Tag: Football
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USA defeated Germany, in FIFA U-20 World Cup
Tokyo – Japan, Sept 8, 2012: World Cup 2012, THE DAY REPLAYED – USA upset the odds to edge Germany in a battle of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup elite. Germany had comprehensibly overcome their rivals 3-0 in a Group D encounter just a fortnight ago, and went into the contest without having conceded…
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Sweden’s Pernilla Larsson in charge of Final
Tokyo – Japan, Sept 7, 2012: FIFA’s Referee Committee has selected Sweden’s Pernilla Larsson to officiate the Final of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012 when USA meet Germany in Tokyo on Saturday evening. Larsson will be assisted by Slovakia’s Maria Sukenikova and Croatia’s Sanja Rodak, with Nami Sato of Japan acting as…
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Preliminary Draw and Logo Launch
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, Sept 6, 2012: The media accreditation process for the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 preliminary draw and logo launch is now open. The accreditation window will close on October 5, 2012. Twenty teams will be drawn into five groups of four teams each. The qualifiers will be played from February 6,…
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FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012
Tokyo – Japan, September 04, 2012: FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) are pleased to invite you to the closing press conference for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Japan 2012. The press conference will follow a meeting of the Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Date and time: 7 September…
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AFC investigation continues against Bin Hammam
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia, September 05, 2012: AFC’s investigation into alleged infringements of the AFC Statutes, the AFC Disciplinary Code, and the AFC Code of Ethics by Mr Mohamed Bin Hammam is ongoing. A 30-day provisional suspension was imposed on Mr Bin Hammam on 16 July, 2012, followed by a 20-day extension. Mr. Bin Hammam’s…
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Pakistan team is leaving for Sri Lanka
Lahore – Pakistan, September 04, 2012: Pakistan National Women football team is leaving for Sri Lanka on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 through PK-303 at 1100 Hours PST from Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore to Karachi and from Karachi to Colombo through UL 184 at 1710 Hours PST to take part in Holcim SAFF Women’s Championship-2012…
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FIFA Fair Play Days to be launched in Japan
Tokyo – Japan, September 3, 2012: FIFA’s 16th annual FIFA Fair Play Days campaign will kick off at the semi-finals of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2012 tomorrow when Nigeria take on the USA, and the Japanese hosts play Germany. The campaign will also take place during the official international match dates between 7…
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Naomoto ready for Germany challenge
Tokyo – Japan, September 3, 2012: Japan’s progress to the semi-finals of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2012 has been in no small part thanks to the efforts of tireless defensive midfielder Hikaru Naomoto. The host nation face a daunting last-four encounter with Germany, but Naomoto is confident the Young Nadeshiko can defeat the…
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9th PPFL will be kicked off on September 5
Lahore – Pakistan, September 03, 2012: Pakistan Football Federation’s 9th Pakistan Premier Football League-2012 (9Tth PPFL-2012), featuring 11 departmental and 5 clubs teams is going to kick off on Wednesday, September 5th 20012 with matches being played simultaneously in four cities-Karachi, Quetta, Islamabad and Lahore-on day one. According to the PFF, September 5th matches will…
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Volunteer Programme exceeds 95,000 registrations
Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, August 31, 2012: At a meeting of the LOC Management Board in Rio de Janeiro yesterday, attended by representatives from FIFA, the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Organising Committee (LOC) and the federal government, the LOC announced that as of Thursday morning, a total of 95,477 people had applied to…