League Spreads Out Across the Field

On the second EMSL matchday, the world's premier teams started to pull away form the rest, with the Trishuli Extremes showing great promise by scoring a massive nine goals against their opponents, the Halberd Harriers. The only other match played saw the Dynamo beat Wizards SC Westmore by five goals to four.

Four teams once again failed to turn up, although rumours of invasions or revolutions just to get them to play have been dismissed as idle fantasies.

The official results are as follows:

Halberd Harriers - 0, Trishuli Xtremes - 9
DRAs Capitalist Shmazerz - 3, Redstar Bandera - 0
Vayelon Firewolves - 3, Gotzborg Eagles - 0
The Dynamo - 5, Wizards SC Westmore - 4
Mayo Sportistinda - 3, Baden Tigers - 0
FC Attera Imperial - 0, Adelwin Power - 3

The better teams are now starting to break away from the others - there are now four top teams, four middle teams and four bottom teams in the league, with the updated table looking thus:

1. Trishuli Xtremes - 6 points
2. DRAs Capitalist Shmazerz - 6 points
3. Mayo Sportistinda - 6 points
4. The Dynamo - 6 points
5. Wizards SC Westmore - 3 points
6. Vayelon Firewolves - 3 points
7. Adelwin Power - 3 points
8. Halberd Harriers - 3 points
9. Baden Tigers - 0 points
10. Gotzborg Eagles - 0 points
11. Redstar Bandera - 0 points
12. FC Attera Imperial - 0 points

The next matchday is Friday 24th September.

No-show Teams Fail to Spoil First Games

ERSENIL, AERLIG - The EMSL achieved a record attendance on Friday when two thirds of its member teams turned up for the first game of the new soccer season. As a result two proper matches were played and only four games were won on forfeits. Six of the teams that did turn up now share the lead of the league table with three points each, while the others are languishing at the bottom with none.

Last season's lyrical commentator Baruch O'Shaughnessy also failed to make an appearance, thus sharing the embarrassment of a no-show with the Baden Tigers, FC Attera Imperial, the Gotzborg Eagles and Redstar Bandera. EMSL Head Honcho Jouker Sendler reminded the teams that plays can be submitted for all the matches in advance, so the team managers have no excuses for failing to show up with their teams in time for each match.

This season's league has features 22 match days, plays every Friday and ends in the New Year. The results for the first match are as follows:

Trishuli Xtremes - 3, Adelwin Power - 1
Mayo Sportistinda - 3, FC Attera Imperial - 0
Baden Tigers - 0, The Dynamo - 3
Wizards SC Westmore - 5, Vayelon Firewolves - 3
Gotzborg Eagles - 0, DRAs Capitalist Shmazerz - 3
Redstar Bandera - 0, Halberd Harriers - 3

The league table stands thus:

1. Halberd Harriers - 3 points
2. DRAs Capitalist Shmazerz - 3 points
3. The Dynamo - 3 points
4. Mayo Sportistinda - 3 points
5. Wizards SC Westmore - 3 points
6. Trishuli Xtremes - 3 points
7. Vayelon Firewolves - 0 points
8. Adelwin Power - 0 points
9. Baden Tigers - 0 points
10. Gotzborg Eagles - 0 points
11. Redstar Bandera - 0 points
12. FC Attera Imperial - 0 points

The next matches take place on Friday 17th September.

English Soccer Takes Off Again

Adelwin, Aerlig- The two English Soccer Leagues, EIFA (National Teams) and EMSL (Club teams) have again kicked off, with the relaunch of EIFA and the launching of the third season of the EMSL.

EIFA recently concluded the AtterCup tournament in Attera, seeing two new nations joining the association. With the conclusion of the tournament EIFA also launched a new website and ranking system, available online at www.mncentre.net/eifa/. The new ranking system is designed to make the league more accountable, being based on points and ranks of different tournaments.

Planning is currently underway for the upcoming EIFA Champions Cup to be hosted by the Sovereign Order of Treesia, where the Association's top six teams will battle it out to try and improve their ranking position.

The EMSL is also restarting in September, with the league currently taking team registrations for the season. Teams interested in registering should head to the EMSL website at http://www.joachimseitz.de/aerlig/emsl/.