- FIFA: Iraq used ineligible player - ESPN
AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- FIFA has ruled that Iraq fielded an ineligible player in an Olympic soccer qualifying win last November, and awarded a 3-0 victory to United Arab Emirates. Iraq won the Nov. 27 match 2-0, but was found guilty of ...
- Soccer-Ineligible player costs Qatar Olympic qualifier - Reuters
Feb 1 (Reuters) - Qatar's hopes of winning a spot in this year's Olympic soccer competition has been dealt a blow after FIFA overturned a draw in Oman for fielding an ineligible player, awarding the home side a 3-0 victory. The Nov 27 London Olympics ...
- GCC soccer bodies approve OFA proposals - Oman Daily Observer
It was attended by the Oman Football Association (OFA) Chairman Sayyid Khalid al Busaidy and other GCC soccer body chiefs as well as their Iraqi and Yemeni counterparts. The officials agreed to the OFA's proposal to increase the cash prizes and give ...
- Ex-Zifa Boss Rushwaya Granted Bail - AllAfrica.com
By Tendai Rupapa, 7 February 2012 FORMER Zifa chief executive Henrietta Ru-shwaya yesterday appeared in court on char-ges of concealing transactions from her principals, fraud and bribery emanating from soccer matches the senior national football team ...
- Everything needs to be revamped about Indian football – Indian national team ... - Goal.com India
- S. Korea draws with Saudi Arabia in soccer qualifier - The Korea Herald
But he added that he was happy to help his side keep their lead in Group A. With two games remaining in the third round of the Asian qualifiers, Korea is at the top of Group A with eight points, just one point ahead of Oman. Qatar, which drew 2-2 with ...
- Eq. Guinea faces cup favorite ICoast in quarters - SI.com
In contrast, co-host Equatorial Guinea has a squad of journeymen drawn from the lower leagues in Spain, the Brazilian regional league, Turkey and Oman. Despite the mismatch on paper, defender Rui Da Gracia says Equatorial Guinea has "nothing to lose'' ...
- MIDEAST WEEKAHEAD-Optimism toward politics buoys Egypt - Reuters
- MIDEAST STOCKS-Egypt tumbles after soccer tragedy; Gulf mixed - Reuters
By Tom Pfeiffer and Matt Smith | CAIRO/DUBAI Feb 2 (Reuters) - Egypt's bourse made its largest decline in six weeks on Thursday after 74 people were killed in violence at a soccer stadium, a fresh setback for a country struggling with weak security a ...
- Soccer Capsules - International: No time for Liverpool to relax as United visits - Brownsville Herald
"Patrice Evra is a football player, who plays for Manchester United. If he is fit, he is considered to play like any other player." Elsewhere, Chelsea's travels to Queens Park Rangers for the first match between the west London rivals since John Terry ...