Titans lose, again!
/In a closely contested match that went to 8 rounds of overtime penalty kicks, United prevailed over the Titans with a 3 – 2 PKOT win, keeping their playoffs hope alive.
Read MoreIn a closely contested match that went to 8 rounds of overtime penalty kicks, United prevailed over the Titans with a 3 – 2 PKOT win, keeping their playoffs hope alive.
Read MoreAs much as he tried to conceal it, Titans manager Paulo Salgado was baffled. His top-ranked team had just lost 3-1 to league’s worst. Reporters assembled in the Titans’ locker room after the game gingerly tried to coax some kind of explanation out of the notoriously cantankerous coach. Was it a case of fatigue? Had his team’s runaway success made the team overconfident? Did they not prepare as rigorously as usual?
Read MoreWith the UEFA Champions League barely underway, football fans will have to wait another 7 months before a conclusive championship match. During that time, where will football fans get their playoff fix?
Look no further than Mars...
Read MoreWould the Wuji upset the Comets and make it two wins in a row?
Would the Comets lose their 2nd game in a row and lose significant momentum down the playoff stretch?
That’s what many were thinking during the majority of the match as the Wuji struck first at the 8th minute with a low kick by Hu Liao that soared under the defenders and past Comets goalkeeper Zaida Agre.
Read MoreDespite having home field advantage, United was unable to produce, creating few offensive chances as their recent forward additions of Darkeem Dennis and Yvonne Barnato were shut down.
Read MoreReadale Nash is not just the youngest member on the Titan roster, he is also the youngest player in the league overall. There is a very small club of under 20 players in the MAFL, but among these young guns, Readale has been making his own particular mark. Having contributed to more than 1/3 of all total Titan goals , this young striker stirs fear in the opposition.
Read MoreI was thinking about this as I watched my Titans unceremoniously fall to the Dynamo at Korolev Stadium. Not wanting to focus too much on the game I looked around at the rest of my colleagues in the Press STV, or, Spectator Tour Vehicle. You see, it would have been both too costly and a drain on resources to cover the stadiums and create an artificial atmosphere, so the MAFL stadium are all open air. But humans can’t breathe on Mars so the players have the EV suits.
Read MoreThree weeks since the colony-wide quarantine and three consecutive wins over that span.
Read MoreIn Week 17, who would win the rubber match?
Any advantage to playing at Amrita’s home field would soon be nullified as dread spread throughout the colony that the Lanka Legend would be a scratch for their match. An injury suffered in last week’s match against Wuji helped explain why his presence was virtually non-existent that match.
Read MoreNational Pride or National Prejudice?
Was that the prize on the table as the Battle of the Bottom Feeders collided?
In a match devoid of much meaning in the standings, the Tiangong Wuji managed to put some distance between themselves and Huacheng Dong Ji with a 1 – 0 victory.
Read MoreFor most of the season, Europa United has been a one note samba...
Yet with their win over the formidable Al’amal SC, could this be the Rebirth of Cool for United as they discovered a new range of flexibility in their play which will help them soar to new levels?
Read MoreWith growing interest here on Earth, sports on Mars isn't just a romantic fantasy anymore. You can be sure other businesses will be looking to capitalize on this new import. The potential revenue and sponsor dollars from Earth will only accelerate sports on the red planet, so it is certain that this landscape will evolve very quickly.
Read MoreMAFL Summary - All the highlights from Week 16 DAY 2 matches.
Read MoreMAFL Summary - All the highlights from Week 16 DAY 1 matches.
Read MoreWell sports-fans, have I got a treat for you this week! Today we are talking about balls. And not just any balls, but the piece of technological wizardry that makes the Mars Aero Football League the must see sporting event of the Red Planet!
Read MoreWhy the hell is it taking so long to get out of here?
With increasing fans seeking to attend MAFL games, the In-Out policies of colonies are choking the sport.
Read MoreToday, clubs across the MAFL posted official announcements confirming trade rumours and line up changes.
As this is the first experience of this kind for many fans, particularly those who have grown up on Mars without any prior context, it was an unexpected emotional reality of the game.
Read MoreMars is vast... The nearest two MAFL colonies are 2100 KM apart.
The farthest-most is more than 7000 KM.
The road trip comes part and parcel to with being part of a team.
Read MoreWhere is Ware? Out again with an ankle sprain. Her absence along with forward Jube Terrell were evident as the Titans’ offence struggled throughout their match against the lowly Wuji.
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