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Red cards on red-letter day for Ghana

THE DAY REPLAYED: Three European teams played today but only Portugal took three points, as the Czech Republic fell 2-0 to Ghana and ten-man Italy drew…

Schneider stresses home advantage

A bout of football fever is rapidly becoming an epidemic in Germany as passion for the 2006 FIFA World Cup reaches every nook and cranny of the host…

Managing to lose their jobs

The unusual circumstances surrounding Togo coach Otto Pfister this week first he resigns, then he returns highlights a situation that it is not…

Saudi vs Tunisia: Arab brotherhood on the shelf

www.the-afc.com Football Writer Ali Al Hamdani meets a bunch of enthusiastic Saudi-Tunisia fans at Frankfurt airport on their way to Munich to watch the…

Referee assignments for matches 21-23

Referee assignments for matches 21-23

Anbar blow for Saudi Arabia

There was bad news for Saudi coach Marcos Paqueta on Tuesday after his in-form young striker Mohammed Al Anbar received a knock which could see him miss…

Students join World Cup party

"Go,go, go! Ale!Ale!Ale!" …is the sound of nearly 1,000 students from Ha Noi Teachers" Training College when Arjen Robben scored for the Netherlands…

All 207 associations in attendance – FIFA announces new vision

The FIFA Congress met at the International Congress Centre in Munich on Thursday, 8 June with representatives of all 207 FIFA member associations in…

World Cup 2006: Park says Korea will keep Asian flag flying

Korean pin-up Park Ji-sung has said that the 2002 semifinalists would strive to avoid the fate of Iran and Japan, both of whom stumbled to opening…

We haven"t learnt our lessons: Zico

Japan coach Zico believes his charges still have a chance of advancing from the group stage at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, despite their 3-1 loss to…

FIFA"s vision: Develop the game, touch the world, build a better future

FIFA will be heading into the years ahead with a powerful vision. With its SDevelop the game, touch the world, build a better future⬝ slogan, FIFA…