Asian Cup - Most popular for August 2007
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The sports media landscape in Asia changed dramatically on the weekend of 11-12 August as the
English Premier League dropped from the schedules of many of its last remaining major free-to-air
terrestrial television broadcasters. Promoters, who'd paid the EPL most of the record £625 million
it received from foreign rights for 2007-2010, began to recoup their investment.
"I'm a soccer fan first, a person second," - John Oliver, Senior "Football" correspondent for The
Daily Show. Jon Stewart weighs in on Iraq's Asian Cup Championship [World Cup Blog] -ac
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Afshin Ghotbi recently left his position as South Korean assistant coach to take over Iranian club
Persepolis. Born in Iran, the 43 year-old left his homeland for America in 1977 and went to the
1998 World Cup with the United States and the 2002 and 2006 World Cups with South Korea. He spoke
to John Duerden of goal.com (extracts): Practical problems of the 2007 Asian Cup: First of all, you
have
The traditional O-bon holidays in Japan signal bumper crowds for many J-League teams, with several
clubs throwing up full house signs during an action-packed fixture list.
Round 19
A crowd of 53,916 turned out at Nissan Stadium on August 11, as Yokohama F. Marinos clashed with
Yokohama FC.
Port city minnows Yokohama FC had beaten their illustrious cross-town rivals 1-0 at Mitsuzawa
Stadium earlier in the season, but Yokohama F.
This is ancient history by now, but I haven't posted anything in the past week because I was out of
town and/or too lazy, so I have to write about it: Iraq won their first Asian Cup title, having
defeated pre-tournament favorites Australia (group stage), South Korea (semis) and Saudi Arabia
(final). The last game is not that memorable, just a 1-0 win which allowed Younis Mahmoud to become
top scorer tied with Japan's Takahara and Saudi's al-Qahtani, and secure the MVP award.
Weeping tears of joy and pride, Iraq's soccer champions arrived home on Friday to celebrate the
Asian Cup victory that inspired their nation, but heavy security meant few Baghdadis were able to
join the party.
"There is no happier moment," goalkeeper Noor Sabri told Iraq state television, choking back tears
as other players behind him sobbed.
Japan Football Association President Saburo Kawabuchi will assemble a special taskforce to look
into the side's fourth-position finish in the AFC Asian Cup 2007, Japanese nmedia reported.
Kawabuchi also questioned coach Ivica Osim's decision to leave the bench for his side's penalty
shootout against Australia in the quarter-finals. "You have to ask if it's right for the coach to
leave the bench
Asian Cup champions Iraq flew out of Dubai yesterday morning for Amman, Jordan, after "a show of
Arab unity" in the United Arab Emirates city which hosted a special party to honour them. The Iraqi
team ,was awarded a cash prize of US$5.2 million by UAE vice-President and Prime Minister Sheikh
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. "It's a big honour to celebrate the team's victory in the UAE,"
Hussein
Australia's goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer has asked fans to forget the Socceroos' dismal quarter-final
exit at the Asian Cup and to look forward to the friendly against Argentina in September. The
goalkeeper for English Premier League club Middlesbrough has committed himself to play against the
world's No.2-ranked side at the 100,000-seat Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Tight anti-terrorism measures are being taken at Baghdad International Airport ahead of the arrival
of the Iraq national football team that won the 14th Asian Cup for the first time in the history of
the tournament, an Iraqi police source told Voice of Iraq. "The Iraqi team will arrive on Friday
afternoon from the Jordanian capital Amman, and an Iraqi governmental delegation will receive the
team
China's national team coach, Zhu Guanghu, has officially handed in his resignation. The Beijing
Youth Daily said Zhu's faxed resignation to the China Football Association - coming after his
initial refusal to quit - sets the stage for the search for his successor, who is very likely to be
a foreigner. "I did not complete my task, failing to live up to the hopes of the fans and the trust
of the
Most of Iraq's Asian Cup winning football team were to head to the Iraq Football Association's
temporary headquarters in Jordan yesterday, barely 24 hours after returning to their war-torn
country for official celebrations, a sports official told AFP. "Those leaving today will use the
same plane as yesterday," said Tariq Ahmed, an IFF official referring to the chartered plane that
brought the
English Premier League club Manchester City has agreed a deal to sign Thailand defender Suree
Sukha. The Chon Buri full-back, who recently shone for his country in the AFC Asian Cup in July, is
one of three Thai players currently on trial at City. Deposed Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin, who
now owns the club, has stressed he is keen to bring Thai players to the EPL.
