Timor Leste
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter discussed 5 July’s historic, unanimous decision by the IFAB (International Football Association Board) to allow goal-line technology to be used in the game. Speaking to members of the international press, he also talked about additional assistant referees, his dramatic change in stance on technology and the need to maintain football’s…
DILI (7 July 2012) – The International Football Association Board (IFAB) convened at the Home of FIFA in Zurich this week for a Special Meeting under the chairmanship of FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter. The first item on the agenda was goal-line technology (GLT). Following the conclusion of a nine-month test process that began in…
DILI (19 June 2012) – The AFC recently successfully organised a seminar called ‘MRI for Age Determination’ for the West Asian region in the capital of Jordan – the first such a programme in the region following the AFC’s move to de-centralise their educational programmes. Thirteen radiologists from 13 countries attended the seminar which was…
DILI (12 June 2012) – In less than four weeks, the IFAB will convene for a Special Meeting in Zurich on 5 July. After nine months of testing in England, Germany, Hungary and Italy, two companies, Hawk-Eye and GoalRef are the two remaining Goal-Line Technology (GLT) systems. With the second test phase already concluded, both…
DILI (7 June 2012) – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Thursday between the Indonesian Football Federation (PSSI) and the breakaway Indonesian Super League (ISL) and the Indonesian Football Rescue Committee (KPSI). The agreement to cooperate and collaborate in the larger interests of the Indonesian game was inked after two days of extensive…
DILI (25 May 2012) – Former AFC President HRH Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah was presented with the prestigious FIFA Order of Merit on the opening day of the 62nd FIFA Congress in Hungary. HRH Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah is the current President of both the FA of Malaysia (FAM) and also the Asean Football Federation…