Saturday football 28th January
Australia Westfield W-League Final
Brisbane Roar V Canberra United
African Championship Preliminary Round 2nd Leg
DR Congo v Uganda (Kinshasa)
Malawi v Zambia (Blantyre)
Tunisia v Morocco (Soliman)
Zimbabwe v Botswana (Harare)
Italy – Serie A
Chiasiellis V Lazio (13:30)
Como 2000 V Mozzanica (13:30)
Firenze V Venezia (13:30)
Milan V Riviera di Romagna (13:30)
Roma V Torino (13:30)
Sassari Torres V Tavagnacco (13:30)
South America – Sudamericano U20 Femenino
Peru V Paraguay
Bolivia V Brazil
Spain – Superliga
L’Estartit V Espanyol (11:15)
Sunday football 29th January
ConCacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying Final
Canada/Mexico v USA/Costa Rica (Vancouver)
African Championship Preliminary Round 2nd Leg
Ethiopia v Egypt (Addis Abeba)
Ghana v Mali (Accra)
Guinea v Ivory Coast (Conakry)
Tanzania v Namibia (Dar Es Salaam)
FA Premier League Cup
(2:00pm Kick-Off)
GROUP 1
Blackburn Rovers v Rochdale (Radcliffe Borough FC)
Preston North End v Manchester City (Bamber Bridge FC)
GROUP 2
Colchester United v West Ham United (Stanway Rovers FC)
Tottenham Hotspur v Barnet (Harlow Town FC)
GROUP 3
Portsmouth v Plymouth Argyle (Moneyfields FC)
Reading v Keynsham Town (Tadley Calleva FC)
GROUP 4
Charlton Athletic v Brighton & Hove Albion (Thamesmead Town FC)
Millwall Lionesses v Queens Park Rangers (Beckenham Town FC)
GROUP 5
Sheffield FC P-P Leeds United
Sunderland v Leeds City Vixens (Hetton Centre)
GROUP 6
Leicester City WFC v Nottingham Forest (Oadby Town FC)
GROUP 7
Aston Villa v Coventry City (Boldmere St.Michaels FC)
Sporting Club Albion v Cardiff City (Halesowen FC)
Bus Eireann Women’s National League
Shamrock Rovers V Castlebar Celtic FC (14:00)
Wexford Youths Womens AFC V Peamount United (14:00)
Cork Womens FC V Raheny United (14:00)
South America – Sudamericano U20 Femenino
Venezuela V Colombia
Chile V Argentina
Spain – Superliga
Llanos Olivenza V Reocin
Transportes Alcaine V Sporting de Huelva
Málaga V Collerense
Lagunak V Levante
Valencia V Athletic Club
FVPR El Olivo V Rayo Vallecano
Atletico Madrid V Real Sociedad
Barcelona V San Gabriel
France – Coupe de France Féminine
Mars Bischheim V Arras (11: 30)
Saint Christol V Montpellier Asptt (13 : 30)
Nîmes Metropol… V Montpellier (13 : 30)
Lafrancaise V Villeneuve (13 : 30)
Aubignan Etoile V Saint-Simon Toulouse (13 : 30)
Muret V Rodez (13 : 30)
Monteux V Toulouse (13 : 30)
Couffé Conquérante V Limoges Landougefoot (13 : 30)
Soyaux V La Roche-sur-Yon (13: 30)
Blanquefort V Tours (13 : 30)
USC Corné V Des Trois Cites Poitiers (13: 30)
Saint Georges V Mérignac (13 : 30)
Guingamp V PSG (13 : 30)
Bagneux V Cormelles (13 : 30)
Dreux V Le Mans (13 : 30)
Estrées/Rochette Vaux V ESM Gonfreville (13 : 30)
Condé-sur-Noireau V Abbeville/Rouen (13 : 30)
Plédéliac V Lorient (13 : 30)
Woippy V Saint Quentin (13 : 30)
Vendenheim V Hénin-Beaumont (13:30)
Domont FC V Algrange (13:30)
Athis Mons V Gravelines (13:30)
Rouvroy V Herblay (13:30)
Templemars Vendeville V Compiègne Club Oise (13:30)
Châtenoy Royal V Flacé Mâcon (13:30)
Nivolas V Besançon (13:30)
Le Puy V Saint-Étienne (13:30)
Saint Martin En Haut V Bourges (13:30)
Arpajon V Dijon (13:30)
Olympique Lyon V Yzeure Allier (13:30)
Saint Vit V Saint Romain Sanne (13:30)
Saint-Herblain V Juvisy (13:45)
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By no means, I mean to belittle the teams high or rising in ranks. However, I have the same problem with nomination and election of Ballon d’Or. What is the criteria used here, if not subjective and arbitrary pick-up? For example, why Nigeria is not even in the top 30? They were in the 2011 WWC. They lost to Germany and France, but both were close lost by 0-1. Are they really lower than the teams we see in the ranks 15-30? Yes, they were absent in Olympic this year, but so were many higher-ranked teams, including Germany. Again, I am NOT saying the ranks are wrong. I am just asking what the criteria – or the pointing system – is.