Category: FOOTBALL
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AFC has announced the nominees
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, Nov 18: Iran have two players while Japan, Korea Republic and China have a player each in the 2012 AFC Player of the Year award. Ali Karimi, 2004 AFC Player of the Year, returned to the list of contenders while Lee Keun-ho, who helped Korea Republic side Ulsan Hyundai win the…
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PFF “D” Certificate Coaching Course for Women
Lahore – Pakistan, Nov 17: Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) “D” Certificate Coaching Course for Women-2012 commenced at Football House, Lahore on Saturday with Twenty (20) women participants attending the beneficial activity which aims at importing latest knowledge to the participants of the game. The 5-days coaching course being conducted by Mr. U.F. Tariq Lutfi as…
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Qatar 2022 Confirm all FIFA World Cup
Doha – Qatar, Nov 16: Senior members of the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, the organisation tasked with planning for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, have confirmed that all stadia to be built or renovated for the hosting of the tournament will be ready in time for the FIFA Confederations Cup 2021. Speaking at ASPIRE4SPORT, the…
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PFF Press Conference at PFF House Lahore
Lahore – Pakistan, Nov 14: Pakistan National Football team is leaving for Singapore on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 through TG 350 at 2335 Hrs PST (11:35 PM) from Benazir International Airport, Islamabad to take part in friendly international football matches Singapore vs Pakistan at 16th and 19th November, 2012. This was officially announced by Pakistan…
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Barnes says football must not look for racism
Doha – Qatar, Nov 14: John Barnes, former England international and Liverpool FC player, Ruud Gullit, Dutch football legend, and Rafa Benitez, former Liverpool FC manager, today spoke at ASPIRE4SPORT, the Middle East’s leading sports business conference, on a wide-ranging panel on issues affecting football. Giving his latest thoughts on racism in football, John Barnes…
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Dutch football legend Ruud Gullit supports
Robert Fawdon, Doha – Qatar, Nov 13: Ruud Gullit, former Dutch football captain and manager and player of Chelsea FC, has come out in support of John Terry, the former England captain. Gullit, speaking to media at ASPIRE4SPORT, the Middle East’s leading sports business conference, defended Terry, the present Chelsea FC captain, saying: “I hope…
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Qatar to host FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Doha – Qatar, Nov 12: Qatar will play host to the Asian qualifying rounds for the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The announcement was made at a press conference yesterday held at Aspire4Sport featuring Nasser Al Khater, Marketing and Communications Director for the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee, Joan Cusco, FIFA Beach Soccer CEO (and…
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9th PFFL is starting from 13th November
Lahore – Pakistan, Nov 12: Pakistan Football Federation’s 9th Pakistan Football Federation League-2012 (PFFL-2012), featuring 13 departmental, 9 clubs from provinces and regions will kick off on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 with matches being played at seven centers of the country i.e. Karachi, Lahore, Okara, Sahiwal and Layyah. According to the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF),…
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Ulsan Hyundai wins AFC Champions League
Ulsan, Nov 10: Ulsan Hyundai became the third K-League club in four years to be crowned Asian champions with a 3-0 win over Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia in the final of the AFC Champions League at Ulsan Munsu Stadium on Saturday. Goals from captain Kwak Tae-hwi, Brazilian striker Rafinha (Rafael dos Santos de Oliveira)…
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AFC-FAO campaign against hunger
Ulsan, Nov 8: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s joint Asian Football against Hunger campaign this season will end with the grand finale of the AFC Champions League (ACL) on Saturday. Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli and Korea Republic’s Ulsan Hyundai will meet in the final…