By JOHN BOSCHINI

Brad Friedel may be pushing 40 by the time the season runs out, but the veteran goalkeeper looks likely to extend his stay at Aston Villa.

Friedel's agent, Tony McGill, said that he has been in contact with the Birmingham-based club and talks are going very well.

Mais um jogo da Copa da Ásia, foi realizado no dia 19/01/2011, na cidade de Doha-QAT, no Qatar Sports Club Stadium, onde jogaram as seleções dos Emirados Arábes (102º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Irã (65º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2010Tehran 10/06/2009 IRN1:0 (0:0)UAE 2010Dubai 19/11/2008 UAE1:1 (1:0)IRN 2010Al Ain City 07/06/2008 UAE0:1 (0:1)IRN Third stage2010Tehran 02/06/2008 IRN0:0UAE Third stage2002Abu Dhabi 31/10/2001 UAE0:3 (0:1)IRN Third stage2002Tehran 25/10/2001 IRN1:0 (1:0)UAE Third stage
Copa da Ásia
1992Hiroshima 01/11/1992 UAE0:0IRN Group matches1988Doha 08/12/1988 IRN1:0 (1:0)UAE Group matches1984Singapore 01/12/1984 IRN3:0 (1:0)UAE
Amistosos
2007Abu Dhabi 12/01/2007 UAE0:2 (0:1)IRN 2006Tehran 08/08/2006 IRN1:0 (1:0)UAE
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Kim Dong-Jin-KOR
O primeiro gol iraniano, foi de Arash Afshin, aos 22 minutos do segundo tempo, ele que é jogador do Foolad-IRN, que marcou seu primeiro gol pela seleção nacional.

Defending champions Iraq qualified for the quarter-final stages of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup along with Group D winners Iran as the full line-up for the next round is known.

Iraq got through a tough tie against North Korea on Wednesday with a slender 1-0 win thanks to a 22nd minute Karrar Jassim goal.

DOHA, Qatar — Dominant three-time champions Iran cruised past the United Arab Emirates 3-0 at the Asian Cup Wednesday to finish the group stage as the only side with a 100 percent record. Striker Arash Afshin opened the scoring in the 70th minute only to be sent off for a fierce challenge on UAE goalkeeper [.

DOHA, Qatar — Dominant three-time champions Iran cruised past the United Arab Emirates 3-0 at the Asian Cup Wednesday to finish the group stage as the only side with a 100 percent record. Striker Arash Afshin opened the scoring in the 70th minute only to be sent off for a fierce challenge on UAE goalkeeper [.

DOHA, Qatar — Three-time champions Iran swept aside North Korea 1-0 at the Asian Cup Saturday to become the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals in their bid to end a 35-year title drought. Karim Ansari Fard struck the winner in the 62nd minute as Team Melli fought hard to crack a tight North [.

DOHA, Qatar — Three-times champions Iran stormed back from the shock of losing an early goal to grab a 2-1 victory over arch rivals and holders Iraq at the Asian Cup Tuesday. With United Arab Emirates and North Korea playing out a 0-0 draw earlier, Iran top Group D after the first round of games. [.