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DILI (29 April 2011) – FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed Hammam denied this week trying to buy votes with financial aid in his campaign to unseat world football supremo Sepp Blatter. Hammam, in London to meet with senior members of the English FA ahead of the 1 June 2011 election, has vowed to double the current…
DILI (22 April 2011) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter has called for ‘stability, continuity and reliability’ in his manifesto as he seek re-election to world football top post. In a letter sent to all 208 FIFA member nations, Blatter also promised to provide more than USD1 billion in development projects over the next four years.…
DILI (4 April 2011) – Standard Chartered, the bank that sponsor Liverpool FC in the English Premier League want the club to bring in high-profile Asian players to capitalize on their marketability in the Asian region. Standard Chartered executive Gavin Laws outlined his hopes for Liverpool this week, saying that the bank saw great potential…
DILI (30 March 2011) – The road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup begins following the draw which was held this afternoon at the AFC House for the first and second round of Asian qualifiers. The 16 lowest ranked teams – based on their record at the qualification campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup…
DILI (26 March 2011) – The use MRI for age determination is specific for football and may not be applicable to other sports. The FIFA (F-MARC) / AFC pilot study using MRI scanning for age determination, concluded that an MRI scan showing grade 6 (complete fusion of radial bone growth plate), the player is deemed…
DILI (19 March 2011) – AFC president Mohamed Bin Hammam has declared that he will challenge Datuk Seri Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency in June – opening a bitter fight for football’s top post. Hammam said that he decided to stand against the 75-year-old Blatter after ‘careful study’. “Today after careful study, consideration, armed…