08 Jun

While Football fans continue to attack the FA of Malaysia (FAM) over so many issues, ranging from stadium management, calling for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) as requested by Kelantan FA president Tan Sri Annuar Musa to issues of bookies rigging into the Malaysian League, it all seems that nothing is going right for the national football governing body. However, despite all the sad episodes that have engulfed the local scene; there is still that one piece of good news coming out of the incinerator - one man continues to keep the Malaysian flag flying high at the world stage. He...

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25 Feb

Match Agents Regulations At its meeting on 17 December 2002, the FIFA Executive Committee passed the following regulations in compliance with art. 16 par. 3 of the Regulations Governing the Application of the FIFA Statutes. To simplify matters, the use of the male gender in these regulations applies to both males and females. Preamble These regulations govern the occupation of match agents who arrange matches between teams belonging to different confederations. Any confederation that makes use of its entitlement to issue its own match agents licence (cf. art. 3 par. 2 of these regulations) shall ensure that its regulations are based on the guidelines...

08:26 / International / Sports
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23 Feb

AFC president Mohamed Hammam appears to have signaled his intention to challenge Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency in elections next year. Speaking at a press conference in Seoul, Hammam said: “We would like to see an Asian as the president of FIFA. This represents and reflects the importance of our continent. The AFC’s slogan is ‘The Future is Asia’. (Pic:Jaiho with Blatter) And this is true in all spheres of the sport.“I believe that the time has come for an Asian to come forward for this position. And there is more than one potential candidate available from Asia to lead world football. When...

08:10 / Local / Sports
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22 Feb

FORMER Philippines national player and PFF General Secretary Domeka Garamendi will take on the position as FIFA Assistant Development Officer in Kuala Lumpur on March 6. It is learnt a couple of weeks ago, FIFA officials were in Kuala Lumpur for a meeting with the staffs. Domeka is not a stranger to football administration, infact he has been actively involved in PFF and AFF for many years till he settled down in America after his marriage. I am sure this is a dream come through for him, and I wish all the best. I worked with him in many AFF tournaments. While Domeka...

08:09 / International / Local / Sports
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21 Feb

FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Thursday he would have to face an Asian challenge when he stands for re-election next year. “There will be candidates for the presidency for the FIFA presidency in 2011, from Asia,” he told reporters without giving further details. Blatter, 73, was elected FIFA president in 1998 and has since been re-elected twice. In Thursday’s edition of the English daily newspaper The Guardian, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) head Mohamed Hammam said he would propose the FIFA president should in future have a maximum period in office of eight years. Qatari Hammam said he had support for the idea from other...

08:05 / International / Sports
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13 Feb

Indonesia’s surprise bid to host the 2022 World Cup seems to be over after a government official told Reuters today that the priority should be to improve the standard of the national team. The ambitious bid by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) relied on financial support from the government, who said they were more concerned with the team improving on their Fifa world ranking of 136. “PSSI has been asking for the government to give a government guarantee and declaration. The (guarantee) has not been granted at this stage,” Youth and Sports Minister Andi Mallarangeng said via telephone. Fifa’s deadline for the...

08:04 / International / Sports
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12 Jan

I wrote this story when I was still in NST, somehow I have always asked myself what has happen to this case. Sports Ministry has always said that the file is with Attorney General. But then again there is no follow up. Read the story below. Tired with all the legal threats made by sports promoter Gifted Group, the Youth and Sports Ministry is considering taking legal action against the company for its failure to organised the Champions Youth Cup(CYC). "We are now determining whether we should sue the company first or wait for their next course of action," said its...

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14 Oct

WINDSOR JOHN Paul leaves for Nigeria tonight as the FIFA General Co-ordinator for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. It is not suprising that FIFA has appointed Windsor to be based in Abuja, which will host the finals as well. Nigeria's capital, Abuja enjoys a rare blend of natural and modern monuments uncommon in the continent's sub region. Rich in tourism and infrastructure, Abuja has become a safe haven for foreign tourists and expatriates. Abuja replaced Lagos as Nigeria's federal capital on 12 December 1991 and is a uniquely planned city. The 2006 census put the population of the territory at 778,567. Abuja's...

03:06 / Local / Sports
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02 Oct

ASIA Sports Conference will be held in Kuala Lumpur from November 23-25th, click here for details. They have lined up some good speakers, even though I feel some of the Malaysians who have done well at the International scene should have been given an opportunity. Maybe it's never to late to include Datuk Sri Paul Mony Samuel, Datuk Peter Velappan and Windsor John in this event which is of International Status. Personally I think no one in Asia would come close to these people. They experiences in FIFA and the World Cup is beyond explanation. Former Malay Mail editor Datuk Fauzi Omar should...

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23 Sep

FIFA Development Officer Windsor John tendered his resignation last Friday. It is learnt that FIFA has accepted his resignation .Windsor took over the development office from Datuk Sri Paul Mony Samuel in 2004. Since then the FIFA DO office is known for its top notch workforce and efficiency in the FIFA family. While news has spread to member countries, It is also learnt that FAM President Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah might meet Windsor over the football development matters in the country. Windsor tagged as "EXPERT" in football matters in Asia, is also a perfect candidate to be hired as the CEO for...

04:49 / Local / Sports
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