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DILI (30 Jan 2012) – Zhang Jilong, the acting president of the AFC, has reiterated the importance of a favourable reconsideration of the headscarf rule by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), which meets on 3 March 2012 in London. Jilong, a FIFA Executive Committee member, expressed the AFC’s unwavering support for this review, which…
Football is a game rooted in tradition, and the Laws of the Game have undergone fairly minor changes since they were first drafted by England’s newly-formed Football Association in 1863. Nonetheless, while the aim has always been to preserve football’s original spirit, and to ensure that rules can be applied from elite to amateur level, several…
For the entire football family, players, coaches, referees and directors alike, 2011 has been a year tinged with sadness. From legendary Brazilian midfielder Socrates to the vastly experienced Croatian coach Tomislav Ivic, football has lost some of their most iconic figures over the past twelve months. In a list that is by no means exhaustive, FIFA.com…
Prezados amigos do futebol, The road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ is paved with many milestones and the Preliminary Draw in Rio de Janeiro this July was the first highly demanding test for the host country, and everybody will agree that Rio and Brazil passed it with flying colours. Since then the football action…
DILI (10 Dec 2011) – The ASEAN zone qualifying round of the AFC Futsal Championship 2012 will now be held on 21-26 February in Thailand at the Krungthep-Thonburi Indoor Stadium. The eight-team tournament had been scheduled to take place in early December but was postponed due to logistical difficulties caused by the heavy flooding in…
Though the term ‘gol olímpico’ (Olympic Goal), used to describe a goal scored directly from a corner, is commonplace in Latin countries, the tag has yet to catch on for English-speaking followers of the beautiful game. However, this has not prevented the genre of strike generating plenty of interest from football lovers across the globe,…