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The Asian Cup is in full swing, but where are the fans?
The 14th Asian Cup has kicked off amidst a blaze of fantastic
football.
Thailand and Iraq played out a pulsating 1-1 draw, whilst the highly
fancied Australia were embarrassed by a rampant Oman, despite conjuring a fortuitous 1-1 draw of
their own.
Asian Football Confederation President Mohamed Bin Hammam has suggested that prizemoney will be
offered for the first time at the AFC Asian Cup 2011 to be played in his home nation, Qatar. "We
don't compensate our football federations for playing in the Asian Cup. There is no prizemoney for
this competition," he told AFP. "But we believe that for 2011 something will be changed.
Asian Football Confederation President Mohamed bin Hammam has confirmed he plans to work with UEFA
to implement a ban on teams touring the continent during the Asian Cup 2011. This year's Asian Cup
preparation was overshadowed by English Premier League champions Manchester United's commercial
tour plans which overlapped the AFC's tournament. United were forced to cancel one of the four
matches,
The Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) reportedly lodged its first official protest to the
Asian Football Confederation's appointment of a referee from the United Arab Emirates to its game
against Saudi Arabia before the game started but got no reply. "We asked them not to use a Middle
Eastern referee,'' PSSI chairman Nurdin Halid said in a press release.
Global Goals the new and exiciting website for ranking international goalscorers have just
published their July rankings. It's great news for Japanese scoring sensation Naohiro Takahara, the
leading goalscorers at last month's Asian Cup who has broken into the overall Top 20 for the first
time, for the complete Top 30 and the Asian Top 30
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To co-host the AFC Asian Cup 2007, the biggest football tournament that Vietnam has held so far,
US$1.25 million has been invested, particularly on security. However, according to the Vietnam
Football Federation Vice Secretary General, Duong Nghiep Khoi, the Asian Football Confederation
pays for almost everything. "Vietnam doesn't have to spend much money, only work hard," he told
VietNamNet
The Asian Football Confederation has unveiled the draw for the first round of regional qualifiers
for the 2010 World Cup, with Asian Cup champions Iraq along with Afghanistan and Palestine barred
from playing home matches for security reasons. "We decided this after due consideration and also
after discussing it with FIFA. I think the football authorities in Iraq understand why we made this
Representatives of the Indonesia League Committee (BLI) of the Football Association of Indonesia
(PSSI) met Asian Football Confederation General Secretary Dato Paul Mony Samuel today at the Hilton
Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The meeting discussed changes to the Indonesia professional league
structure, particularly the new Super League that will commence in 2008.
India's national football team will train in Dubai for ten days before its first round qualifier
match for the 2010 World Cup against Lebanon scheduled for 8 October. The Indian team's camp in
Dubai will start on 25 September, a day after Mahindra United play Lebanon's Al Nejmeh in the
quarterfinal of the Asian Football Confederation's AFC Cup. Six Mahindra players will join the
national squad
With a cyclonic storm lashing parts of Vietnam just days before the kickoff on Saturday and much of
the region entering the monsoon season, the prospect of rain affecting Asian Cup matches concerned
Asian Football Confederation President Mohamed bin Hammam on the eve of the tournament opener. The
weather "is the one thing beyond our control. It's definitely a concern for us,.
For Asian Football Confederation President Mohamed bin Hammam, professionalism is the key as the
AFC Asian Cup 2007. "This is actually the first time we have put the Asian Cup in a professional
way of organisation, frankly speaking," Hammam told PA Sport. "I do believe that most or all of the
competitions organised before this one were sort of amateur, in terms of the organisation.
The Olympic Council of Malaysia will submit the name of former OCM President Tan Sri Hamzah Abu
Samah for the Lifetime Achievement Award for the first Asian Sports Awards Hall of Fame on 2
November. "He has contributed a lot for sports especially in football as the Football Association
of Malaysia President and also the President of the Asian Football Confederation," said Datuk Sieh
Kok Chi, who
The Deputy President of the Football Association of Malaysia has resigned, one day after the AFC
Asian Cup co-hosts suffered a second straight heavy defeat. Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah
announced his decision in a public letter faxed to local news agency Bernama on Sunday. Abdullah,
also an executive member of the Asian Football Confederation, had criticised national coach Norizan
Bakar
To enhance the value of the coming 3rd versus 4th finals play-off, three of the four AFC Asian Cup
2007 semi-finalists will be given byes to the 2011 finals, the Asian Football Confederation
announced. South Korea, Japan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia now all have a chance to book their places in
the 2011 competition in Wednesday's semi-finals. A fourth automatic spot will go to the host
country,
Iraq coach Jorvan Vieira has criticised the Asian Football Confederation for leaving his
travel-weary players stranded without hotel rooms. He told Nazvi Careem of Reuters his players had
waited four hours at the Prince Hotel lobby in Kuala Lumpur after arriving from Bangkok on Monday
before only eight rooms were made available for 31 people. Iraq plays South Korea on Wednesday in
an Asian Cup
Asian Football Confederation President Mohamed bin Hammam has hailed the AFC Asian Cup 2007 as
ushering in a new era in regional football. He called the tournament played across four countries a
turning point for South-East Asia in particular, with three of the four host country teams –
Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam – exceeding expectations. "After long and hard preparation we
have enjoyed
The Asian Football Confederation Executive Committee, chaired by President Mohamed Bin Hammam, met
in Jakarta on the sidelines of the AFC Asian Cup 2007 and took several key decisions, including
approving the proposal to purchase insurance for AFC Match Officials which will include medical
benefits for US$20,000, personal accident for US$50,000 and life insurance for US$50,000 and only
for the
The Asian Football Confederation's Professional League Ad-Hoc Committee has conducted a site study
of Singapore's S-League and reportedly went away highly impressed. The purpose of the visit was to
assess Singapore's suitability of playing in the revamped Asian Champions League in 2009. The
committee studied the stadium facilities, league and club management, media coverage and the
marketing,
Former South Korea coach Pim Verbeek has suggested to the Asian Football Confederation that it
should never again run its prestigious Asian Cup in multiple countries. The 2007 event was
conducted in Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam and Indonesia. "It's not up to me to make the final report
but if I can make a small suggestion, I don't think we should do it again because of the traveling,
the
