Saudi Arabian football will be well represented in the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions
League. Following this week's Round of 16 matches three sides from Saudi Arabia made it through to
the last eight with another five teams, all hailing from different nations, to join them in the
business end of the tournament.
Asian football's two major continental tournaments have reached the knockout stages following
the conclusion of the group stages this week.
The AFC Champions League is usually dominated by South Korean clubs but only two of this year's
four representatives have made it through the group stage.
Former champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Gamba Osaka both registered timely first wins of the
AFC Champions League this week as the Group Stage of the 2012 edition reached the halfway point
with Al Jazira and Al Ittihad maintaining the only 100% records.
Last year's beaten finalists Jeonbuk ended Buriram United's perfect record in Group H as first
half goals from Lee Dong-gook and substitute Seo Sang-min ensured the K-League champions bounced
back from beginning the new continental campaign with back-to-back 5-1 defeats.
AFC Champions League title holders Al-Sadd were the surprise winners of Asia's premier club
competition and will feature in their first FIFA Club World Cup. Al Sadd, who hail from the Qatari
capital city of Doha, have a quarter-final meeting with African champions Espérance and, should
they emerge victorious, will look forward to a semi-final encounter against FC Barcelona.
The 2011 AFC Asian Champions League has reached the quarter-final stages with the first legs
taking place today. As has been the case in recent years South Korean clubs feature prominently in
the last eight of the competition with FC Seoul, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
involved this time.
Saudi Arabia's domestic championship began this weekend with record champions Al-Hilal showing
their mettle as they came from behind to defeat Hajer Club by two goals to one whilst Al-Ittihad
warmed up for their forthcoming AFC Champions League clash with South Korean outfit FC Seoul with
an exciting 5-3 triumph over Al Tawwun.
The group stages in the two major Asian club competitions have concluded on Wednesday and there
was plenty of tension in the air. The remaining places in the Round of 16 stages of each
competition were up for grabs and ensured some dramatic action on Matchday 6.
In the AFC Champions League there was virtually nothing left to play for in the east of the
continent as all of the qualifiers from Groups E-H were known before kick-off.
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.
The commonly confusing format of the FIFA Club World Cup sees Champions League winners, Inter
Milan, need only one win to reach the final of this years competition.
Rafael Benitez's side will play Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in Wednesday's semi final as they bid to
become world club champions.
AFC Champions League winners, Seongnam, beat Al Wahda 4-1 in Saturday's quarter final.
The new Saudi football season began and a new champion was crowned in Vietnam this weekend. In
the meantime each of the three big Asian leagues in China, Japan and South Korea are now past the
halfway point of their domestic championship seasons. Stoppage Time International Football
Blog reviews the latest developments from Asia.
Pohang Steelers are the defending AFC Champions League holders
The quarter-final draws for Asian club competition were made in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on
Tuesday and there are some intriging ties. The Asian Champions League is dominated by South Korean
clubs who made up half of the eight teams remaining at this stage of the tournament.
Drogba, Ayew, Ba, Cisse and co... African Cup of Nations 2012 The Squads is a post from: Just
Football
Africa's finest are back. The African Cup of Nations 2012 is just days away now
and with that it is time to crank up the coverage on Just Football. Since starting
the site back in 2007 we have followed both the 2008 and 2010 Nations Cups very closely with
reports, reviews and analysis, and will continue to do so in 2012 as the competition moves north
from Angola to Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
Inter Milan has had a pretty bad season so far, but last night nevertheless the Italian team
managed to win the FIFA Club World Cup, after defeating Congo's TP Mazembe 3-0 in the final in Abu
Dhabi. The tournament, in its current format, looks like this:WinnerRunner-UpThirdFourth2005Sao
Paulo (Brazil)Liverpool (England)Saprissa (Thailand)Al Ittihad (Saudi Arabia)2006Internacional
(Brazil)FC
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On this week's predictions languagecaster focuses on games from Italy and England, including two
London derbies.We also take a look at the Asian Champions League and the European version, too.
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No sorteio das quartas de final da Liga dos Campeões da Ásia, realizado nesta terça-feira,
destaque para o confronto entre o Jeonbuk Motors, da Coreia do Sul, e o Cerezo Osaka, do
Japão.
O Jeonbuk eliminou o Tianjin Teda, da China, nas oitavas de final com uma vitória por 3 a 0,
enquanto o Cerezo Osaka, do técnico brasileiro Levir Culpi, superou o rival Gamba Osaka, vencendo
por 1 a 0.
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In this week's review section, we look at stories from the Asian Champions League, pressure at
Sunderland and Carlos Tevez embroiled in more controversy. You can listen to these and other
stories on our weekly podcast and can find explanations of key vocabulary in bold
below, or highlighted in blue.
In which the Egyptian Premier League tie between Al Ittihad and Wadi Degla (both are flirting
with relegation in the bottom four of the table) last night quickly descends into complete anarchy
after Ittihad concede a goal at the death with score previously deadlocked at 1-1.
This is the first in a series of articles I am writing to find out where some of
Premiership's past players have ended up and to celebrate their time in the English Premier League.
First up, it's Tony Yeboah.
And who can ever forget the impact the Ghanian born striker had on the Premier League?
2009 FA Cup winners Thai Port and 2009 Thai Premier League winners Muangthong United will not be
drawn against each other in the AFC Cup quarter finals. The Asian Football Confederation has
clarified the situation before the draw, which takes place in Kuala Lumpur on the 25th May and have
stated that teams from the same country cannot play each other at this stage.
Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Copa Africana de Nações de 2012, foi realizado no dia
28/03/2011, na cidade de Bamako-MLI, onde jogaram as seleções da Líbia (71º no ranking da FIFA)
e a seleção de Comoros (187º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções nunca haviam jogado.
Mais um jogo das eliminatórias da Copa Africana de Nações de 2012, foi realizado no dia
27/03/2011, na cidade de Niamey-NIG, no Stade General Seyni Kountche, onde jogaram as seleções do
Niger (104º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção de Serra Leoa (122º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram: Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
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1996Freetown 03/06/1995 SLE5:1 (1:1)NIG 1996Niamey 13/11/1994 NIG4:2 (2:1)SLE
O árbitro desse jogo, não foi encontrado.
O primeiro jogo das eliminatórias da Copa Africana de Nações de 2012, foi realizada na cidade de
Ndjamena, no Chade e reuniu as seleções do Chade (143º do ranking da FIFA) e a seleção do Togo
(73º do ranking da FIFA).
Esse foi o primeiro jogo entre as 2 seleções na história.
O árbitro desse jogo, foi: Mohamed Benouza-ALG
O primeiro gol do jogo, foi de Leger Djime, jogador do ASCOT-CHA, abriu o placar para a seleção
do Chade, ele que marcou seu segundo gol pela seleção do Chade, aos 21 minutos do primeiro tempo.
O terceiro jogo das Quartas-de-Final da Copa Africana de Nações de 2010, foi jogado na cidade de
Benguela e jogaram as seleções do Egito (10º no ranking da FIFA) e a seleção dos Camarões
(20º no ranking da FIFA).
Antes desse jogo, as 2 seleções jogaram: Eliminatórias Copa do Mundo
2006Yaounde 08/10/2005 CMR1:1 (1:0)EGY Second stage2006
05/09/2004 EGY3:2 (1:0)CMR Second stage Copa da África
2008Accra 10/02/2008 EGY1:0 (0:0)CMR Second stage2008Kumasi 22/01/2008 EGY4:2 (3:0)CMR First
stage2004Monastir 03/02/2004 CMR0:0EGY First stage2002Sikasso 04/02/2002 CMR1:0 (0:0)EGY Second
stage1996Johannesburg 18/01/1996 CMR2:1 (1:0)EGY First stage1988Rabat 14/03/1988 EGY0:1 (0:1)CMR
First stage1986Cairo 21/03/1986 EGY0:0 a.
Egypt won the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations yesterday, beating Ghana 1-0 in the final with the
above 85th minute goal form Mohamed Nagy, a.k.a Gedo, a.k.a the world's greatest super sub. Why is
the 25 year old Al-Ittihad Al-Sakndary player the world's greatest super sub? Here's why:
Gedo didn't start any of Egypt's six games at Angola 2010, and yet somehow finished the
tournament as top scorer with five goals.
As mãos que seguraram um rifle tiveram o mesmo propósito dos pés que deram um passe precioso
para um gol: representar a esperança de dias melhores para uma nação.
Gymnastic geriatric Over-exuberant manager celebrations are nothing new in football, but they are
rarely quite as energetic as this and on the odd occasions that they are they are not usually
performed by managers who are pushing 70. But Dimitri Davidovic, the 67-year-old Belgian coach of
Saudi side Al-Ittihad, showed off his gymnastic [.
News today that Premier League clubs Newcastle United, Stoke City, and West Ham are interested in
signing Mallorca striker Alhassane Keita. Alhassane Keita Mallorca striker interesting Newcastle?
Keita stands 5'6″ tall has struggled at RCD Mallorca since signing for the Spanish club in 2008
from Al-Ittihad, so why Newcastle would be interested in this player we [.
02.06.2010 - Calígula - Si de consuelo sirve para el corazón pincharrata que soportó la
pérdida de todo en una sola semana, la IFFHS (Federación Internacional de Historia y
Estadística del Fútbol) acaba de actualizar el Ránking Mundial de Clubes y Estudiantes de
La Plata –bajando de 2º a 3º - se mantiene en el podio detrás del Inter de Mourinho y el
Barcelona de Messi.
