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In the News (Mon 6 Oct 08)

  
 Indonesia - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Indonesia
Islam was a convenient symbol for resistance and nationalism: its spread through the archipelago had been accelerated by the arrival of the Spaniards and the Portuguese in the 16th century (as a kind of extension of the Mediterranean conflict and partly, too, as a proto-nationalist gesture).
Lavish incentives were introduced to encourage new foreign investment, assets nationalized by Sukarno were restored to their former colonial owners, and generous compensation paid for losses suffered by foreign companies as a result of Sukarno's policies.
The system was extremely profitable to the Dutch (who built up their railway network and reduced their national debt from the proceeds), but, by causing neglect of food crops, it precipitated famine among the Javanese and in general impoverished them.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Indonesia   (6323 words)

  
 South Korea national football team - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The South Korea national football team has been Asia's most successful national team since they made their debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
During Japan's colonial rule, football contributed to alleviating the frustrations of the subjugated Koreans and fostering the hope of liberation.
The Korean professional football league was launched in South Korea in 1983 as the first ever professional football league in Asia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team   (423 words)

  
 Singapore national football team - tScholars.com
Aide Iskandar, captain of the Singapore national football team, hoists the Tiger Cup in 2004.
To date, the most significant successes of the Singapore national football team have been winning the regional Tiger Cup in 1998 and 2005.
The Singapore national football team is the national soccer team of Singapore.
www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Singapore_national_football_team   (203 words)

  
 National Team, Pre-1980
The team was relatively insignificant, since Asia in general was viewed as a football backwater, and the few teams that could put on a competent performance at a world level were all in West Asia (Iran and the Middle East).
For a nation whose achievements were still very modest in nearly all sports, this performance elevated the status of the national team.
Under Cramer's guidance, the team made it to the quarterfinals in the Tokyo Olympics, and achieved a feat that still ranks high in the memories of Japanese football fans in 1968, winning the bronze medal at the Mexico Olympic Games.
www.wldcup.com /Asia/nats/pre80.html   (347 words)

  
 Football Singapore - History
Singapore was always one of the strongest team.
Out of the Malaysian League, the National team ended up playing in the mickey mouse local league against amateur opposition and sparse crowds.
Football was introduced by the colonial British back in the 19th century.
www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Stadium/9668/history.html   (515 words)

  
 PAKISTAN FOOTBALL TEAM
He has captained the National Football team at the Xth Asian Games held in Seoul in 1986.
He has played for the Pakistan National Football teams from 1963 to 1973.
Serving in the PIA Represented Pakistan Youth and Pakistan National teams from 1982 to 1987.
www.sports.gov.pk /html/3rd_SAF_pakistan_football_team.htm   (636 words)

  
 Football and globalisation
Edson Arantes de Nascimento, the man they call Pele, who was part of the World Cup winning team three times and by far the best-known face in football, said some 20 years ago that an African team would win the World Cup by the end of the 20th century.
Football was meant to be a beautiful game that made us forget everything else for the 90 minutes that it lasted.
In the days to come, when each of the more successful countries at the 2002 World Cup use their footballing success to mirror other parts of their society, they will be no different from all those who did it before and those who will continue to do so in the future.
www.hinduonnet.com /fline/fl1914/19140100.htm   (2062 words)

  
 Georgia Institute of Technology :: News Room :: Simulated Simians Pick Best Football Teams As Well As Pros
The researchers are quick to point out, however, that they haven’t come up with the best way to rank Division I-A football teams.
The team’s schedule strength shall be calculated to determine in which quartile it will rank: 1-25, 26-50, 51-75, 76-100 and shall be further quantified by its ranking within each quartile (divided by 25).
Should a team play a Division I-AA opponent, only the losses of the Division I-AA team shall be used in determining the opponent’s record or the opponent’s opponents’ record.
www.gatech.edu /news-room/release.php?id=212   (1893 words)

  
 BBS - Blind Football
The game of Football for visually impaired people continues to improve and the BBS P/S committee intend to do everything possible to maintain the progress made and stimulate further growth, particularly at schools’ level for which Development programmes are being implemented, consolidate the National league structure and continue to make strides into the international arena.
Tony has been appointed head coach of both the P/S and ‘total’ England national teams and is also the Sports and Leisure co-ordinator at the Royal National College for the Blind (RNC), Hereford.
The P/S Football League members combine a mixture of independent teams, sports and social clubs, and college teams bringing more than 100 visually impaired people together, organising and arranging the playing of friendly yet competitive football.
www.britishblindsport.org.uk /bfootball.htm   (1541 words)

  
 Brudirect.com  - Local News
Yesterday, a contract-signing ceremony was held by the Brunei Football Association (BAFA) for 16 Brunei M-League players, including nine team officials.
Whatever may be the factors that contribute to this trend, it does affect the performance of a team, which is why coach Alagic stressed teams need support from their fans in whatever their situation.
Although Brunei are sitting pretty at the top of the table, team coach Amir Alagic refused to get carried away because he knows that Selangor MK Land are a good side and were likely to put up a hard fight tonight, as they also need points to challenge for the top positions.
www.brudirect.com /DailyInfo/News/Archive/Feb05/130205/nite22.htm   (385 words)

  
 footballistan
Below, Futsal National Team which got bronze medals in AFC Cup 2005 in Vietnam.
Kyrgyzstan national team and league still have a long way to go, it is not high of quality.
Team had big stars like George Hagi, Popescu, Hakan Sukur, Emre, Taffarel, etc. Mario Jardel, Frank de Boer, Christian, Felipe are among other big stars who played in Galatasaray following years.
footballistan.blogspot.com   (863 words)

  
 Oman National Football team has started training today for the two international friendlies that is to be played against Maldivian National Football Team.
Oman National Football team has started training today for the two international friendlies that is to be played against Maldivian National Football Team.
The Oman National Football team has started training today for the two international friendlies that is to be played against the Maldivian National Football Team.
The Oman team will depart to Singapore on September 4th to play their World Cup qualifying match against Singapore National team.
www.maldivesinfo.gov.mv /news.php?newsid=3655   (172 words)

  
 Daily Mirror Online
Lalith Weerasinghe was appointed assistant coach of the national team and Harold Anthony appointed as team manager.
He will coach the team for the forthcoming South Asian Football Federation Games (SAFFG) which will be held next January in Bangladesh.
Tehani is a member of the women's squash team, ranked number one with 100 points after winning the Under 19 and Womens Open at the recently concluded Air Force Open Squash tournament held at Katunayake Base Camp where she defeated her cousin Nihara Guruge in both the finals.
www.dailymirror.lk /2002/09/28/sports/2.html   (488 words)

  
 BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific Indonesia's football blues
But he was unable to name the captain of the Indonesian national football team.
When I visited, Persija was in a practice session and the team just looked like a bunch of teenagers anywhere in the world kicking a ball around.
It is all a million miles away from the heyday of Indonesian football.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/2788583.stm   (361 words)

  
 UzbekWorld.com - Sport Football
The gathering aims at examining the nominees for the national team reveals the head coach.
Uzbekistan national team first time under the supervision of new head coach Ravshan Haydarov gathered for three day camp at the Qibray Training Center.
On May 14, the national team will clash with Slovakia at Koshitse.
uzbekworld.com /sport/football   (552 words)

  
 Pigeon power seals Victory win in Maldives football cup final
This is the second time in succession that the red and yellow team has won the cup, denying the opportunity to any other team in the President's football competition.
Victory football club won the National Cup on Wednesday with four goals, coming from behind after Valencia was leading by two goals.
With this goal, the team that had first won the National Champion Cup in 1985 began to contest the game with renewed hope.
www.maldivesculture.com /maldives_football_2002.html   (981 words)

  
 BBC SPORT Other Sport Olympics 2012 Wales mindful of GB football team
Britain currently has no Olympic football team as England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are all individually recognised by Uefa, European football's ruling body, and Fifa.
The FA of Wales says its position is closer to that of Scotland, who fear a British team could lose the "national identity" of the home nations.
Wales have given a guarded response to British Olympic officials' plans to field a combined British football team if the 2012 Games are held in London.
news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/sport1/hi/other_sports/olympics_2012/4079908.stm   (270 words)

  
 Al-Ahram Weekly 'Life goes on'
Jalal Talebi was told he was the new coach of the Iranian national football team.
In May of this year, Talebi was on the national team, chosen as a technical adviser to a Croatian coach.
Talebi, 54, was an attacking midfielder for his national team in the 1960s.
weekly.ahram.org.eg /1998/384/sp5.htm   (609 words)

  
 Badminton Central Discussion Forums - Football (Soccer) : Your Favourite National Team
Don't ask me why but I think it had a lot to do with the fact that for Latin American teams, I'd always go for Argentina and the two teams are eternal rivals on football.
I have been watching the English league ever since I was 8 years old, supporting Liverpool and somehow, I guess, for many people out there as well, ended up supporting the national team.
It seems to me that their unique and distinctive style of South American football techniques have become more generic, and while the players are certainly still very skillful, the wow factor has weakened quite a bit.
www.badmintoncentral.com /forums/showthread.php?t=12058   (425 words)

  
 Open Directory - Sports: Soccer: AFC: Singapore
Football Singapore - Information on the history of the football scene, national team and S-league.
Football Association of Singapore - Official site of the governing body, with information, national team roster, news and events calendar.
Singapore Soccer- A forum that discuss on soccer news, predictions, results and match previews.
dmoz.org /Sports/Soccer/AFC/Singapore   (232 words)

  
 SI.com - Soccer - World: FIFA boss says future is on artificial surfaces - Tuesday July 13, 2004 11:12PM
That prompted the Football Association to hold discussions with FIFA about the rule change agreed in February by the International Football Association Board and imposed July 1, which states no more than six changes can be made per team in non-competitive matches.
SINGAPORE (AP) -- FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Tuesday artificial pitches were the "future of football" and called on nations to build more of them to improve their standard of soccer.
Fulham's preseason match against Watford was scrapped at halftime after both teams made six changes, although the players stayed on the field and the match became more of a training session without an official referee.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/soccer/07/13/int.rdp   (1071 words)

  
 rediff.com sports: Football team off for Vietnam tourney
A 21-member India football team, led by Baichung Bhutia, left for Vietnam on Tuesday to participate in the L G Cup six-nation tournament, which commences on August 2.
rediff.com sports: Football team off for Vietnam tourney
However, promising Mani Tomba Singh could not accompany the team as he passport formalities had to be completed.
www.rediff.com /sports/2002/jul/30foot.htm   (184 words)

  
 SUU - Alumni & Friends:
A native of Las Vegas, Nev., Free is the second of four children and is currently a trainer for nine youth soccer teams in the Sandy, Utah, area in addition to her responsibilities with the Utah Starzz.
Mark Cranney, '87, graduate of the business school at SUU and member of the football team for four years, is an area VP for Perametric Technology Corp., in the Seattle, Wash., area.
She also received the "Outstanding Player" on the men's soccer team.
www.suu.edu /alumni/newsletter/fall00/alums.html   (863 words)

  
 The Manila Times Internet Edition SPORTS > RP women’s football: Gold or any color, or none at all?
A YEAR ago, the President of the Philippine Football Federation downgraded his prediction (made two years ago) of a gold medal for the national women’s football team in the forthcoming Southeast Asian Games to a medal of any color.
While the women’s team has thus far not been able to recruit as many half-Filipinos as it would like (only two came for each of the above competitions), it has also not been able to get as much international exposure as it had recently planned.
The downgrade was made after having seen that insufficient support would be forthcoming, particularly in delays in reinstating player allowances and stadium lights for practices, the hiring of a foreign coach and in participating in badly needed international competitions.
www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/jun/22/yehey/sports/20050622spo5.html   (495 words)

  
 Liverpool FC. Schedule in Bangkok 17th-21st July 2001 [www.bangkokhotel.com]
The squad had flown in from Singapore where they had beaten the national team 2-0 on Monday night in a match where they seemed affected by the humidity.
IMG Thailand Co.,Ltd. and The Football Associated of Thailand present "CocaCola Supercup" the greatest football match between Thai National Team and your favorite football team from England "Liverpool".
Although the team is packed with international stars, it was Michael Owen, Robbie Fowler and skipper Jamie Redknapp who drew the biggest cheers-or rather screams-from their young fans gathered both inside and outside the hotel.
www.bangkokhotel.com /thailand_festival/liverpool.html   (796 words)

  
 Lao Football Fan
Laos' National football team have landed in the group of death for this year's Tiger Cup tournament to be co-hosted by Vietnam and Malaysia.
Soutsakhone was head coach of the national team that got one draw from its three matches in the 2002 Tiger Cup.
The National Football Federation (NFF) made the step of promoting assistant coach Soutsakhone Oudomphet for the Tiger Cup in December with World Cup qualifying Head Coach Saithong Siphasay stepping down after the final qualifier in November.
groups.msn.com /laofootballfan/general.msnw?action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=67&LastModified=4675480277379219851   (722 words)

  
 rediff.com sports: India looking to take Petrokimia in stride
The Indian football team's preparations for the Busan Asian Games will be under scrutiny on Thursday, when it takes on defending champions Petrokimia Club, Indonesia, in the semi-finals of the LG Cup 2002, in Ho Chi Minh City.
Meanwhile, Singapore under-23 coach Visaji Rao is banking on his striker Alff Shaffein, who has won both the man-of-the-match awards in the two games.
The team comes after a month's preparation which was followed by six warm-up matches against sides from China, Korea and England.
www.rediff.com /sports/2002/aug/07foot.htm   (529 words)

  
 Iraq - All About All
This constitution was presented to the Iraqi people for their approval in a national referendum in October 2005.
Modern Iraq became a British mandate (the British League of Nations Trust Territory of Iraq) at the end of World War I and was granted independence from British control in 1932.
Furthermore, since the coalition forces are currently working to maintain order and create a stable society under the United Nations, coalition troops can remain in control of the country indefinitely despite the transfer of sovereignty.
www.allaboutall.info /article/Iraq   (2762 words)

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