14.04.2012 - Con goles de Juan Manuel Olivera (´65) y Mohammad Khalatbari (´67), Al Wasl empató (2-2) frente al puntero Al Ain (Asamoah Gyan x2) en el Zabeel Stadium por la 18º jornada de la Liga de Emiratos Árabes.
En una ráfaga, Al Wasl logró invertir el resultado (2-1) para sumar de a 3 pero el ghanés Asamoah Gyan lo empató a cinco minutos del final y puso justicia en el marcador.

27.03.2012 - Con goles de Rashid Essa (´26 y ´74), Mariano Donda (´33 penal) y Juan Manuel Olivera (´67), Al Wasl venció (4-1) a Emirates (H.Matroushi ´74) en el Zabeel Stadium por la 16º fecha de la Liga de Emiratos Árabes y se establece en el 5º puesto (24 puntos) a 15 unidades del puntero Al Ain (39).

Mais um amistoso, no mês de Novembro de 2011, foi realizado no dia 04/11/2011, na cidade de Kuwait City-KUW, onde jogaram as seleções do Kuwait (96º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Bahrain (101º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2002Kuwait City 27/02/2001 KUW0:1 (0:0)BHR First stage2002Singapore 03/02/2001 BHR1:2 (0:0)KUW First stage1978Doha 17/03/1977 BHR1:2 (0:1)KUW First stage1978Doha 11/03/1977 BHR0:2 (0:2)KUW First stage
Copa da Ásia
1988Doha 03/12/1988 KUW0:0BHR Group matches
Eliminatórias COntinentais
2007Manama 15/11/2006 BHR2:1 (2:0)KUW 2007Kuwait City 01/03/2006 KUW0:0BHR 1992Al Ain City 08/08/1992 KUW2:0 (1:0)BHR Preliminary round
Amistosos
Manama 14/02/2011 BHR0:0KUW
Kuwait City 08/10/2010 KUW1:3 (0:1)BHR
Al Ain City 25/02/2010 KUW4:1 (2:1)BHR
Muscat 07/01/2009 BHR0:1 (0:1)KUW First stage2008Manama 16/01/2008 BHR1:0 (0:0)KUW 2004Doha 23/12/2004 BHR3:1 (1:1)KUW Second stage2004Doha 14/12/2004 BHR1:1 (1:1)KUW First stage2004Al Muharraq 26/08/2004 BHR0:0KUW 2003Kuwait City 10/01/2004 KUW0:4 (0:2)BHR 2002Riyadh 22/01/2002 KUW0:0BHR 1998Manama 06/11/1998 BHR0:2 (0:1)KUW 1997Kuwait City 18/03/1997 KUW3:1 (2:1)BHR 1996Muscat 16/10/1996 BHR0:1 (0:1)KUW 1994Abu Dhabi 04/11/1994 BHR2:1 (1:0)KUW 1992Doha 10/12/1992 KUW0:1 (0:0)BHR 1990Kuwait City 21/02/1990 KUW1:0BHR 1988Amman 16/07/1988 KUW0:0BHR Group matches1988Riyadh 12/03/1988 KUW0:1 (0:1)BHR 1986Manama 07/04/1986 KUW1:1 (1:0)BHR 1984Muscat 12/03/1984 KUW1:0 (1:0)BHR Group matches1982Abu Dhabi 20/03/1982 KUW1:0BHR 1979Baghdad 08/04/1979 KUW2:0BHR 1978Bangkok 14/12/1978 KUW3:0BHR First stage1976Doha 06/04/1976 KUW5:2BHR 1972Riyadh 18/03/1972 KUW2:0BHR 1970Isa Town 03/04/1970 BHR1:3KUW 1966Baghdad 01/04/1966 KUW4:4BHR First stage
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Asamoah Gyan's weekend was full of surprises for Ghanian soccer fans. The striker wrote a letter to the country's football association (FA) informing the national team's leadership that he would be retiring "indefinitely" from international play.

The 26-year-old has claimed that he has not fully recovered psychologically from missing a crucial penalty in the 120th minute of Ghana's loss to Uruguay in the 2010 World Cup Quarterfinals.

I stumbled across this story when catching up on all the latest football news and thought i would highlight here not because it is one of the biggest transfer stories on this last day of the transfer window, but rather because of its almost near obscurity.

Frankly, speaking , i thought Toni had retired from the game so imagine my shock when i read that he had actually been with Juventus all this time.

Like a cross between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Nicklas Bendtner, Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan is very fond of his own abilities. There were questions as to whether he would play in Ghana's African Cup of Nations match against Mali after sustaining an injury in training on Thursday, but he did start and scored off a free kick in his side's 2-0 win.

Just what is 'verbal abuse'? It must be relative, as the line drawn in some areas is much different than, say, the one in the United Arab Emirates.

Diego. He's less than the ideal role model off the pitch. And now he's been fined for calling an opposing coach 'quite rude', which would probably qualify as the nicest thing said in a Premiership press conference this week.

By Majid Abdalli, writing from the United Arab Emirates

When Asamoah Gyan arrived at Sunderland for a club record £13 million fee, it seemed like the dawn of a new era for both club and player. However, the new era has become true only in the case of the player, while Sunderland are back where they were under Roy Keane – struggling at the wrong end of the table.

By Majid Abdalli, writing from the United Arab Emirates

When Asamoah Gyan arrived at Sunderland for a club record £13 million fee, it seemed like the dawn of a new era for both club and player. However, the new era has become true only in the case of the player, while Sunderland are back where they were under Roy Keane – struggling at the wrong end of the table.

Despite admitting his admiration for new manager Martin O'Neill, Asamoah Gyan has outlined his reluctance to return to Sunderland, perhaps even after his loan spell with Middle Eastern outfit Al Ain has finished.
Ghanaian goalscorer Gyan – who has netted 27 times in 54 matches for the Black Stars – is in the United Arab Emirates as a result of a deal struck back in September and, although rumours to the contrary have circulated this week, the 26 year-old ruled out a return to Wearside this January.

photo by Ben Queenborough/ISIphotos.com

By FRANCO PANIZO

Phil Neville is in favor of manager David Moyes bringing in reinforcements to the club during the winter transfer window in January, but one player the Everton captain doesn't see being brought in is Landon Donovan.

All eyes will be on Asamoah Gyan at the upcoming African Cup of Nations in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea in January as he attempts to help Ghana go one better than their second place finish two years ago.
The Ghanaian striker was voted African player of the year in 2010 and was one of the players to make the biggest impact on the World Cup in South Africa as he helped his side become only the third African country to make the quarter-finals of the tournament.

20.11.2011 - Pocas horas antes de que su mamá, Doña Tota, volviera de urgencia a ser internada en la Clínica Los Arcos (Buenos Aires), Diego Maradona salía a la cancha para dirigir a Al Wasl en su visita a Al Ain (Emirates Cup 6º jornada).
Al Ain venció (1-0)(Yasser ´29) y Diego soportó las bravuconadas de , equipo que dirige Diego Armando Maradona, cayó hoy por 1 a 0 ante Al Ain, coml rumano Cosmin Olaroiu (DT Al Ain) después del único gol del partido que dejó a Al Wasl con 9 puntos en tercera posición del grupo A (con dos puestos de clasificación: Al Jazira 13 y Al Ain 10).

12.11.2011 - Con gol de Juan Manuel Olivera (´59), Al Wasl venció (1-0) al Al Ain como local y sigue en carrera por la Emirates Cup.
En un partido cerrado que mostró como figuras convocantes a Mariano Donda (ex Godoy Cruz) de un lado y a Ignacio Scocco (ex Newells) y Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain), Al Wasl supo aguantar el golazo (de volea) del uruguayo Olivera para llevarse los 3 puntos necesarios.

Long-term Liverpool target Ola Toivonen is being linked with a move to Sunderland.
The Swedish international striker was heavily linked with a move to Anfield whilst the Reds were under the stewardship of Roy Hodgson, who still had connections from his time in Scandinavia.
However, replacement Kenny Dalgish was also thought to be keen on the PSV Eindhoven forward, who impressed Liverpool scouts with his form in the Eredivisie.

Theyab Awana one of the UAE's brightest stars died on Sunday, tragically killed in a car accident. He was just 21. Awana was returning from a training camp held at Al Ain ahead of the team's qualifier with South Korea on October 11 when his car struck a road repair lorry. Awana passed away in the hospital.

By Alan Duffy

Theyab Awana, the UAE winger who became an internet sensation after netting a supremely cheeky back-heeled penalty kick in the UAE's 7-2 demolition of Lebanon in July, has been killed in a car crash.

The 21-year-old was driving back to Abu Dhabi on Sunday evening after taking part in a national team training session in Al Ain when his car collided with a truck.

By Kaushik Lakshman

Last week we saw a bizarre transfer when Al-Ain announced that they will be signing Asamoah Gyan on a one year loan at ridiculous wages. Gyan obviously took the option. Many questioned the move, accusing him of being a money grabber, accusing him of making a terrible move with respect to his career and what not.

Steve Bruce has hit out at Asamoah Gyan after the Ghana striker left Sunderland to join United Arab Emirates side Al Ain on loan.

I'm not sure how this works outside of the transfer window, but Asamoah Gyan has left Sunderland. From Sunderland's official website: Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan is set to join United Arab Emirates side Al-Ain on loan. Officials from Al-Ain made contact with Sunderland earlier in the week with a view to signing the player on a permanent deal.

Tras el fracaso estrepitoso de Mario Pavone en el River Plate el club del estadio caliente desea contratar a fuerza a un jugador argentino que sea de River y por eso al parecer ya se tiene al nuevo refuerzo del equipo Xolos de Tijuana: José Sand.

El nuevo refuerzo de Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana, club que pagó cuatro millones de dólares por él al club dueño de su pase, el Al Ain.

Mais um amistoso no mês de Fevereiro de 2011, foi realizado no dia 14/02/2011, na cidade de Manama-BHR, no Bahrain National Stadium, onde jogaram as seleções do Bahrain (93º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Kuwait (101º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram:
Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2002Kuwait City 27/02/2001 KUW0:1 (0:0)BHR First stage2002Singapore 03/02/2001 BHR1:2 (0:0)KUW First stage1978Doha 17/03/1977 BHR1:2 (0:1)KUW First stage1978Doha 11/03/1977 BHR0:2 (0:2)KUW First stage
Copa da Ásia
1988Doha 03/12/1988 KUW0:0BHR Group matches
Eliminatórias Continentais
2007Riffa 15/11/2006 BHR2:1 (2:0)KUW 2007Kuwait City 01/03/2006 KUW0:0BHR 1992Al Ain City 08/08/1992 KUW2:0 (1:0)BHR Preliminary round
Amistosos
Kuwait City 08/10/2010 KUW1:3 (0:1)BHR
Al Ain City 25/02/2010 KUW4:1 (2:1)BHR
Muscat 07/01/2009 BHR0:1 (0:1)KUW First stage2008Riffa 16/01/2008 BHR1:0 (0:0)KUW 2004Doha 23/12/2004 BHR3:1 (1:1)KUW Second stage2004Doha 14/12/2004 BHR1:1 (1:1)KUW First stage2004Al Muharraq 26/08/2004 BHR0:0KUW 2003Kuwait City 10/01/2004 KUW0:4 (0:2)BHR 2002Riyadh 22/01/2002 KUW0:0BHR 1998Riffa 06/11/1998 BHR0:2 (0:1)KUW 1997Kuwait City 18/03/1997 KUW3:1 (2:1)BHR 1996Muscat 16/10/1996 BHR0:1 (0:1)KUW 1994Abu Dhabi 04/11/1994 BHR2:1 (1:0)KUW 1992Doha 10/12/1992 KUW0:1 (0:0)BHR 1990Kuwait City 21/02/1990 KUW1:0BHR 1988Amman 16/07/1988 KUW0:0BHR Group matches1988Riyadh 12/03/1988 KUW0:1 (0:1)BHR 1986Riffa 07/04/1986 KUW1:1 (1:0)BHR 1984Muscat 12/03/1984 KUW1:0 (1:0)BHR Group matches1982Abu Dhabi 20/03/1982 KUW1:0BHR 1979Baghdad 08/04/1979 KUW2:0BHR 1978Bangkok 14/12/1978 KUW3:0BHR First stage1976Doha 06/04/1976 KUW5:2BHR 1972Riyadh 18/03/1972 KUW2:0BHR 1970Isa Town 03/04/1970 BHR1:3KUW 1966Baghdad 01/04/1966 KUW4:4BHR First stage
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The only thing better than a great goal is a great goal with several layers of controversy which can dovetail into a mindless internet argument, the epicenter of which is YouTube.

Hallelujah.

This is either the greatest dummy or luckiest goal in recent memory. He appears to skip past it from one angle, yet miss it completely from another.

The qualifying play-offs for the 2011 AFC Champions League have been completed this weekend and for Qatar's Al-Sadd and Al Ain from the United Arab Emirates it has been a great weekend as they secured the final two berths in this year's tournament.

In the West section Al-Sadd, who easily disposed of Syrian side Al-Ittihad with a 5-1 scoreline in the first play-off round, had to overcome the challenge of Indian champions Dempo SC in order to reach the group stages.

AFC Champions League Qualifier
Sriwijaya v Al Ain 0-4
As Sriwijaya bid to reach the group stage of the AFC Champions League their own FA did nothing to help them by scheduling a game against Persijap between both qualifiers.
Liga Primer Indonesia
Bandung v PSM 1-1 (Perry Somah; Andi Oddang)Tangerang Wolves v Batavia Union 3-3 (OG, M Yusuf, Victor Hugo; Juan Cortez 2, Tantan)Cendrawasih v Semerang United 1-2 (Izak Masen; M Yusuf, Mariawan)Real Mataram v Manado United 2-2 (Zainal Abidan, Fernando Soler; Razi Alkarani, Amaral)
To show how radical the LPI is, Semerang won in Papua with a late, late winner.