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He's off and running. Looks like Sepp Blatter has kicked off his reelection campaign for the FIFA
Presidency to be held in June. Only, it's unclear what kind of entity FIFA really is. It's not a
country (its reach is global), it's not a state (it doesn't have an army), it's not a democracy
(despite the elections to the body's Presidency), and it's not the Vatican (despite the lovely idea
of a "year end message", in which the FIFA chief boldly states that he looks "forward to meeting
the representatives of the member associations there in person, addressing their concerns and,
together, setting a strategic course for the future.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will hold Asia's national team championship, the AFC Asian
Cup 2011, from January 7th to 29th in Qatar. With many well-known European-based players such as
Tim Cahill (Australia and Everton), Shinji Kagawa (Japan and Borussia Dortmund) and Park Ji Sung
(South Korea and Manchester United) participating, the tournament is expected [.
MELBOURNE, Australia - Melburnians might think they live in Australia's sporting capital but the
city has missed out on hosting the Asian Cup soccer final in 2015. However, Victorian Premier Ted
Baillieu insists he is not worried that Sydney is likely to host the final after it was announced
in the early hours of Thursday that [.
The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed to us the following television broadcasters for the
Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar: Japan ====== TV Asahi NHK China ====== Beijing TV CCTV Guangdong TV SMG
Shangdong TV Jiangsu Tianjin Sohu Korea Republic =============== KBS SBS Sports MBC Sports (TBC)
MBC (TBC) Australia ========== Fox Sports 1 Indonesia ========== RCTI and Indovision
The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed to us the following television broadcasters for the
Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar: Japan ====== TV Asahi NHK China ====== Beijing TV CCTV Guangdong TV SMG
Shangdong TV Jiangsu Tianjin Sohu Korea Republic =============== KBS SBS Sports MBC Sports (TBC)
MBC (TBC) Australia ========== Fox Sports 1 Indonesia ========== RCTI and Indovision
Hosts New Zealand are the current champions
In much the same way as the CAF African U-17 Championship is taking place at the moment in
Rwanda, the Oceania version of the event also began this weekend in New Zealand. Fiji were the big
winners putting nine goals past a hapless American Samoa.
The Asian Football Confederation has announced that Australia will host the AFC Asian Cup 2015,
Asia's biggest sports tournament. It will be played in the Australian summer month of January in
the east-coast states of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria and in the Australian Capital
Territory.
The Asian Football Confederation has announced that Australia will host the AFC Asian Cup 2015,
Asia's biggest sports tournament. It will be played in the Australian summer month of January in
the east-coast states of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria and in the Australian Capital
Territory.
In the Thursday, January 6th edition of The Soccer Daily, we discuss the AFC election results and
the future for Liverpool Football Club. By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 6, 2011) US Soccer
Players -- Chung Mong-joon is no longer the vice-president of the Asian Football Confederation,
losing the vote for another term to Jordan's Prince Ali.
The AFC ExCo features 10 new faces after the elections for several positions and not an Aussie made
the list. So still no Australian on the AFC Executive Committee!
No expertise in sport or football - you're kidding right?
Check the full list below New AFC Executive Committee
Doha: The 24th Asian Football Confederation Congress closed on Thursday with AFC President Mohamed
Bin Hammam unapposed for a third four-year term at the helm of a new-look AFC Executive Committee.
?DOHA, Jordan — Jordan's Prince Ali bin Al Hussein stunned powerful South Korean Chung Mong-Joon
by unseating him as a FIFA vice-president on Thursday while Mohamad bin Hammam won another term as
AFC chief. Chung, the controlling shareholder in industrial giant Hyundai Heavy Industries, a major
FIFA sponsor, had been in the job since 1994 [.
Welcome to Fergie Time, a roundup/newsletter type deal that delivers news,
opinion and links directly to your screen. As the name suggests, there will be some exaggeration,
nsfw moments, canceled press conferences (oh, who are we kidding) and late, late, late scoring of
points. You'll like it, trust me.
Samsung Electronics., Ltd, a global leader in the consumer electronics industry, reiterates its
support for Asian football fans through its continued partnership with the Asian Football
Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup Qatar 2011. Samsung will offer AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 crowds
exciting on-site, as well as off-site, activities through its mobile and online technologies to
enhance their experience and fun at the tournament.
By Chris Wright
Would you trust this man?
FIFA ExCo member and grand high wizard of the Asian Football Confederation Mohamed Bin Hammam
has called for FIFA president Sepp Blatter to stand from his post, claiming that 35 years in the
job may just may have left ol' Unkie Sepp susceptible to the odd bit of corruption hither and
thither.
DOHA, Qatar — Billed as a dress rehearsal for the World Cup, the 2011 Asian Cup was nothing of
the sort. Qatar's win in the December vote for the 2022 World Cup hosting rights led to a storm of
criticism, and put the spotlight on the Asian Cup like never before. The Gulf nation looked [...]
