Asian Football - Most popular for September 2008
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16 September
Perak v SAFA (Lebanon)
SAF v Al Nadha (Oman)
Dempo (India) v Home United
Muharraq (Bahrain) v Kedah
Kedah and Perak go into these crucial games with severe handicaps. Perak's financial woes have been
well publicised while both teams will be without their foreign players who can no longer play in
Malaysia.
The Malaysian FA gets a torrid time around the region. Last season they stubbornly insisted
Manchester United play a friendly game in KL despite the fact they were hosting the Asian Cup,
Asia's Euro Championships, at the time.
More recently they dusted off the bunting to welcome Chelsea and the chance for officials to beam
on the front pages.
The new Thai coach Peter Reid started his new job yesterday and what happened? The Thai Prime
Minister only goes and declares a state of emergency after disturbances between pro and anti
government protesters left one person dead.
Reid, who admits to never having seen Thailand play and knowing little about Asian football, will
have just a few weeks to run his eye over national players before the Thai Premier League finishes
next month.
Australia and Asian Football. Since our acceptance as a Member of the Asian Football Conference and
of course our successful sojourn to Germany in 2006, Australian Football both Internationally and
Nationally has grown. We now find ourselves in the 4th and final round of qualifying for the 2010
World Cup in South Africa.
