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The Australians are still feeling their way round Asian football and how it operates; or often
doesn't. Take Adelaide United. There they were happily looking forward to playing in the Asian
Champions League when all of a sudden they are being told that they now have to play a play off
against Indonesian champions Persipura.
Lausanne, 1 February 2012 The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has decided to grant
the provisional measures requested by the Indonesian Football Club Persipura Jayapura and to order
the reinstatement of the club in the AFC Champions League 2012.
Persipura was supposed to play the 2012 AFC Champions League Playoffs (East-Zone) on 11 February
2012 against Adelaïde United FC (Australia).
SHAH ALAM - Malaysia Super League (MSL) champions Kelantan are in the frame to face V
Sundramoorthy's LionsXII in the opening game of the 2012 season, but the fixture will only be
confirmed next Wednesday.
Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) vice-president Datuk Hamidin bin Haji Amin told TODAY that
while they have drawn up a tentative schedule of fixtures, they will only be released after a final
round of checks of stadiums this week.
SHAH ALAM - Malaysia Super League (MSL) champions Kelantan are in the frame to face V
Sundramoorthy's LionsXII in the opening game of the 2012 season, but the fixture will only be
confirmed next Wednesday.
Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) vice-president Datuk Hamidin bin Haji Amin told TODAY that
while they have drawn up a tentative schedule of fixtures, they will only be released after a final
round of checks of stadiums this week.
Keep calm and read on, Kickettes. Image Credit: AP.
Sadly, it was anything but quiet on the news front for us this past weekend, but as always,
we're ready and willing to help you bounce back into work action.
Although if you require posts in addition to this one, know that we'll only resume work upon
receipt of our mandatory compensation (in this case that would be Thanksgiving leftovers from our
U.
Hidetoshi Nakata is getting more press after his retirement than he did during his whole entire
career. For those of you who don't know, Nakata is one of Asia's most famous footballers. In 1995,
he started his career with Bellmare Hiratsuka, now called Shonan Bellmare. During his time in the J
League, he won the Asian Football the Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year award in 1997
La eliminatoria de la
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) otorga 4 plazas directas a la Copa
del Mundo Brasil 2014 más un repechaje contra el seleccionado ubicado 5° en la zona
sudamericana.
De los 43 equipos asiáticos inscriptos (Bhután, Brunei-Darussalam y Guam no lo hicieron), los 38
ubicados en los puestos más bajos del ranking disputaron dos rondas preliminares entre junio y
julio de 2011:
PRIMERA FASECamboya - Timor Oriental - Afganistán - Sri Lanka
Pakistán - Mongolia - Guam - Taiwán 29/6: Camboya 4-2
Laos3/7:
Laos 6-2 Camboya
29/6:
Nepal 2-1 Timor Oriental
2/7: Timor Oriental 0-5
Nepal29/6: Afganistán 0-2
Palestina3/7:
Palestina 1-1 Afganistán
29/6: Sri Lanka 1-1
Filipinas3/7:
Filipinas 4-0 Sri Lanka
29/6:
Bangladesh 3-0 Pakistán
3/7: Pakistán 0-0
Bangladesh29/6: Mongolia 1-0
Myanmar3/7:
Myanmar 2-0 Mongolia
29/6:
Vietnam 6-0 Macao
3/7: Macao 1-7
Vietnam29/6:
Malasia 2-1 Taiwán
3/7: Taiwán 2-3
MalasiaSEGUNDA FASELaos - Bangladesh - Palestina - Turkmenistán - Yemen
Nepal - Tayikistán - Kirguistán - Vietnam - Filipinas
Maldivas - Malasia - Myanmar - India - Hong Kong 23/7:
China 7-2 Laos
28/7: Laos 1-6
China23/7:
Líbano 4-0 Bangladesh
28/7: Bangladesh 2-0
Líbano23/7:
Tailandia 1-0 Palestina
28/7: Palestina 2-2
Tailandia23/7: Turkmenistán 1-1
Indonesia28/7:
Indonesia 4-3 Turkmenistán
23/7:
Irak 2-0 Yemen
28/7: Yemen 0-0
Irak23/7:
Jordania 9-0 Nepal
28/7: Nepal 1-1
Jordania23/7:
Siria 2-1 Tayikistán
28/7: Tayikistán 0-4
Siria23/7:
Uzbekistán 4-0 Kirguistán
28/7: Kirguistán 0-3
Uzbekistán23/7:
Qatar 3-0 Vietnam
28/7: Vietnam 2-1
Qatar23/7:
Kuwait 3-0 Filipinas
28/7: Filipinas 1-2
Kuwait23/7:
Irán 4-0 Maldivas
28/7: Maldivas 0-1
Irán23/7:
Singapur 5-3 Malasia
28/7: Malasia 1-1
Singapur23/7:
Omán 2-0 Myanmar
28/7: Myanmar 0-2
Omán23/7:
Emiratos Árabes Unidos 3-0 India
28/7: India 2-2
Emiratos Árabes Unidos23/7:
Arabia Saudita 3-0 Hong Kong
28/7: Hong Kong 0-5
Arabia SauditaTERCERA FASEGRUPO AChina - Irak - Jordania - Singapur 2/9/2011: China
2-1 Singapur
2/9/2011: Irak
0-2 Jordania
6/9/2011: Jordania
2-1 China
6/9/2011: Singapur
0-2 Irak
11/10/2011: China
0-1 Irak
11/10/2011: Singapur
0-3 Jordania
11/11/2011: Irak
1-0 China
11/11/2011: Jordania
2-0 Singapur
15/11/2011: Jordania
1-3 Irak
15/11/2011: Singapur
0-4 China
29/2/2012: China - Jordania
29/2/2012: Irak - Singapur
Posiciones: Jordania 12 (+6); Irak 12 (+4); China 6 (+2); Singapur 0 (-12).
By CALEB SONNELAND
All is not well in London — more specifically, at Arsenal.
The club confirmed today that long-time regular right back Bacary Sagna suffered a broken leg in
Arsenal's 1-2 defeat at the hands of Tottenham in the North London derby on Sunday.
By Alan Duffy
The Anfield hero and homophobic abuser of Graeme Le Saux is to take that big step from playing
to managing after being named as Muangthong United boss.
Fowler joined the Thailand Premier League club in a playing capacity this year, signing a
one-year deal, after knocking around the Australian A-League for a while.
Photo by Michael Janosz/ISIphotos.com
David Beckham has a few teams circling in the water for his services once his contract with the
Los Angeles Galaxy expires at the end of this MLS season, and Paris-St. Germain is the latest to
express an interest.
PSG's sporting director, Leonardo, who worked with Beckham when they were both at AC Milan,
addressed the possibility of bringing him to France, saying that "the door is open" and that he
"would always consider him.
Former FIFA Executive Committee member, Asian Football Confederation president, and FIFA
presidential candidate Mohammed Bin Hammam's appeal of his lifetime ban was rejected by FIFA's
Appeals Committee. The decision was announced on Thursday. Bin Hammam has previously promised to
take his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, with the expectation that his appeal within
FIFA would be unsuccessful.
The Asian Football Confederation seem very often to be the proverbial paper tiger. Lot's of tough
talk rarely equates to any tough decisions or action being taken.
They are very adept at ensuring some regulations are followed strictly to the letter while happy to
shut their eyes to more serious misdemeanours.
SOURCE: REPUBLICASpeaking at the same press meet, ANFA President Ganesh Thapa said that
Nepal had a tough time securing the chance to host the final round of AFC Challenge Cup scheduled
for April 2012. Along with Nepal, Maldives and Palestine, which boast of better infrastructure than
Nepal, had also filed their bids to host the final round of tournament.
All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) President Mr. Ganesh Thapa was elected as vice-president of
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) during the 24th AFC Congress held in Doha, Qatar on Thursday.
This is the first time in the history of Nepalese football where Mr. Ganesh Thapa is elected as a
Vice- President in the Asian supreme football body.
Union
With lone Union representative Faryd Mondragon on a MLS roster coached by and littered with
Energy Drinks and other all-too-easy ho-hum selections, not to mention that fact that the Dragon
isn't starting, does anyone around these parts really give a toss about the All-Star Game?
At first, the only kind of Philly related All-Star story Union fans seem to be able to expect is
a retread of the Beckham/Mondragon meeting at the 1998 World Cup kind of story MLSsoccer.
Banned Ex.Co. member Mohamed Bin Hammam has slammed Sepp Blatter and Chuck Blazer following his
expulsion from football last week.
He compared Blatter to a tyrant wiping out his rivals and called for Blazer to go before the FIFA
Ethics Committee for receiving suspicious payments.
Bemoaning his life ban from football, the former Asian Football Confederation chief told Sky News,
"This is the act of the dictators and we have witnessed this through history.
COPA AMERICAThe All-Guay Finale for the 2011 South American championship ends in decisive victory for
Uruguay.
FinalJonathan Wilson of the Guardian sees Uruguay as Golden.
Tim Vickery of the BBC sees Uruguay's present and future as being very bright.
Image: MCFC.co.uk.
Saturday
- Jealous that their team-mates were getting their fair share of physically-bothersome advances
whilst on tour, MCFC's Edin Dzeko and Alecks Kolarov decided it was time to ditch their shirts once
and for all (during their club's beach party in L.
By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (Jul 21, 2011) US Soccer Players -- For those of you with better
things to do on Saturday, you might have missed the FIFA Ethics Committee's announcement. Streamed
live for those of us not in Zurich, chairman Petrus Damaseb announced that once upon a time FIFA
presidential candidate and suspended Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed Bin Hammam has
been banned for life after being found culpable in a votes.
The FIFA Ethics Committee formally found Mohamed Bin Hammam guilty in a votes for bribes scandal on
Saturday, receiving a lifetime ban and ending his association with world soccer. Bin Hammam was the
president of the Asian Football Confederation and a FIFA presidential candidate. He stood accused
of trading cash for presidential votes at a meeting of the Caribbean Football Union.
Picture courtesy of FAS If you guys want to know what are my thoughts over the announcement made
this afternoon at Kuala Lumpur (pictured above), I would say I'm still struggling to formulate my
thoughts.
As everything to me still looked so vague, nonetheless, I allowed a journalist friend to quote me
as follow when he called earlier.
European football clubs are visiting major Asia cities to earn a bigger slice of the region's
growing wealth, Simon Thompson, East Asian head of Asian Football Confederation marketing partner,
World Sport Group, told AFP. "They're like any brand, any modern-day company," he said. "Asia is a
big part of the global economy now.
European football clubs are visiting major Asia cities to earn a bigger slice of the region's
growing wealth, Simon Thompson, East Asian head of Asian Football Confederation marketing partner,
World Sport Group, told AFP. "They're like any brand, any modern-day company," he said. "Asia is a
big part of the global economy now.
By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (Jul 7, 2011) US Soccer Players -- Sorry FIFA, but after
reelecting the sitting president unopposed I'm hoping you'll find out the rest of the World doesn't
have a lot of stomach for turning the only other candidate into a no-goodnik. That's the scenario
currently playing itself out as we await FIFA formally charging suspended Asian Football
Confederation and one-time FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed Bin Hammam.
Following yesterday's announcement by FIFA, the world football body, that he would be called to
appear before its Ethics Committee on 22 July, Mohamed bin Hammam has issued a personal plea for
a "fair hearing." According to the suspended FIFA Executive Committee member and President of the
Asian Football Confederation, his case has been affected "by persons who, along with their
motivations,
Following yesterday's announcement by FIFA, the world football body, that he would be called to
appear before its Ethics Committee on 22 July, Mohamed bin Hammam has issued a personal plea for
a "fair hearing." According to the suspended FIFA Executive Committee member and President of the
Asian Football Confederation, his case has been affected "by persons who, along with their
motivations,
The wold football body, FIFA, has announced that its Ethics Committee Panel will meet on 22 and
23 July to examine the cases of Mohamed bin Hammam, a FIFA Exco member and President of the Asian
Football Confederation, and two Caribbean Football Union officials, Debbie Minguell and Jason
Sylvester.
The wold football body, FIFA, has announced that its Ethics Committee Panel will meet on 22 and
23 July to examine the cases of Mohamed bin Hammam, a FIFA Exco member and President of the Asian
Football Confederation, and two Caribbean Football Union officials, Debbie Minguell and Jason
Sylvester.
La Plata is the venue for Argentina v Bolivia today, the opening game of 2011's South
American Championship - the Copa America.
The 24-team tournament culminates in the final at River Plate's Monumental Stadium (pic) - the
scene of riots on Sunday when the club was relegated for the first time in its 110-year
history.
There was a time when Hong Kong used to be the envy of Asian football. The territory hosted the
first Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup in 1956 with its team finishing a creditable third.
This was followed with a fourth place in 1964 and, from the 1950s to the 1980s, the Hong Kong team
was one of the highest ranked teams in Asia.
The Asian Football Confederation's exclusive marketing and media partner, Lagardere's
Singapore-based subsidiary, World Sport Group, has released selected data on the television
audiences of the finals of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup played in Qatar during 7–29 January 2011.
The figures indicate a significantly declining trend in the television audience when China and
South East Asian countries are
The Asian Football Confederation's exclusive marketing and media partner, Lagardere's
Singapore-based subsidiary, World Sport Group, has released selected data on the television
audiences of the finals of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup played in Qatar during 7–29 January 2011.
The figures indicate a significantly declining trend in the television audience when China and
South East Asian countries are
Japan, China and Korea were the top three viewership markets with Japan capturing 43.2 percent of
the total AFC Asian Cup 2011 audience, according to CSM Media Research released by the Asian
Football Confederation
British sports journalist Andrew Warshaw has reported in the Inside World Football newsletter that
sources close to the FIFA Ethics Committee's case against Asian Football Confederation President
Mohamed bin Hammam "have indicated" that the Qatari, accused of paying cash bribes to 25 Caribbean
FIFA members in exchange for votes, "will almost certainly be banned for life and be forced to go
to
British sports journalist Andrew Warshaw has reported in the Inside World Football newsletter that
sources close to the FIFA Ethics Committee's case against Asian Football Confederation President
Mohamed bin Hammam "have indicated" that the Qatari, accused of paying cash bribes to 25 Caribbean
FIFA members in exchange for votes, "will almost certainly be banned for life and be forced to go
to
Lu Kun-Shan, President of Taiwan's Chinese Taipei Football Association, has announced an
ambititious football program for the island nation which includes the formation of a professional
league by 2018 and a FIFA top 100 ranking by 2019. Lu also spoke of his ambition for his country to
reach the World Cup finals by 2038, and expects the Asian Football Confederation's Vision Asia
program to be
In its first meeting for its 2011-2015 term, the Vision Asia Committee of the Asian Football
Confederation recommended revisions to the program to the AFC Executive Committee. Following a
request from the All India Football Federation, Visian India projects will be started with the
cities of Mumbai, Pune and Chandigarh in the first phase, rather than in collaboration with State
football
FIFA has shocked the world's football community by dropping corruption procedures against Jack
Warner, the suspended Executive Committee member and president of the Confederation of North,
Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) following his sudden resignation
from all positions in international football.
If betting on football was legal in Malaysia, the most popular game this month would surely be
which of three English Premier League clubs visiting Kuala Lumpur in July will attract the biggest
attendance at the 80,000-capacity National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. Malaysian selections will play
Arsenal on 13 July, Liverpool on 16 July and Chelsea on 21 July and organisers have set the same
ticket
Asian Football Confederation Vice-President Moya Dodd, attended the AFC U-14 Girls' Festival of
Football in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and shared her views with the AFC's Ngo Tien Thanh on ways
to develop women's football in Asia: Q: What is the most difficult problem the AFC and member
associations are facing in its efforts to develop women's football in Asia at the moment?
