new UEFA member?

[Punkt]

no it's not Montenegro. it's Gibraltar. UEFA will decide it in January.

 

[Seán D]

well, if we let Israel in, why not. Although they'd get mauled.

 

[Tiago_10]

Another one to get slaughtered in every match. (unless they play against San Marino or something)

 

[theo]

Gibraltar vs San Marino would be awesome, "derby of the dead", imagine scorelines like 8-8 between them.

 

[Seán D]

im not convinced they'd put the ball into the net

 

[night]

Gibraltar vs San Marino would be awesome, "derby of the dead", imagine scorelines like 8-8 between them.

More like 0-0

Anyway, at least San Marino would be thinking, "hey at least we're not the only ones.. We only lost 13-0. However, Gilbraltar lost 14-0"..

 

[Internazionale]

Kazakhstan already prove they are a worthy opponent at least in the UEFA.

Gibraltar, I am not convinced about it.

 

[Fernandez]

What do we call them? Gibraltians?

 

[Avalanche]

Forget it. UEFA will not let Gilbraltar join, because the Spanish FA has in the past threatened to withdraw over the matter. Also, from a competition standpoint, its a bad move, because they will consistently get ass-raped, even by the "smaller" nations such as Liechtenstein and Andorra.

 

[Punkt]

i was researching in the net about some gibraltanian (sp?) league and found that they have clubs like Manchester United and Newcastle United playing there.

 

[Zlatan]

Oh no.

 

[Andrejs]

Well, small nations won't develope if they only play each other.

 

[Tiago_10]

No, you're right. The investments must be made in the football youth sistem of those countries, by their FA's and others. There must be a planning if not, it's completely useless. They get trashed time and again and no improvements are made.

 

[TOON ARMY]

There should be a preliminary qualifying round during the summer for the minor footballing nations.

That way we see smaller yet more competitive groups and a less congested calendar when the proper qualifying begins.

 

[cus]

where the fcuk is gibraltar?

 

[Punkt]

Gibraltar is a British overseas territory. It is located on the south of the Iberian Peninsula, overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar which links the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea.

wikipedia rules

:chew:

 

[Digitarius]

Andorra's population is not that bigger than Gibraltar but yet they have achieved results against more recognised nations. In the last qualifying campaign, they took 4 points off Macedonia. Gibraltar can potentially do that. But then, perhaps not.

 

[Internazionale]

A major update !

UEFA to clear way for Gibraltar national team?

Gibraltar could soon have its own national football team after Spanish efforts to block the move were overturned by judges.

The issue is on the agenda at a meeting of Uefa's Executive Committee meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia, today and tomorrow.

And barring last-minute hitches, European football's governing body is expected to clear the way for a Gibraltarian national team competing alongside the world's biggest footballing nations.

'Gibraltar deserves to have its own football team and the expected decision by Uefa officials this week is yet another step towards Gibraltar being fully recognised,' Graham Watson, Liberal Democrat MEP for the South West and Gibraltar said.

'Uefa's decision will reverberate well beyond the footballing world.'

Gibraltar Football Association's application for Uefa membership has been on hold since 1999 because of Spanish protests that only countries recognised by the United Nations should be permitted as members.

But last month the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, dismissed the Spanish objections, reviving hopes of ushering Gibraltar into the fold.

Provisional membership is on the cards by the end of the meeting, with full membership likely to be confirmed next January at Uefa's 16th Congress in Dusseldorf.

If approved, Gibraltar will be eligible to enter the qualifying competition for Euro 2012

 

[Jaouadinho]

Forget it. UEFA will not let Gilbraltar join, because the Spanish FA has in the past threatened to withdraw over the matter. Also, from a competition standpoint, its a bad move, because they will consistently get ass-raped, even by the "smaller" nations such as Liechtenstein and Andorra.

Why is that?

 

[BBTB2007]

It's time UEFA had a qualification round like they do in CONCACAF for all the small Caribbean islands. It would also give the small microstates something tangible to play for.