz Josef City)
A frequently noisy stadium, and well used to success, this is the home stadium of SK Franz Josef City, the Federation's most successful football team.

Millerntor Arena - 41,592 (St Paul)
Playing host to FC Cape St Paul, this large stadium will be featuring group stage matches, a round of 16 match, and a semi final.

Victoria Stadium - 51,293 (Jan Mayen)
Home to the highly successful and passionate fans of Jan Mayen Islanders, this stadium is overshadowed by the large extinct volcano that Jan Mayen itself clings to.

Carravale - 41,734 (Severny)
As the home of Red Star Severny, this stadium has seen changing fortunes over the years.

Taugen Park - 28,291 (Torshavn)
During the league, FC Torshavn continue to upset the larger teams around them at this stadium, could other minnows find it a blessing during the CoH?

Axel Torvig Park - 25,195 (Axel Heiburg)
Sitting just in front of the grounds used by the famous Haapa-Mechelin Youth Academy, this is the home of FC Axel Heiburg.

Specific stadia for each match...

by **Valladares** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:41 pm

Valladares Sports Network

CUP OF HARMONY 49: PROS AND CONS

Why should/shouldn't we win this upcoming Cup of Harmony?

By: Alan Rosero,
Blogger from "The National Kickoff"

METROPOLIS (VP) - Ok, missing qualification for this last World Cup was painful. So painful that most of the VFA Executive Committe members (and also the coaching staff) were thought to be hiding their heads like ostriches because of the shame produced by the elimination. Well guys, it's time to take a breath, raise your heads up, and prepare for the new upcoming challenge: the 49th Cup of Harmony, which is going to be held in Cotdelapoms and Polar Islandstates.

Speaking about it, we were placed as top seed in Group E, to be played in Worcester, Cotdelapoms. A group which will also include Darmen, Taeshan, Arcatea, and Carmadin...most people will think this is an easy group, but well, a surprise is never written off in this kind of tournaments. Oh wait, if this is supposed to be an "easy" group, why do I have to waste my time praising them? In my opinion, this team has enough potential to win this thing, which I'm sure would make all football fans in this nation forget the disappointing World Cup qualifiers. And, let's have a small meditation about the true meaning of having to take part in this Cup of Harmony for a Valladar, why should we (and why not) win this Cup of Harmony edition.

Why should Valladares win this Cup of Harmony?

1. Because it's a matter of national pride: the shame and disappointment generated by the non-qualification to the World Cup in Cafundéu/Sarzonia are huge and the players need to regain the nation's respect for them.

2. Because according to the KPB ranks, we're the fifth best team that did NOT qualify to the World Cup, and we need to regain places in those ranks. A good (not decent...that's not enough anymore) performance might help us knock the doors of the Top-20.

3. Because we'll be playing this group stage in Cotdelapoms, and you must already know 5 or more reasons to hate Cotdelapoms and anything Cotdelapoms-related. Besides, we've already won a competition there, so why not this time as well?

4. Because...have you already seen our rivals in Group E? With a group like that, we should be more than forced to win it, and also, because if we end up in first place, we could have an easier path for further rounds of the tournament.

5. Because José Marín will finally see the guillotine if the team's performances aren't convincing enough.

Why should Valladares NOT win the Cup of Harmony?

1. Because it's a tournament created as a "consolation prize" for non-WC qualifiers, and we don't like "consolation prizes".

2. Because the players' reputation is already damaged and we do not need something to damage it even more.

3. Because we are playing in Cotdelapoms...EW!

4. Because a group with no significant threats isn't something that encourages the team to play. No significant challenges...boring.

5. Because the VFA are already examinating curriculum vitaes to choose a new coach, and that will affect the team at some extent.

So there you have, readers. If you have more reasons to add to whether we should win the CoH or not, feel free to add them and/or send them to my e-mail: alrosero@tnk.vd! The person who sends the most funny and creative reason will win two tickets to the first Supercopa Valladar match in a place to be confirmed, so let the rain of electronic garbage begin!

MD1: Valladares vs. Darmen
MD2: Arcatea vs. Valladares
MD3: BYE
MD4: Valladares vs. Carmadin
MD5: Taeshan vs. Valladares

by **Vilita** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 7:34 pm

JUNGLE CATS OFF TO ÎLE d'ELISABETH

Short Trip, Long Journey awaits one Vilitan Player

The Vilita Jungle Cats have proven prophetic in their choice of training facility as the group draw has been announced and the Jungle Cats have indeed been drawn into the Cotdelapoms region. Better still, after training the past week in Côte-Est with Cotdelapoms Série A side 'Maritime', the Jungle Cats will play their group games on Île d'Elisabeth, just 13km from the mainland. Vilitan coaches Wrice & Massa we're quick to secure the training facilities at the Université d'Elisabeth for use during the group stage, though at under an hour by bus, there was some thought that the Jungle Cats might simply make the daily commute from Côte-Est.

Vilita's Actalia Mermaioada has announced he will be taking a different route back to Île d'Elisabeth for Vilitas crucial matchday three clash with group favorites Erathore. Mermaioda will attempt to traverse the 13km between Côte-Est and Île d'Elisabeth not by car, not by plane or boat - but by swimming across the Mor Elesbed channel. Mermaioada had planned on making the trek prior to the start of the competition, however after getting word of the plan, local officials requested that the Vilitan coordinate his effort with tidal forecasts and proper emergency personnel on hand, which could not be completed in time for Mermaioada to reasonably recover for the first group matchup. However, the fact that the Jungle Cats have a bye on Matchday two means that Mermaioada will have a full week between Vilita's first and second game allowing ample time to attempt the swim across the Mor Elesbed and then recover for the big game. Mermaioada reportedly has offered his fellow Vilitans the chance to compete against him for best time in the swim, but none have as of yet accepted his channel.

It won't be the first time Mermaioada has attempted such a swim. The young Vilitan was the champion of the U-16 and 4th placed overall in the Pillars of Vilita challenge, swimming from the tip of Lonngeylin to the tip of the Alikki Peninsula (Photo Inset). Mermaioada is likely to face challenging currents due to the moderate to high winds in the region, but does not effect this to greatly affect his voyage, so long as the marine life cooperates. The Vilitan has been criticized in the past for allowing his water sports to interfere with his development at the Strike Academy, the focus of several articles in local Lonngeylin media. The choice to do this non-trivial swim during the middle of an International Competition is sure to incite criticism back home, but the final judge will be Mermaioada's on-pitch performances, if indeed the youngster is called upon.

Having already spent a week in Cotdelapoms, the Jungle Cats will have the advantage of being adapted to the local scene and climate in the Rushmori nation, though any advantage is likely negated in the opening matches against Carasatoga and Erathore, both nations of the Rushmore region.

The Jungle Cats will have to place in the top 2 to have any chance at winning the competition due to the large number of nations involved in the multi-country competition. However, despite the importance of every point, and really every goal in this competition, coaches Wrice and Massa have already ensured that players will also have the opportunity to prove their worth to the squad if they show good efforts in the training. In a recent pre-cup interview, Coach Wrice was asked about goalkeeper Jungrii Canopii. The Inland Academy keeper was the primary backup for Nycflala Kater throughout the World Cup Qualifying campaign but was overlooked in favor of Jawz Tiiaupila when Kater was unable to make the start against Brendino the 3rd, in a defeat that may have cost the Jungle Cats their place in the World Cup Finals. Wrice has stated he expects to see Canopii to make his first competitive start for the national team at some point during the Cup of Harmony, but would not state if he had penciled in a specific match for that to happen.

After missing a chance at the World Cup Finals by just one point, the Jungle Cats will feel confident they can perform on the pitch despite their low ranking relative to many of their Cup of Harmony opponents. However, should the Jungle Cats fail to be triumphant in the tournament, they will certainly take extra effort to ensure they get revenge on Brendino the 3rd, the very team that knocked the Jungle Cats out of the World Cup just weeks ago, and they have found each other again, perhaps the initiation of a new International Rivalry. The two teams will meet on matchday 4 in what could once again prove to be a make or break match for the Jungle Cats to keep their competition hopes alive. The 'cats broke twice in qualifying so will surely be motivated for that Group B clash. Vilita do not have any competitive history against the other 4 opponents in Group B, though do have noticable political differences with the Nation of Erathore that will potentially spark some media interest.

VASE Receives Foreign Kit Requests

After being entirely out of the market of international kit design since the psychadelic experiment that was the Vilita & Turori AOCAF XIX Kits, the VASE seems to have hit a home-run with its new-look navy plated Vilita National Team kit unveiled specifically for the Cup of Harmony. The kits sold out at Marine World Park on the day of the unveiling, and 24 hours later, thousands of orders were placed online. The new kits have even attracted foreign attention, with the Football Association of Megadia putting in a formal request for kit production in preparation of qualifications for World Cup 58. It is not believed that the VASE will be honoring large scale requests for kit design and production, but having already dusted off the machines for the new Vilita kit, have decided to accept some orders to maintain the workforce in case another Vilitan Kit design is required in the future.

by **New Montreal States** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:19 pm

Cotdelapoms wrote:
Albionpool (Group C)

Albionpool is our nation's capital, despite being a predominantly Anglophone city in a heavily Francophone nation. It is also the primary capital of business, which is not something Cotdelapomais from outside of Albionpool are particularly trusting of. It is not the most culturally developed city in the country, instead focusing more on "important" things like business, government and much of Cotdelapoms' scientific development. Albionpool is a very tall city with many large buildings that are home to most of Cotdelapoms' major companies. Demographics skew older and more English speaking. Notable attractions include the nation's largest ferris wheel in the centre of Harris Park and Windsor Square, the nation's largest open air market.

Albionpool is also football mad, home of Cosmopolitan, the wealthiest team in Série A, Sparta, the team who has won the most Série A titles, and Celtic, who are generally ok. Albionpool has built the brand new Stade de Cotdelapoms, our new national football stadium first to host the Coupe Pomme D'Or final and other major world events. It hosted the 15th World Cup of Hockey final, and it also is the home of the Coupe Fritidien! final. The Stade de Cotdelapoms' holds 80,000 people and is an all-seater stadium. If you are staying in Albionpool, head over by taking the Metro to the Commonwealth stop. It will be the very large football arena everyone will be walking towards.

As Pwim Charbonneau got off the plane in Albionpool, he felt like he'd never left home. The humongous "Visit Montréal!" banner advertising flights to that city looked eeriely like the "See New Montreal!" banner that had been the last thing he saw before boarding his Laval-Valdemont flight to meet the rest of the team and catch the charter to Cotedelapoms. There was the same hubbub of English and French from the crowd, the background noise blending into joual in his ears. The towering business district wasn't too different from Valdemont, for that matter - a city that is trying to impress you without wanting to look like it's trying to impress anyone. And the selection of daily papers wasn't too different from what had been staring the team in the face at every two-bit newsstand at Valdemont Intercontinental.

The draw for the group stages had taken place while the side was in the air. The panel of bureaucrats had spent the flight emphasizing that it didn't matter who NMS got drawn against; the tournament would not be markedly different either way. The players had all nodded together in agreement. And when the coaches told them after they debarked that they had one hour to take care of whatever they needed to before coming back to find out their next stop, they had all either piled into a convenient newsstand or went hunting for a sports bar to find out just who they would be playing. Charbonneau had opted for the newsstand; he and four other midfielders nodded at each other as they picked up four different publications, paid the clerk, and began flipping through the sports pages, looking for the draw results.

"Oy!" exclaimed Charbonneau. "We're f**king done flying! We can just plop right down here and be done with it." Antoine Long, meanwhile, looked up from his paper at a display of Cosmopolitan tchotkes. His contract disputes with Dorion were the worst-kept secret in the Inland Conference, and no doubt he'd seen the words "richest team in the league" in the paper's "Welcome to Albionpool" section. "This place," he grinned, "it wouldn't be any harder to fit in than it would be in another city back home."

"Maybe," Charbonneau replied. "But it's not like we're going to get a chance to impress. Kazzoria's the best damn team in the tournament, and the rest of the group is just going to be tripping each other up."

"Please," chimed Yves St-Zotique from the end of the row of seats. "Cyborg Holland? Who's afraid of a pack of robotic Dutchmen?"

"Robotic Dutchmen?" asked Ed, who had just emerged from the bathrooms and had picked up his pace after hearing St-Zotique. "What's this about Dutch robots?"

"Cyborg Holland is in our group," explained St-Zotique.

"Are they really cyborgs?" asked Ed.

"Beats me. Why are you concerned?"

"It's not natural." Ed shuddered. "Half-Dutch, half-machine? How can you not be concerned?" A queasy look crossed over his face, and he ran back to the bathrooms he had just left.

"What's his problem?" asked Charbonneau.

"I think," said St-Zotique, "that our boy Ed is scared shitless of cyborgs." An evil grin lit up his face.

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