Category: FOOTBALL
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AFC Champions League & AFC Cup 2012 Knockout Stage
Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia, June 01, 2012: AFC is pleased to announce that the Official Draw for the AFC Champions League & AFC Cup 2012 Knockout Stages will be held at AFC House, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on June 14, 2012. The clubs who have qualified from Round of 16 will participate in two separate open draws to…
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Brazil 2014 slogan presented: All in one rhythm™ / Juntos num só ritmo™
Zurich-Switzerland (FIFA), June 01, 2012: Brazil 2014 slogan, A major milestone in the path to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ has been reached (29 May 2012) as FIFA, the Local Organising Committee and the Brazilian government presented ‘All in one rhythm’ / ‘Juntos num só ritmo’ as the Official Slogan. Fans can now watch…
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Statistical kit for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan
Zurich-Switzerland, June 01, 2012: Statistical, The first confederation to stage an age-group tournament for women was UEFA in 1997 with the European Women’s U-19 Championship. In a move to further promote the women’s game, FIFA followed suit with its own competition for young women. As was FIFA’s intention, the event has encouraged member associations to…
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Results of AFC Futsal Championship 2012 MD3
Group A: UAE 2-4 Thailand, AFC Futsal, The UAE’s hope of reaching the knockout phase of the AFC Futsal Championship at the first time of asking ended on Sunday when the 2012 hosts went down 4-2 to Thailand. Kyrgyzstan 2-1 Turkmenistan Kyrgyzstan made it into the quarter-finals of AFC Futsal Championship 2012 after beating Turkmenistan 2-1…
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Training camp for U-22 Asian Cup Group B Qualifier Round begins
Lahore, Pakistan, May 28, 2012: Asian Cup Group, After a few days of rest following a tour of Thailand and Palestine, the incumbents of Pakistan U-22 football players were re-assembled in Lahore on Saturday (May 26, 2012) to start their final preparatory phase ahead of the Under-22 Asian Cup Qualifiers Group B to be held…
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BNP Paribas World Team Cup wheelchair tennis event
London, May 26, 2012: World Team Cup wheelchair, Please find below the latest results from the 2012 BNP Paribas World Team Cup taking place in Seoul, Korea on 21-27 May. Teams are competing in four categories: men, women, quad and junior. A total of 52 teams from 28 nations are taking part in the ITF’s…
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FIFA Congress fully backs reform process
Budapest-Hungary, May 25, 2012: South Sudan, Chaired by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, the FIFA Congress, which convened today in Budapest (Hungary) for its 62nd edition, gave its full support to the current reform process of football’s world governing body and to its continuation until the 2013 Congress according to the established road map. At…
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Ramos wins FIFA Interactive World Cup on penalties
Zurich-Switzerland, May 24, 2012: Spain’s Alfonso Ramos is the new FIFA Interactive World Cup (FIWC) champion after triumphing over Bruce Grannec to win the thrilling final in Dubai. Ramos has now netted himself a cool 20,000USD grand prize, a ticket to the Ballon d’Or Gala and the prestigious accolade of being crowned the 2012 FIFA…
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Budapest talks and CONCACAF congress
Budapest-Hungary, May 23, 2012: UEFA President Michel Platini has met with UEFA’s 53 associations in Budapest and attended the Congress of CONCACAF, where Jeffrey Webb became the confederation’s new president. Mr Platini chaired the meeting of all of the European federations in preparation for the 62nd FIFA Congress, which will take place in the Hungarian…
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FIFA ExCo makes reform progress and Audit and Compliance Committee
Zurich-Switzerland, May 23, 2012: Compliance, Chaired by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, the FIFA Executive Committee convened in Budapest ahead of the 62nd FIFA Congress to be held in Hungary’s capital on 24 and 25 May. Regarding the governance reform road map, the Executive Committee took another major step with the appointment of Mr Domenico…