Barcelona's Victor Valdes, Xavi and Carles Puyol - (FC Barcelona - photo) FC Barcelona win Badge of Champions

Pep Guardiola secured the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football award - (http://soccer.ru/gallery/17520 - photo) BARCELONA DUO TAKE TOP AWARDS

José Mourinho is a short list contender for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football award - soccer.ru. photo Jose Mourinho Coach of the Year?

FIFA president Sepp Blatter - Roosewelt Pinheiro/Abr Photo BLATTER IN Bin HAMMAM OUT NEW NR TOP 10 - FIFA'S DOWN & DIRTY

ASEAN Football Federation vice president Ravy Khek - NR photo FIFA'S CLOSET

FIFA AWARDS: Badge of Champions awarded to FC Barcelona - January 2012
Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d’Or after polling 47.88 of the votes, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo (21.6)%) and Xavi (9.23%). Sawa, winner of the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award, led Japan to the title at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 in Germany, where she also won the adidas Golden Ball as the best player of the competition and the adidas Golden Boot for her five goals. She collected 28.51% of the votes

FIFA AWARDS: Messi, Sawa, Guardiola and Sasaki triumph at FIFA Ballon d'Or 2011 - January 2012
Lionel Messi won the FIFA Ballon d’Or after polling 47.88 of the votes, ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo (21.6)%) and Xavi (9.23%). Sawa, winner of the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award, led Japan to the title at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 in Germany, where she also won the adidas Golden Ball as the best player of the competition and the adidas Golden Boot for her five goals. She collected 28.51% of the votes

FIFA NEWS: Men's short lists for FIFA Ballon d'Or gala 2011 revealed - December, 2011
The candidates for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football and FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s Football awards were also announced.

FIFA NEWS: Men's short lists for FIFA Ballon d'Or gala 2011 revealed - November,, 2011
The candidates for the FIFA Ballon d’Or award and for the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football award have been unveiled

FIFA NEWS: FIFA Ethics Committee takes decisions on ethics proceedings against Caribbean Football Union (CFU) officials - October, 2011
The proceedings had been opened in regard to apparent violations of the Code of Ethics connected to the investigation of the cases related to the special meeting of the CFU held in Trinidad & Tobago on 10 and 11 May 2011.

Sports Notes MAX - BIN HAMMAM LATEST VICTIM IN FIFA'S SLUGHTER HOUSE - July, 2011
ELIMINATE THE COMPETITION - Red flags went up when a few days prior to the election fire storm FIFA donated to INTERPOL the largest grant it has ever received from a private institution

FIFA NEWS: FIFA Women’s World Cup Germany 2011 sets new TV viewing records - July, 2011
The four games featuring the German team all gained average audiences of more than 14 million, with their final three matches attracting averages of over 16 million viewers nationwide

FIFA NEWS: Almost half the world watched the 2010 FIFA World Cup - July, 2011
Based on viewers watching a minimum of 20 consecutive minutes of coverage, the 2010 tournament reached nearly a third of the world population with 2.2 billion viewers, or 3% higher than in 2006

FIFA NEWS: Two players from Korea DPR provisionally suspended following anti-doping tests - July, 2011
The whole Korea DPR team was required by FIFA to undergo an anti-doping test after a match between Korea DPR and Colombia. The target testing of the entire Korea DPR team was coordinated with WADA

FIFA NEWS: FIFA’s “11 for Health” programme goes global - July, 2011
Roll-out in Mexico using top players such as Mexico’s Carlos Vela and Javier “Chicharito” Hernández, Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, to name just a few

FIFA NEWS: FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter re-elected for a fourth term - May, 2011
The 208 member associations of FIFA were all in attendance at the start of the Congress, 206 associations had the right to vote. The associations of Brunei Darussalam and São Tomé e Príncipe were not entitled to vote as they had not met the statutory requirements regarding minimum participation in FIFA competitions. Consequently, 206 associations had the right to vote. In total, 203 ballots were cast in an election conducted by secret ballot.- PLUS.. BLATTER'S 2007 ELECTION REPORT

Sports Notes Part 2 - FIFA's CORRUPTION TURMOIL IN REVIEW - May, 2011
FIFA HOUSE ROCKS - FROM THEN UNTIL NOW - This FIFA corruption firestorm began with England accusing FIFA of corruption in QATAR winning hosting the 2222 World Cup. Qatar's Mohammed bin Hammam was to run against Sepp Blatter for the presidential seat. He and Blatter have since been accused of corruption. Blatter was cleared and bin Hammam was suspended and dropped out of the presidential race against Blatter. Read the FIFA press releases of these events

Sports Notes - FIFA'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE IS HEATING UP - May, 2011
DOWN & DIRTY - With FIFA engulfed with bribery accusations of its members the story won't go away. Just a few days before the elections FIFA President Sepp Blatter's opponent FIFA Executive Committee member Mohamed bin Hammam from Qatar is now being taken to task being accused of improprieties. It appears to be the beginning of a major mud throwing competition - FIFA TOP 10

FIFA NEWS: FIFA makes historic contribution to INTERPOL - May, 2011
In long-term fight against match-fixing

FIFA NEWS: FIFA Task Force Football 2014 to start its work on 10 May 2011 - April, 2011
The Task Force’s objective is to look at proposals to improve both the attractiveness of football and match control in elite competitions in areas such as the Laws of the Game, refereeing, competition regulations, women’s football, medical matters and fair play.

FIFA NEWS: FIFA Executive Committee meeting - March, 2011
Financial report presented and decisions taken on competition hosts and 2014 FIFA World Cup slots

FIFA NEWS: QATAR DEBATE - Appeals Ethics Committee Decisions - February, 2011
Clarification on 2022 FIFA World Cup dates - Regarding the bans on Reynald Temarii and Amos Adamu for a breach of the FIFA Code of Ethics

FIFA NEWS: 1320 International Matches Played in 2010 - January, 2011
GET IT ON!!!! - 512 women‘s and 808 men’s matches - Kuwait played the most men’s matches last year (23), while China PR were the most active women’s team (22).

FIFA NEWS: Messi, Marta, Mourinho and Neid crowned as the best of 2010 - January, 2011
These awards were decided after a poll in which the captains and head coaches of the men’s (for the two men’s football awards) and women’s (for the two women’s football awards) national teams as well as international media representatives selected by France Football voted for candidates in each of the four categories. The votes from each of the three groups counted for one-third of the final result

FIFA NEWS: Nominees for FIFA Player of the Year - December, 2010
The candidates for the newly created FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men’s Football award and the FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women’s Football award were also announced

FIFA NEWS: Russia and Qatar to host 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, respectively - December, 2010
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter announced the result of the FIFA Executive Committee's vote on Thursday 2 December 2010 in Zurich

FIFA NEWS: Voting Process for decision on hosts of 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups - November, 2010
Executive Committee approves voting process for decision on hosts of 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups - Several other decisions were taken and reports presented during the meeting

FIFA NEWS: SAHKIRA COMMENTS ON WORLD CUP & SOUTH AFRICA - July, 2010
SHAKIRA SPOT ON - Pop recording star was on the mark when she chose Spain to win the World Cup. Prior to their final game with the Netherlands the Colombian singer shared with FIFA.com her thoughts about the competition and her experiences in South Africa

Sports Notes EXTRA Part 5 - MIROSLAV KLOSE - THE HEADER MAN - July, 2010
THE WORLD CUP'S 2nd BEST SCORER - Miroslav Klose came close to breaking Ronaldo's all-time World Cup scoring record of 15 but illness took its toll causing him to miss his final game. He has 14 World Cup goals but at 32 it is unlikely that he will return in the 2014 World Cup at the age of 36 and break that record

Sports Notes EXTRA Part 4 - SPAIN WINS WORD CUP TITLE - July, 2010
SPAIN WINS ON GUTS & RESOLVE - It was a hotly contested affair that included some unwarranted foul play. When Iniesta scored the goal in the 116th minute the Netherlands were down to only 10 men - Uruguay's Diego Forlan won the tournaments Best Player Award (Golden Ball) - Thomas (The Fuel-er) Muller wins the Golden Boot and the Best Young Player Awards - Paul the Octopus proved right again - NBA - SAY WHAT!!! A CLEAN HEAT HOUSE 4 LeBRON?

Sports Notes EXTRA Part 2 - GERMANY MISSED (THOMAS) THE FUELER MUELLER - July, 2010
GERMANY'S GO TO GUY - Mueller who was ineligible due to being yellow carded in their previous game against Argentina. That bad call by referee Ravshan Irmatov of Uzbekistan was another indication of the need for some sort of instant replay that FIFA prefers to avoid - FIFA'S Broadcast rights and fees - HIV/AIDS

Sports Notes EXTRA Part 1 - THE LEBRON JAMES GAME IS OVER - THE HEAT IS ON!!! - July, 2010
THE THREE AMIGOS ARE TOGETHER - After weeks of meetings and speculation LeBron made it known where he will play next season. To some it was a surprise and questioned his decision making to others it was a no brainer - South American's pissed & dissed - FIFA'S BAD CALLS SOLUTION

FIFA NEWS: Blatter thanks President Zuma - July, 2010
At the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, the tournament programme continued apace, with the Football for Hope Festival 2010 kicking off in Alexandra. The focal point of this educational, cultural and footballing celebration

Sports Notes Part 3 - SPAIN ADVANCE TO SEMIS EDGE PARAGUAY 1-0 - July, 2010
SPAIN LED BY VILLA THE KING OF REBOUND - David Villa scores another rebound goal in 83rd minute takes as he takes this World Cup's scoring lead - Germany will be Spain's semifinal opponent

Sports Notes Part 2 - ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST - ARGENTINA THRASHED BY GERMANY 4-0 - July, 2010
ARGENTINA CHEWED UP & SPIT OUT - Maradona's troops were ambushed, chewed up and spit out by the young German team. Miroslav Klose scored two goals to trail only Brazil's Ronaldo 15 goals World Cup record. Maradona will most likely be crucified by the media for Argentina's poor showing after a fast start in their run for the title. The question will be where did it all go wrong?

Sports Notes - THE MIGHTY HAVE FALLEN Netherlands oust Brazil 2-1- July, 2010
IT'S SCHNEIJDER TIME - Wesley Schneijder shines heading in two goals in a thrilling win for the Dutch - Spikes and elbows were flying as Uruguay outlast Ghana in an extra time thriller - Paris Hilton!!! SAY WHAT!!!

Sports Notes MAX Part 3 - GERMANY CHEWS UP & SPITS OUT ENGLAND - June, 2010
ENGLAND CRASH AND BURNS - England became a dysfunctional squad and unraveled after John Terry had an affair with his former teammate Wayne Bridge's girlfriend. It all unraveled when they were chewed up and spit out by a more talented Germany squad who thrashed England 4-1 in the knockout round of 16. Frank Lampard's disallowed goal creates controversy - Capello draws criticism

Sports Notes MAX Part 2 - GHANA THE PRIDE OF AFRICA KO's USA - S. KOREA OUT JAPAN REMAINS FOR ASIA - June, 2010
Ghana's extra time goal sends USA home - South Korea knocked out by Uruguay - Japan carries torch for Asia - FACTS & FIGURES - Money talks in the development of a football program. Denmark has risen from the ashes of war to be successful with a population less than Cambodia's

Sports Notes MAX Part 1 - WORLD CUP SHOCKERS - FRANCE & ITALY EMBARRASSED - USA TOUGHS IT OUT - June, 2010
France and Italy lead the list of World Cup flopper teams with their miserable showing or in France's case none at all. Undefeated minnows New Zealand ranked 78 failed to go though but their stellar defense made many sit up and take notice. The USA overcame bad calls in two games by referees and won Group C besting England. Asian teams South Korea and Japan earn respect and move on to the Round of 16.

Sports Notes EXTRA EXTRA - WORLD CUP FLIP FLOPS - June, 2010
The USA World Cup team is experiencing mixed success and a controversial decision from ref Kouman Coulibaly without an explanation to disallow a third U.S. goal against Slovenia - England favored by many is on the edge of disaster - Lakers Win NBA title UGLY - BIG BABY

Sports Notes ARCHIVES - Cambodia Played World Cup Qualifiers CHINA Tough - January 2001
The slightly built Khmers faced China in Guangzhou they were before another frantic, capacity stadium crowd that was against them. They played a tough match and drew even at one in the 12th minute when the young Chea Makara scored a goal. The Chinese took the lead at the 22nd minute. The Cambodian team fought hard and held them until the waning minutes of the game when China scored their third and final goal. It was a major step forward for Cambodia as China went on to win the group and qualify for the World Cup

Sports Notes EXTRA - FIFA'S BLATTER TO RUN AGAIN - CAMBODIAN FOOTBALL'S DECLINE Part 2 - June, 2010
FIFA president Blatter to seek another four-year term at the world governing body's congress in 2011 - Since the departure of manager Joachim Fickert in January 2003 the Cambodian national team has fallen from what little grace they had and are not as competitive as in the past

Sports Notes - Part 3 - WORLD CUP HIGH ACHIEVERS - CAMBODIAN FOOTBALL'S DECLINE - June, 2010
South Africa has had to rise above their apartheid past. North Korea is having to overcome adversity due to their political situation. If its underdogs you like to root for they are it - We likened Cambodian football to the story of the Jamaican bobsled team which came from nothing to be competitive in the Olympics. Our twist was the Cambodian team was evolving from hardship and genocide and we wrote, 'Cambodian Football Rising From The Ashes.' Our hope for Cambodia was never fulfilled

Sports Notes - IT'S ON!!! - FIFA World Cup Begins - Part 2 - June, 2010
198 nations attempted to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, while a record 204 countries entered qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup - The World Cup is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, where an estimated 715.1 million people watched the final match of the 2006 World Cup held in Germany - ON THE MOVE - CLUB MUSICAL CHAIRS AGAIN with Jose Mourinho, Raphael Benitez, Michael Ballack and Joe Cole on the move

Sports Notes - IT'S ON!!! - FIFA World Cup Begins - June, 2010
With injuries eliminating many star players and Brazil not choosing Ronaldinho and other top name Brazilian World Cup experienced players for their squad it all adds up to new faces picking up the slack and having the opportunity making their presence known in the beautiful games supreme event - WORLD CUP RECORDS

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