Tag: Football
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Festival referees ready to take their bow
Lahore-Pakistan, April 06, 2012: Festival referees, AFC Referees Preparatory Course, one of the key components of the AFC U14 Boys Festival of Football for Central Asia commenced on Friday including 18 referees from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Islamic Republic of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan at the Jinnah Stadium, Islamabad. The first week of the Festival is more…
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EURO’s five-star final tournament wins
Switzerland, April 06, 2012: five star final, Sometimes there is only ever going to be one winner – and UEFA.com looks back on the four occasions in EURO finals history when a team has won by a five-goal margin. Competitive, tough-to-call fixtures have always been a hallmark of the UEFA European Championship, but there have…
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Media accreditation process launched for 62nd FIFA Congress
(Zurich-Switzerland) April 06, 2012: FIFA is pleased to announce that the application process for media accreditation for the 62nd FIFA Congress in Budapest, Hungary on 24 and 25 May 2012 is now open on the FIFA Media Channel (http://media.fifa.com). The deadline for accreditation applications is 30 April 2012. The FIFA Congress will take place at…
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Robert Lewandowski’s guide to Warsaw
Switzerland, April 04, 2012: Borussia Dortmund’s Robert Lewandowski takes us around his home town of Warsaw, from its steaks to its beaches, and promises that fans will have plenty of things to do this summer. Robert Lewandowski made his name at KKS Lech Poznań but it is Warsaw he calls home. He was born in…
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Last chance to buy and sell on ticket resale platform
Switzerland, April 03, 2012: The clock is ticking for fans hoping to book a place at UEFA EURO 2012 as the ticket resale platform – the last good chance to secure a seat in the stadiums – closes next Tuesday. The clock is ticking for fans hoping to book their place at UEFA EURO 2012…
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Respect the watchword in EURO Inclusive Zones
Switzerland, April 03, 2012: The Inclusive Zones initiative is already making its presence felt in the drive to ensure a friendly, multi-cultural atmosphere in Poland and Ukraine during UEFA EURO 2012. If one of the goals of UEFA EURO 2012 is to ensure a friendly, multicultural atmosphere, then a key step to achieving this will…
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‘Lucky man’ Facchetti remembers that coin toss
Switzerland, April 03, 2012: Facchetti coin toss, “The stadium was still full and about 70,000 fans were waiting to hear the result,” recalled the late Giacinto Facchetti of the day he chose tails to earn Italy a place in the 1968 final. A coin toss may be used to settle a dispute between friends, to…
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AFC “C” Certificate Coaching Course begins in Jinnah Stadium Islamabad
Islamabad-Pakistan, April 03, 2012: AFC C Certificate Coaching Course, PFF Vision 2022, which the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has unveiled on 21 June 2008 PFF Congress, will take Pakistan to new height. This ambitious plan will create pavement to PFF in earning berth in top 15 Asian teams as well earning tickets of World Cup, Olympics and…
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Media accreditation for the AFC Futsal Championship 2012 is now open
Kuala Lumpur-Malaysia, April 02, 2012: Media accreditation for the AFC Futsal Championship 2012 is now open. The accreditation window will close on May 20, 2012. The 16-team competition will be played from May 25 to June 1, 2012, in Dubai, UAE. Media wishing to cover this event must apply for accreditation online via their AFC…
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Disabled workers aid Respect Inclusion in Ukraine
Switzerland, April 02, 2012: Disabled workers aid, UEFA’s work with the Centre for Access to Football in Europe (CAFE) is bearing fruit in Ukraine where disabled people are involved in putting the UEFA EURO 2012 Respect Inclusion – Football With No Limits project into action. UEFA and CAFE are collaborating on this project which includes…