15 Jun

Australian football officials launched their bid Sunday to host either the World Cup in 2018 or 2022, saying they felt it was a realistic goal. "Hosting the World Cup would provide Australia with an unparalleled opportunity and give Australia a lasting and living legacy for generations to come," Football Federation Australia chairman Frank Lowy told the bid launch at Parliament House, the country's seat of government. "On the world stage, there is no event with the same level of global appeal or audience reach as the FIFA World Cup." Lowy was joined by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Socceroos Mark Schwarzer and...

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15 Jun

The National Under-23 squad edged the Indonesian national Under-23 side 1-0 in a friendly match at the Kuala Lumpur Football Association (KLFA) Stadium in Cheras on Saturday. Mohd Zaquan Adha Abdul Radzak was the toast of the national side after scoring the only goal of the match in the 41st minute with a powerful strike from inside the penalty box. The squad under coach K. Rajagobal had a number of chances to extend the lead but the strikers were guilty of missing some good opportunities, especially Mohd Shakir Md Ali who had three golden chances in the last five minutes. The Indonesian side...

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11 Jun

The Football Association of Malaysia's (FAM) Disciplinary Board (DB) let Kelantan FA president Tan Sri Annuar Musa, Perlis coach Irfan Bakti and KL PLUS coach Mat Zan Mat Aris off the hook, with just a stern warning, due to lack of concrete evidence. FAM Disciplinary Board chairman Kamaruddin Abdullah who emerged after a four-hour meeting here Thursday said the board could not charge the three for breach of the FAM's code of conduct due to a lack of concrete evidence. "We are concerned when the president of an FA or club speak out on policy matters because there are rules and regulations...

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09 Jun

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger says there is no chance of an Asian country winning the World Cup in South Africa next year. Wenger is in Kuala Lumpur as an ambassador for Castrol, who are one one of the main sponsors for the World Cup next year. He said that although Asian footballing countries have made significant improvement in recent years, it would be almost impossible for them to be a real threat. “Naturally, I will be at South Africa for the World Cup next year. The favourites for the Cup? Well, it would be the usual suspects. The main two contenders from...

05:22 / International / Local / Sports
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09 Jun

ROKK TALK by Lazarus Rokk - June 4, 2006 GUTEN Morgen, Malaysia, welcome to the winter FIFA World Cup Germany 2006. It’s so cold in some host cities here, that the prospect of a “White World Cup” may not be all that outlandish as it would seem. And that won’t be much fun, as apart from having to cope with the cold and the rain, all the gorgeous women – particularly the samba queens – who will be arriving from 31 countries around the world will be covered from head to toe. Like it or not, they make every World Cup more attractive...

04:07 / International / Local / Sports
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09 Jun

SIVAJI the "BOSS" is a well known movie in the Indian Industry, and when super star Rajnikanth acted in the movie he truly carried out the role of the BOSS" very well. From June 14-28, South Africa who will hosting the FIFA Confederations Cup, will also have a new boss who will oversee the progress and development of the FIFA World Cup. FORMER FAM Head of Research & Development and AFF Technical Assistant Windsor John has been appointed by FIFA as the Confederations Cup "SUPREMO". Windsor will be in South Africa for 1 month to oversee the entire running of the...

03:21 / International / Local / Sports
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09 Jun

Brazil midfielder Kaka finalized his move to Real Madrid on Monday, marking the end of a "soap opera" that will usher in a new phase of his career in Spain. "Now the soap opera is over," said Kaka, decked out in a yellow Brazilian national term jersey after a practice session ahead of Wednesday's Brazil-Paraguay qualifier in the northeastern coastal city of Recife. "The only leftover details were the medical exams, and I've done them. The negotiations are closed and I have sealed my transfer to Real Madrid." Real Madrid announced the signing of the attacking midfielder from AC Milan earlier Monday....

03:09 / International / Sports
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08 Jun

LIFE on Planet Football must be going back to normal again as its 4.5 billion inhabitants, inarguably suffering from withdrawal symptoms, savour those magical moments of the greatest show on earth – The FIFA World Cup Germany 2006. The rest of the world would remember this World Cup more for that Zinedine Zidane-Marco Materazzi incident but my thoughts would be on those up-close-and-personal moments with players and coaches as a FIFA media officer. I don’t know what thoughts were running in Zidane's head as he trooped down the stairs (where I stood just two feet away) leading to the locker room. He was...

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04 Jun

WHEN Former national coach B.Sathianathan said M-league is no football, a famous quote among the local football lovers, FAM went for Sathia in a manner that was very unprofessional and FAM's reasoning was "POLICY MATTERS CAN'T BE DISCUSSED IN THE MEDIA" I would like to see if FAM is going to ask Kelantan coach Peter Butler to explain the article below that was published today. WALK THE TALK FAM !...

04:05 / Local / Sports
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