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By any objective metric, the Seattle Seahawks were a bad team. In a 32-team league, they
finished 28th in offensive yards per game, 27th in yards allowed per game. They were 25th in points
scored, and also 25th in points allowed. The Seahawks had the 29th rated scoring differential in
the league at -97, which means they allowed 6 points a game more than they scored.
Epson has announced that it will be one of the main sponsors of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011, the
prestigious quadrennial football championship to be held in Qatar from January 7 to 29, 2011.
Fans watching the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011™ on television can enjoy a better overall experience
thanks to enhanced data and graphics via the Samsung-sponsored SportVU player tracking technology
developed by STATS.
The AFC ExCo features 10 new faces after the elections for several positions and not an Aussie made
the list. So still no Australian on the AFC Executive Committee!
No expertise in sport or football - you're kidding right?
Check the full list below New AFC Executive Committee
Doha: The 24th Asian Football Confederation Congress closed on Thursday with AFC President Mohamed
Bin Hammam unapposed for a third four-year term at the helm of a new-look AFC Executive Committee.
?DOHA, Jordan — Jordan's Prince Ali bin Al Hussein stunned powerful South Korean Chung Mong-Joon
by unseating him as a FIFA vice-president on Thursday while Mohamad bin Hammam won another term as
AFC chief. Chung, the controlling shareholder in industrial giant Hyundai Heavy Industries, a major
FIFA sponsor, had been in the job since 1994 [.
?DOHA, Jordan — Jordan's Prince Ali bin Al Hussein stunned powerful South Korean Chung Mong-Joon
by unseating him as a FIFA vice-president on Thursday while Mohamad bin Hammam won another term as
AFC chief. Chung, the controlling shareholder in industrial giant Hyundai Heavy Industries, a major
FIFA sponsor, had been in the job since 1994 [.
DOHA, Qatar The 15th Asian Cup kicked off Friday with a brief, colourful opening ceremony in the
Khalifa Stadium in Doha Friday. Flag bearers representing the 16 participating nations performed a
dance routine that was accompanied by a spectacular light show that had the capacity crowd in the
40,000 seater-stadium cheering.
Indonesian FA head Nurdin Halid has failed in his bid to join one of AFC's many committees. His
defeat, he performed marginally better than the Timor Leste representative, was put down to the
fact that his English language skills were poor.
DOHA, Qatar — Australia and South Korea shared the spoils 1-1 in the battle of the big guns at
the Asian Cup on Friday as both sides inched closer to the quarter-finals. The two Asian
heavyweights are both seen as potential champions but neither could find the winner at the
three-quarters full Al-Gharafa Stadium.
BORO FACE ONE HOME AND ONE AWAY GAME IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CUP COMPETITION'S.The NCEL cup
draws for the next stages of the League and President's Cups have given Boro one home tie and one
away tie - although their opponents are yet to be determined.In the league cup third round
Boro will be at home against either Selby Town or first division Bottesford Town on Tuesday March
15th, 7.
DOHA, Qatar FIFA has announced that there are no plans to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to
winter to alleviate concerns over the country's climate. As temperatures can reach 50 degrees
Celsius in the summer in Qatar, there had been strong indications that FIFA was ready to move the
tournament. President Sepp [.
On Sunday, there will be two great NFL games. The games will decide who will advance to the
Super Bowl. In the NFC, the Chicago Bears host the Green Bay Packers. In the AFC, the Pittsburgh
Steelers host the New York Jets. Who is going to win? Here are the official EveryJoe predictions
for the latest games of the NFL postseason:
Chicago Bears vs.
Thanks to the folks at the AFC's official site, we have a look at the stats for the Aussies and
Uzbeks going into Tuesday's Asian Cup semifinal. Here's how the teams have looked on paper:
Defense and Goalkeeping
Statistically, Australia are by far the best defensive team of this tournament.
I must admit that due to time difference and media coverage in this part of the world, I have not
seen any matches of the 2011 Asian Cup in the future World Cup hosts of Qatar. However, I will have
to try to watch the final this next Saturday against two giants that I have found excellent to
watch in the last two World Cups: Australia was great in 2006, barely losing to Italy, and fought
well in
The Pro Bowl is usually difficult to watch. This year, that was more true than ever. In a
laugher of an affair, the NFL yawned their way past the AFC in the Pro Bowl. After going up 42-0 in
the second quarter, the NFC held on to a 55-41 victory that was never as close as the final score
indicates.
