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SAMBA KING BRAZIL TO HOST 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP
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31.10.2007: Brazil was chosen host of the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday,
returning the showcase event to the soccer-mad country that held the
tournament in 1950 and has captured the title a record five times.Brazil was the
only candidate and won in a unanimous vote by the executive committee of the
sport’' governing body."Soccer is not only a sport for us," Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva said. "It's more than that: Soccer for us is a passion, a
national passion."
FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Brazil now has "not only the right, but the
responsibility" to organize the 2014 tournament. Blatter then handed the World
Cup trophy to Lula.Lula, who flew in for the announcement, promised that Brazil "will now with great
pride do its homework." And, he added, "if everything works out well, we will win
once again a World Cup."
The vote came on the same day the 2011 Women's World Cup was awarded to
Germany. Germany, the host of the 2006 men’s World Cup, beat out Canada.
After the withdrawal of Colombia in April, Brazil was the sole candidate, the choice
of the South American continent enjoying the right to host the event. Brazil had
been told by FIFA it wasn't guaranteed the tournament simply because there
were no opponents, saying it had to provide a solid bid package.
In Brazil, 50 mountain climbers hung an enormous national team jersey bearing the
slogan "The 2014 World Cup is Ours" from majestic Sugar Loaf mountain in Rio de
Janeiro. At the famed Maracana Stadium, workers spread flags across the field
reading, "Maracana is ours and so is the 2014 World Cup."
Blatter said the lack of competition from other South American nations was one
reason behind FIFA’s decision Monday to do away with the rotation system that
gave each continent a turn at hosting the World Cup. The decision takes effect
with the 2018 tournament.
Courtesy:FPS
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India Under 16 held Iraq (Under 16) to a 2-2 draw in their Group C match
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30.10.2007:India Under 16 held Iraq (Under 16) to a 2-2 draw in their Group C match of the
AFC U-16 Football Championship –Qualification Competition being held in Dammam,
Saudi Arabia. India trailed 0-1 at the half time in the match played on Tuesday
at Prince Mohammed Bin Fahad Stadium ,Dammam ,Saudi Arabia .Al Nuami opened
the score for Iraq in the 29th min & Ahmed Marid increased the lead in the 50th
minute of the match .Indians fought back in the last ten minutes of the match
and scored the first goal in the 80th min through Bikramjit Singh .Tanmoy Ghosh
leveled the scoreline with his goal in the 87th minute of the game.India next plays
Lebanon (U16) on 1st Nov.
Courtesy:AIFF
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India hold Lebanon 2 - 2 but failed to qualify
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Margao 30.10.2007: Lebanon moved into the next round of the 2010 FIFA
World Cup qualifying Match after holding India to a 2-2 draw here on Tuesday.
India fought back to hold Lebanon but the home team's effort was not enough to
see them through to the next stage.
India, who needed a 3-0 margin victory to qualify for the next round, took the
lead in 30th minute but failed to take advantage of the scoring chances in the
second-half at Nehru Stadium.
Substitute Mohammed Ghaddar who was instrumental in Lebanon's big win at home
against India, was again their saviour when he scored both the goals in the 72th
minute and 86th minute.The hosts were reduced to 10 men when goalkeeper
Subrata Paul was given his marching orders by Jordanian referee Salem Mujghef
by showing him RED CARD at 72 minute and being awarded a penalty in favour of
Lebanon and Md. Ghaddar made no mistake to put it into the net.
Bhaichung Bhutia managed to level the score 2-2 when he scored in the injury
time through a header of a corner kick taken by Steven Dias. Thus Lebanon with
an aggregate of 6-3 made it to the next round.
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TEAM INDIA
Subrata Paul (Red Card 71'), K. Ajayan ( Clifford Miranda 58'),Climax Lawrence
(Mehrajuddin Wadoo 69'),Gouramangi Singh, Pradeep Pappachan,Steven Dias,
Sunil Chhetri ,Mahesh Gawli, Baichung Bhutia (C), Samir Naik (Sandeep Nandy 73')
Surkumar Singh
TEAM LEBANON: Lary Mehana, Hassan Moghnieh, Paul Rustom, Mootaz Bellah El
Jounaidi, Hussain Amin, , Mohammad Ghaddar, Ali Al Saadi, Ramez Dioub, Amer
Khan, Mohammad Karhani, Faissal Antar, Mohamad Halawi, Ali Yakub, Abbas Ali
Atwi, Mahmoud El Ali, Hussain Hemdani
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Asia WCQ: India - Lebanon match Washout
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28.10.2007:The second leg 2010 World Cup qualifier between India and Lebanon was cancelled
as the referee deemed the pitch to be unfit to play at Chennai’s Jawarharlal Nehru
Stadium due to the incessant rains that had hit the cit over the weekend.
Asia WCQ: India Game A WashoutJordanian referee Salem Mohamed inspected the
ground before the start of play at 6.30p.m.IST and declared it unfit for play.
The first leg took place in Beirut on October 8 and finished 4-1 to the hosts.
The match commissioner announced that the game will be replayed on Monday
evening but it was later taken back as the weather forecasts more heavy showers
in Chennai.
The match now will be played at Goa's Fatorda stadium on Tuesday afternoon.
The Goa Football Association (GFA) has agreed to host the match despite the
short notice.
Delhi's Ambedkar stadium was one of the places where the key fixture could have
been shifted but due to not meeting the FIFA's stipulations of being an all-seater
stadium, the idea was abandoned in favour of Goa.
Courtesy:www.goal.com ' content Parner
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Indian women lost to Iranian Women in away match at Tehran
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27.10.2007:Indian Women failed to enter to the next round of the AFC
Women's Asia Cup qualifiers after losing 1-4 to Iranian Women in their away match
in Teheran today.Iranian Women went through the second round of Afc Qualifier
by winning 5 - 4 (1 - 3,4 -1) aggregate.
Iran will make debut at Asian women’s football tournament in the Malaysian capital
Kuala Lumpur in march 2008.
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Indian 1st Pro League will start from 24th Nov
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25.10.2007:India's first professional football league likely to start from 24th Nov, with Salgaocar
and defending champion Dempo match. Kolkata Football Giant Mohun Bagan will play
their 1st match against JCT on 25th oct while East Bengal will face VIVA Kerala on
26th?. On that very day flood lights will be inaugurated at Barasat Stadium also.
The first leg of the pro league may continue to till February, due to
the national Sr.Football team has a preparation camp before the AFC
Challenge Cup in Chinese Taipei Mar 1-16.
On the other hand, other Kolkata Football Giants Mohammedan Sporting and
Mohunbagan A.C have been invited by National Sports Authority of Bangladesh,
to play in "Friendship Cup" at Bangabandhu St, Dhaka, from 17th to 25th nov.
They are trying to get necessary permission from AIFF.
The 3rd edition of the PIFA Skills Contest was won by Calvin Lobo
23.10.2007:Calvin Lobo breaks 3 year old record at the 3rd edition of the
PIFA Skills Contest.
The PIFA Skills contest held at the St.Xavier's football ground on 21 October 2007
was attended by 209 children between 7-16 yrs from all over Mumbai.
This contest was organised by PIFA and the entry was free of cost. It is aimed at
identifying young talent especially from the less privileged. PIFA believes that the
drive and determination to succeed in football will be found in these children and it
is for us to nurture, guide and train them in the right method.
The format of the contest was similar to that organised by the Bobby Charlton
Soccer & Sports Academy in Manchester.The children had to complete 4 tests
before qualifying for the final test. The four elements of the game tested were-
shooting, dribbling, passing & ball control. The tests had a very transparent
scoring system and children progressed into the next test on achieving marks
above the cut-off scores, 600pts after 4 tests.
Ajay Kajania & Rolfred Couthino held the record score of 800 points in 2005, Tejas
Raut scored 770 points in 2006. David Beckham scored 1100 when he was 11 at
Bobby Charlton Soccer School skills contest.
This year the record was broken by winner - Calvin Lobo (11) from Beacon High
and a PIFA Student at the Bandra center with a fantastic score of 960 points.
The runner up was Ajil Almeida (16) from Holy Cross Convent School with a score
of 890 points.
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AFC Womens Asia Cup 2008 Qualification Round - I
India 3 - 1 Iran - 20th Oct 2007
Scorers:Ind:Bem Bem Devi 15',N.Bala Devi 29',Lal Varmoi Hmar 80'
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17.10.2007:AFC Womens Asia Cup 2008 Qualification Round - I match between India and
Iran Women Team will be played on 20th Oct. 2007 at Tau Devilal Stadium,
Gurgaon. The Kick Off time of the match is 15:00 hrs . The 23 member Indian
Team will be led by Ronibala Chanu. The list of selected players are as below.
The away match between India and Iran will be played on 27th Oct. 2007 in
Tehran.
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INDIA WOMEN TEAM
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Ronibala Chanu (Captain),Gayatri Mallick,Alochana Senapati,Madhu Kumari,Romi Devi Ashem,
Thoi Devi Ash,Gitanjali Kunti,Oinam Bembem Devi,Geeta Rani Chanu Nameirakpam,
Bala Devi Nangom,Sasmita Malik,Shilpy Deb,Vasanthy Somu,Amoolya Jayaram,Lalvarmoi Hmar,
Pinky Bompal Magar,Jayanti Barua,Ansha,Rinku Ghosh,Prashanthi Pradhan,Domiana Gomendes,
Gulti Choudhury,Jagdeep Kaur,
Premkanta Singh (Coach),
Renukalakshmi (Manager),
Kuntala Ghosh Dastidar (Assistant Coach),
Chitra Jayaram ( G K Coach),
Dharini Sivakumar (Team Doctor),
Lakshmi Thyagarajan (Physiotherapist)
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Kolkata is being gifted a Synthetic Football Turf by Central Govt. Sports Ministry
11.10.2007: Union sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has given green signal
according to the proposal for establishing a synthetic turf at ground number
two of the SAI (Sports Authority of India)Kolkata centre along with modern players changing rooms,
Well decorated International standard Restaurent,and a medical centre adjacent
to the proposed ground.
Regional Director (RD) of Kolkata city SAI Mr.V.S Rao told that the SAI finance committee
has approved the project estimated cost about Rs 4 crore. DG is now just
waiting for CPWD engineers to visit the ground and submit an exact estimation.
which may complite within the end of 2008. The proposed Turf will be used mainly
by the national football team, foreign teams that come to the city to participate
in various Football tournaments of IFA or AIFF.
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English Premier League Coaches will train Indian Coaches
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11.10.2007:British Council,Indian Football Association(IFA),All India
Football Federation(AIFF)and Sports Authority of India(SAI Govt.of India)has
jointly taken a project with English Premier League's experienced coaches to train
Indian young Football Coaches for 3 years with 80 young coaches,which will be
called "SKILL PROJECT".
After successful completion of the project in Egypt,it will start at kolkata and
Delhi with 40 nos of Young Coach each.A two-member EPL team,(Mr. Kate
Hodgkinson - Media Operations Coordinator and Project Manager for Premier Skills)
and Warren Barton (former Newcastle Coach)who visited Kolkata this week, said
Thursday they were happy with the infrastructure and facilities provided by the
AIFF, SAI and Indian Football Association (IFA) for the programme scheduled to
start in February 2008.Probably from 4th Feb 2008(Delhi) and March 10 (Kolkata)
The training would be a mix of classroom teachings on physical, psychological and
nutritional details along with on field training on leadership, skills and communication
The training provided by 4 nos World Class EPL Professional coaches (from any
20 EPL Clubs) to the young Indian for their better career in future.
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Man Utd tie up with potential Bollywood blockbuster
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09.10.2007:MUMBAI (AFP NEWS) - Bollywood movie "Goal" has tied up with Manche
ster United Football Club in the hope of scoring a major hit when it is released at
the end of the month.Indian actor John Abraham plays the role of a footballer inspired by the English
Premier League champions."It's great to be associated with the Manchester United Club for our film,"
Abraham told Tuesday's The Times of India. "I have been a die-hard soccer fan
since childhood and I have been idolising Manchester United since then."
The movie's director Vivek Agnihotri said it was the first time that the club would
be associated with an Indian movie."We have shot in (the) club premises which is also another first for any Indian
movie," he said.The Times of India said England's Wayne Rooney and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo
will be among the United heroes featured in promotional clips for the movie.
Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu, Abraham's girlfriend, also stars in "Goal."
The story revolves around a club facing closure unless they start winning games.
The manager takes his players to Manchester United, not to learn to sing and
dance in traditional Bollywood style, but to seek inspiration.
With India's economy booming and new audiences being drawn to the cinema,
Bollywood films are branching out into new fields.
"Chak De India" (Go India), a film based about hockey, proved a roaring success
this year with superstar Shah Rukh Khan in the role of a disgraced player who
turns the Indian women's hockey team into world cup winners.
Courtesy:AFP NEWS
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2010 World Cup Asian Qualifier:India lost 1 - 4 to Lebanon in Away match
Scorers:LEBANON: Roda Antar 32',Mohamed Gaddar 62',76',Mahmoud
Ali 63'
Scorer: IND : Sunil Chettri 31'
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09.10.2007:Bob Houghton's men, took the lead in the 31st minute through Sunil
Chetri, who made most of a defensive lapse.
India 's joy was shortlived as the hosts hit back with a goal in the
36th minute by Roda Antar.First Half result was 1 - 1
In the second session, Indians were completely outplayed as they
conceded three goals in a span of 15 minutes.
Skillful striker Mohammed Ghaddar was the destroyer-in-chief for
Lebanon striking a douible in the 62 nd and 76 th minute. In
between, Mohammed Ali managed to put it past on the right of Indian
goalkeeper Subrata Pal in the 63 rd minute.
Home Match 28th October: Chennai: India Vs Lebanon
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LEBANON TEAM
Lary Mehanna (GK),
Ahmad El Choum(Amer Khan 46'),
Ramez Dayoub,
Faissal Antar (C),
Abbas Ali Atwi (Tarek El Ali 83'),
Roda Antar ,
Khodor Salame,
Mohamad Ghaddar,
Mahmoud El Ali ,
Mohamad Korhani,
Mohamad Halawi ,
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INDIA TEAM
Subrata Paul(GK),
N.S.Manju ,
Climax Lawrence,
Gouramangi Singh ,
N.P.Pradeep ,
Renedy Singh ,
Steven Dias ,
Sunil Chhetri ,
Mahesh Gawli ,
(C) Baichung Bhutia ,
I.Surkumar Singh Singh,
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India Ready For 2010 Qualifier In Lebanon
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07.10.2007:India Ready For 2010 Qualifier In Lebanon Indian coach Bob Houghton
is ready for the first leg of the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Lebanon in Beirut
on Monday.The South Asians have been training in Dubai ahead of the game and leave for the
Lebanese capital on Saturday night."One can never gamble in football. Our focus is to play well and give a good
account of what we are capable of as a team," India's coach Bob Houghton told
Gulf News after the team’s final training session.
"We have to bear in mind that these qualifiers are in two legs, and Monday's
match is only the first half. We will still have to play at home against Lebanon,"
Houghton said.The Englishman has some knowledge of the west Asian team.
"Luckily, we watched them play against Syria [Syria won 1-0] and that is to our
advantage," he said.Houghton, who coached China at the 2004 Asian Cup, would not be unhappy with
taking a draw back to India for the second leg on October 28.
"Even a draw away from home is considered a good result. The boys are in good
spirits and I think we have had the best preparation, taking in a tough friendly in
the bargain," the coach said.The coach believes that training in Dubai was the best thing to do.
"It's simple, we do not have the same facilities and infrastructure, so this is the
best we could have done," the coach observed.
Courtesy:www.goal.com
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Mohammedan Sporting surprise East Bengal
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06.10.2007:A win could have helped them to come at the top of the table. But
East Bengal failed against a gritty Mohammedan Sporting in Kolkata Premier Division
football league. The black and white brigade took the lead through Adebayo early
in the first half….And it was Edmilson who restored parity for East Bengal again
through a measured direct free-kick.
East Bengal took the control of the match just after scoring the equalizer but
failed to take the lead as the Mohammedan defenders were able to hold on till the
first half.
The second half started and Mohammedan Sporting displayed a different form of
football altogether. They matched East Bengal in every aspect of the game and
the winning goal came through Kuluthungan who romped home following a ball
which rebounded off the cross-piece.
The defeat in the hands of Mohammedan would make the task difficult for East
Bengal as the red and gold are now in a must win situation against the arch rivals
Mohun Bagan to win the Kolkata league.
Final Result: East Bengal 1 - 2 Mohammedan S.C
Scorers:Edmilson Pardal 32' :::::: Adebayo Adeyusi 2',Kalia Kulothungan 80'
VISIT :: Past 10 Years Result of EB vs MS
A kolkatafootball.com Report.
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Indian Sr. football team beat Al Nasr.Dubai 2 - 1 in a friendly match
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02.10.2007:India Sr. football team beat Al Nasr Club of Dubai in a friendly match
yesterday. First Goal scored by Al Nasr team and scorer of Indian Team is N.P.Pradeep 38'
and Manjeet Singh 58'.
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The team depart for Lebanon on October 6. India have come to Dubai after a short
training camp in Goa.
India Team:
Goalkeeper - Subrasish Roy Chowdhury ,Sandip Nandy,
Subrata Paul
Defender - Irungbam Surkumar Singh, Mahesh Gawli ,Syed Rahim Nabi
, Samir Subash Naik , Nanjangud Shivananju Manju, Debabrta Roy,
Mid Fielder - Krishnan Nair Ajayan ; Climax Lawrence, Naduparampil Pappachan Pradeep
, Clifford Rayes Miranda,Steven Benedic Dias, Mehraj Ud Din Wadoo ; Renedy
Potsangbam Singh, Thokchom Bungo Singh ; Gouramangi Singh
Forward - Bhaichung Bhutia ,Sunil Chhetri ; Abhishek Yadav ; Manjit Singh ,
Saikh Tarif Ahamed
Chief Coach - Robert Douglas Houghton
Technical director - Colm Joseph Toal
Manager - Pradip Kumar Choudhury
Goalkeeper Coach - Antonio Marcos Pacheco
Physical trainer - Sureshbabu Kavuluri
Physiotherapist - Tapan Bhattacharya
Doctor - Dr. Arya Roy
Masseur: Prithi Kumar
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Blatter's Visit Was Turning Point For Indian Football
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01.10.2007:The team manager of the Indian national team Pradip Kumar Choudhary
believes that the visit of FIFA President Sepp Blatter to the country earlier this
year was a turning point for the game in the giant South Asian nation.
The Indians are currently in Dubai for a training camp to prepare for the first leg of
the 2010 World Cup qualifier against Lebanon on October 8.
"Things have been so very different for football after Blatter's visit," the former
India and Mohan Bagan skipper told Gulf News.
During his April visit, Blatter talked of the potential of India on the global stage but
only with greater professionalism and investment.
"His visit was followed by some quick results and this too has assisted the game in
India," Choudhary added.
"Certain changes have taken place and are currently taking place in Indian football.
We are getting better media exposure and that too is helping us the game," said
the former Indian skipper.
Choudhary knows that cricket will always be hugely popular in India but believes
that football can compete.
"Cricket is still a game for the upper middle class and higher classes. But throw a
football and you can have at least 40 youngsters playing," Choudhary said.
However, India recently won the eight-nation Nehru Cup and is moving in the right
direction.
"Winning one tournament is easy, but we now need to maintain this momentum
and put in some real hard work," Choudhary said.
"Things are suddenly looking very good for football in India."
Courtesy:www.goal.com
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