The World Cups have, especially in the start, been the complete dominance of South America and Europe. Therefore, throughout the 1950's and 1960's, the "rest of the world", that is, Asia, Africa and Australia had to play between them for one meager qualifying spot.For the 1966 World Cup in England, this "rest-of-the-world" spot went to the small and closed Communist dictatorship of North Corea. Click to continue reading...

The AFC Region (Asia) wraps up its 2009 season of the Champions League on Saturday, November 7, 2009. The final has Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad facing South Korean side Pohang Steelers. Live coverage of the match will be provided at Free Live Sports TV. The link is below and the match is set to start at 05:00 EST, 10:00 GMT, or 19:00 JST.

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We start off this week's predictions with the Asian Champions League final as football increases in popularity in Asia this competition is going to get a bigger and bigger profile. Staying in Asia, we have a crunch game for the leaders of J-league, then some big games involving some the front runners in England, France and Spain, before we go south to a basement battle in Argentina.

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I think headaches should be outlawed on Wednesdays. I mean, you are as far removed from the most recent weekend as you are from getting to the next one. That's enough misery. A headache on Wednesday is overkill. I vote "no" on Wednesday headaches. What say you?#1 - Chivas USA netminding monster Zach Thornton was tabbed as the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year for a second time today. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool, the English soccer club which signed a record shirt sponsorship deal with Standard Chartered earlier this year, has agreed another lucrative partnership.
The club will be backed by 188Bet, the online betting company which already has partnerships in place with Aston Villa, Chelsea, Bolton and Wigan. Click to continue reading...

Thanks to Jack McInerney's second goal of the tournament and a second consecutive shutout, the U.S. Under-17 National Team has topped the UAE 1-0 to finish second in group play.Provided Italy gain at least in draw in their ongoing match with Uruguay, they will be the Americans' World Cup round of 16 opponent. Click to continue reading...

Which national FA does the best job of keeping fans and media informed?
SLeague
Singapore FA
Indonesia FA
Indonesia Super League
Thailand FA
Malaysia FA
Vietnam FA
V League
And the winner is...a bit of a no brainer really. Click to continue reading...

Singapore takes on Thailand in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifying Group E match at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok on 18 November. p>
In conjunction with the match, flight packages are available for fans to travel to Bangkok to watch the Lions battle it out with Bryan Robson's Thai in the Crucial AFC Asian Cup match. Click to continue reading...

They Think It's All Over... presents a WDKF Wednesday column which looks at the sinister motives behind FIFA's peculiar decision to change the workings of the away goals rule for the upcoming Asia/Oceania World Cup Playoff. Click to continue reading...

After the first leg of the World Cup Qualifying Playoff between New Zealand and Bahrain ended in a 0-0 stalemate in Manama, the New Zealand media all but hapless when it comes to the rules of the beautiful game have ben struggling to come to terms with the workings of the actually-quite-simple away [. Click to continue reading...

In dress shoes, even. With a wet ball.- Greg Seltzer Click to continue reading...

Foreign fans rejoice! The 2009 leg of the Bucks for Becks World Tour™ is on. Having already run through Australia, Asia and Canada in off-seasons past, the Galaxy are spending this Thanksgiving in Europe...kind of like that rich kid you went to school with who always rocked Lacoste and had cool parents who would let him have wine at dinner. Click to continue reading...

‘If they (New Zealand) can come back from Asia (Bahrain) with anything better than a two goal deficit then they can sneak a victory on home soil' is what I wrote in my first article. Over the weekend, New Zealand duly obliged. As with some good goalkeeping, solid defence and ... Click to continue reading...

SOME very interesting news from The West Australian in today's paper - Tony 'James Bond' Sage has revealed that the three Socceroo hopefulls, Chris Coyne, Jacob Burns and Mile Sterjovski, would be let go on loan BEFORE the A-League finals if it helps them get a ticket to the World Cup.
Now this isn't actually new, we heard about this when the trio we snapped up on free transfers back in August. Click to continue reading...

[Photo: Reuter] Our scheduled Cardinals boasting has been postponed until Game 2. They don't really drop playoff openers, so it's very weird for me. I'm not sure what to do. Never mind, I'm confident Adam will set things Wainwright...#1 - I had no idea someone did an MLS computer ranking! Why didn't someone tell me? Click to continue reading...

Again, pardon my sudden departure. We had something of a "broken glass oops" here which required attention. Everything is fine, though, and thanks for the concern notes. Didn't mean to frighten anyone. Since you all were still chatting on the comments, I'll leave that post up and get by to answer your questions when I get a chance. Click to continue reading...

South Korea, that is.Coach Thomas Rongen runs the same eleven:Perk; Williams, Opara, Agbossoumonde, Flores, Arguez, Jeffrey, Duka, Cruz, Shea, TaylorWe're under an hour from kickoff, back in a spell...--- Greg Seltzer Click to continue reading...

Sadly, I am beyond swamped with work, so I won't go into great detail explaining my prediction for today's game. I will keep it simple.The Baby 'Nats will win a tough scrap and finish second in the group. Bam.The reading room awaits:- U.S. U-20 match notes- FIFA match preview- FIFA profiles So. Korea F Cho Young Cheol- Cameroon v Germany match preview- U. Click to continue reading...

No es precisamente el de los Super campeones. El partido tuvo el siguiente marcador Nagoya Grampus Eight 0 - Kashima Antlers 3 .
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expressed his disappointment about a possible Under-18 transfer regulation rule to be imposed by FIFA and UEFA, with the Frenchman adding this could damage the image of the English Premiership, already missing something after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo.

On his youth policy, the Frenchman said:

It will make that policy virtually impossible.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger expressed his disappointment about a possible Under-18 transfer regulation rule to be imposed by FIFA and UEFA, with the Frenchman adding this could damage the image of the English Premiership, already missing something after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo.

On his youth policy, the Frenchman said:

It will make that policy virtually impossible.

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Never, ever forget: it's always about the money. When doctoring up a schedule for the week's domestic games, what should be taken into consideration? Other games, such as the European variety, and the effects of travel should be paramount, and often they are. Then there are the wants and desires of the broadcast companies who pay [. Click to continue reading...

Tom Hicks, the co-owner of English soccer club Liverpool, has vowed that the club will not rest on its laurels after securing a world record shirt sponsorship deal with Standard Chartered worth more than US$130 million over the next four years.
Hicks expects that deal - which will see Standard Chartered sell Liverpool shirts in its branches throughout Asia - to be worth more than it is at first glance, while the club's managing director Christian Purslow is spearheading a number of other commercial sponsorships, including one with outgoing shirt sponsors Carlsberg. Click to continue reading...

Standard Chartered Bank, which employs 70,000 people worldwide and whose emblem will replace Carlsberg's on Liverpool's famous red shirts from next season, today hailed their new £80m, four-year shirt sponsorship deal.
While registered in London, SCB conducts most of its business in Asia and other parts of the world and its chairman John Peace said today as the deal was announced: "I am absolutely delighted. Click to continue reading...

CONCACAF
In the North and Central American hexagonal, the top four teams appear to be decided - the question now is which three will gain the automatic qualification places?
The group table has an unfamiliar look with Honduras in top spot, level on thirteen points with the United States. Click to continue reading...

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World Cup qualifiers are back, and we take a look at games from five of the FIFA qualifying regions: Europe, South America, North and Central America, Asia and Africa. Some teams have already qualified, but who will join Holland, Japan, South and North Korea, Australia and hosts South Africa?

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Apparently the Indonesia Super League is ranked 8th out of the 42 leagues in Asia.
Dunno, these kind of rankings leave me speechless. It's all very objective. Or subjective. Or pie in the sky.
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El vicepresidente del área de marketing, Jaume Ferrer, reconoce que los títulos se traducen en un mejor posicionamiento del club a nivel empresarial.

Jaume Ferrer reconoció este lunes en 'La Nit del Lloro' de Barça TV que los triunfos deportivos han hecho crecer la popularidad del club en todo el mundo.

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Whilst Australia is cracking down on diving, their Asian brethren Japan are reeling from a slightly stupid - or tremendously stupid, your choice - remark by Urawa Red Diamonds gaffer Volker Finke (who is not, in fact, Japanese) which derided a player for not going down in the box. This has, predictably, resulted in a [. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool have allowed Hungarian strike duo Krisztian Nemeth and Andras Simon to leave the club on loan for the remainder of the season.
20-year-old Nemeth will join Greek side AEK Athens while Simon is heading for the Spanish second division with Cordoba CF.
Both players initially signed on at Anfield from MTK Hungaria back in 2007 although they have so far been unable to make a competitive appearance for Rafael Benitez's first team. Click to continue reading...

Wouldn't he be better placed getting some pitch time at Anfield?

Liverpool have today confirmed Hungarian duo Krisztian Nemeth and Andras Simon will spend the 2009-10 season out on loan.
Nemeth has joined Greek side AEK Athens until the end of the campaign, while Simon will spend the term with Spanish club Cordoba CF.

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Trust.
All successful human interactions must be based on trust.
Without it there can be no foundation, no security, no options for development.
No Nothing.
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Monday 24th of August.
The most important day in Canberra football history for sometime.
Will the FFA grant Canberra a licence at the highest football table in the country and indeed across Asia.
I think Canberra and West Sydney will both be given a provisional licence with the need to convince the FFA of their finances and other items by November. Click to continue reading...

We had a pair of Americans tickle the net on Sunday, with Michael Orozco striking the middle goal of a 3-0 upset win over Pachuca and HAGL's Lee Nguyen score his side's only in a 3-1 loss to Bình Dương.While we wait for today's Nguyen clip, do enjoy one finally up after about four weeks, his July 19th winner against Khatoco Khánh Ho� . Click to continue reading...

There was a very quiet start to the Premier Soccer League season for Moroka Swallows, who drew 0-0 with Golden Arrows. Technical Director Eddie Lewis, formerly of West Ham United and Leyton Orient, was said to be have been pleased with the clean sheet, if not the result. Another former West Ham player who is [. Click to continue reading...