Thailand Wins the AFF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2012

Thailand wins the AFF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2012

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Indonesia accepts FIFA ban on national coach

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -Indonesia coach Aji Santoso has been banned for four games and fined by FIFA for accusing match officials of taking bribes during a 10-0 loss to Bahrain in World Cup qualifying.
The Indonesian Football Association and Santoso said on Wednesday they accepted the punishments but didn't rule out an appeal. Santoso, now coaching the national under-23 side, was fined $6,530.
Santoso was red-carded by Lebanese referee Andre Al Haddad in the 75th minute of February's match in Manama following allegations he accused Al Haddad of being bribed.
FIFA said Santoso told the officials "(there is) money involved (here).''
In the second minute, Al Haddad sent off Indonesia's goalkeeper and awarded four penalties to Bahrain, which needed to make up a nine-goal deficit on Qatar to have a chance of advancing to the next round. However, Qatar drew 2-2 with Iran, and those two advanced.
FIFA called the outcome "unusual'' and launched an investigation.
Indonesia was warned by FIFA before the match to send its strongest team, but an inexperienced team was selected after Indonesia suspended players from clubs in the breakaway Indonesian Super League.
Edi Ellison, the spokesman for the Indonesian association, said they will wait to decide on an appeal after the result of FIFA's probe.
Because of the loss to Bahrain and the breakaway league, the government was planning to cut funding to the association.


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Football: Malaysia to host Manchester City in July

MALAYSIA - English Premier League title contenders Manchester City will play a friendly match against a Malaysia XI in Kuala Lumpur in July, promoters of the event said on Wednesday.

It will be City's first fixture in Malaysia when they play at the 90,000 capacity Bukit Jalil Stadium on July 30.

"We are very honoured to be hosting Manchester City, as we are the only Southeast Asian country given this opportunity,"Football Association of Malaysia deputy president Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah said in a statement.

The big-spending side are the second English team to commit to a fixture in Malaysia after Arsenal announced plans earlier this month.

A third Premier League team is widely expected to also play in Kuala Lumpur, where Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool drew 80,000 attendances for fixtures against a Malaysia XI last year.

FA Cup holders Manchester City and Arsenal will also play against each other at Beijing's Bird's Nest stadium on July 27, the same day as the Olympic Games opening ceremony in London.

The tour is the first in Asia by City, who played pre-season fixtures in the United States last year, since Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan bought the club and ploughed in millions to transform their fortunes.

While this season they have showed they are capable of challenging neighbours Manchester United on the field they will struggle to match the support their rivals command in Malaysia and Southeast Asia, where the Premier League champions and Liverpool dominate.

AFF FUTSAL: Thailand blast Malaysia to be in Final

Thailand blast Malaysia 12:1 to be in Final of AFF futsal

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AFF FUTSAL: Vietnam exact sweet revenge to book place in final

AFF FUTSAL: Vietnam exact sweet revenge to book place in final

APRIL 25, 2012  

BANGKOK (25 April 2012) – Vietnam exact sweet revenge when they beat a mostly Under-21 side from Indonesia 5-3 to book their place in the final of the AFF Futsal Championship 2012 here at the BangkokThonburi Stadium. The same Vietnamese side was denied a pla

Terry apologises over red card shame

Football: Terry apologises over red card shame
Posted: 25 April 2012 0708 hrs




BARCELONA: Chelsea captain John Terry apologised for his red card moment of madness against Barcelona on Tuesday that will rule him out of next month's Champions League final.

The Chelsea icon was given his marching orders on 37 minutes of an epic encounter at the Camp Nou which saw the Premier League side fight back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 and clinch a 3-2 aggregate win over the Catalans.

Terry's dismissal for a foul on Alexis Sanchez threatened to trigger a drubbing for Chelsea, who conceded a second goal to Andres Iniesta soon afterwards following Sergio Busquets' opening strike.

However the veteran defender watched from the bench as goals from Ramires and Fernando Torres sealed a remarkable comeback.

Former England captain Terry admitted however that the result was bittersweet as he will be denied the opportunity to lead Chelsea in Munich.

"Sanchez was darting in behind me. I've seen the replay and it does look bad," Terry told Sky Sports.

"I'm not that type of player to intentionally hurt anyone. I've raised my knee, which I maybe shouldn't have done in hindsight. But hopefully people who know me as a person, as a player... I'm not that type of player.

"I'm disappointed but delighted for the lads. To come here and play the way they did and get the result they did with 10 men... I feel I've let them down. I've apologised to them and I want to apologise to the fans as well.

"At the time, I was bewildered because I was trying to protect myself a little bit, but looking at it on the replay, I've no complaints. I've let the lads down. They've performed brilliantly, so hopefully this doesn't take it away from the players."

Terry, desperate to atone for the penalty shoot-out miss which cost Chelsea victory in the 2008 final over Manchester United, agreed it would hurt to miss the final.

"On a personal note, of course," he said.

"But this is what this football club deserves. We deserve to be in the Champions League final. The boys were excellent and I hope the incident doesn't take away from how hard they worked."

Chelsea's interim manager Roberto Di Matteo refused to attach any blame to his captain.

"He's a fantastic leader of this group. He's the captain of our club. Everybody can make a mistake in life. We're just so happy that this group has managed to go to the final," he said.

"We're all human beings. We're under a lot of pressure as players."

Di Matteo meanwhile hailed Chelsea's "incredible achievement" in reaching the final after a tumultuous season.

"A lot of people had written us off and we showed again what kind of character these players have," Di Matteo said.

"We didn't expect to play with 10 men and we knew it was going to be tough. It was even more difficult than we expected.

"They're a great team, with some fantastic players. We just showed what we're made of."

- AFP/de

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Ex-soccer chiefs to face trial for corruption

SHENYANG, Liaoning province - The second batch of Chinese soccer officials and playersincluding Xie Yalong and Nan Yong, both former deputy chief of the Chinese FootballAssociation (CFA), are to stand trial for corruption this week, the courts said.

According to a notice posted by the Intermediate People's Court of Dandong, a city inNortheast China's Liaoning province, Xie Yalong and Wei Shaohui, ex-team leader of theChinese national squad, will face court on charges of bribe-taking on Tuesday.

Nan Yong, who succeeded Xie as the CFA deputy head, will appear on court Wednesday inanother Liaoning city, Tieling, on charges of receiving bribes.

Also facing trials Wednesday in Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning province, are four ex-players - Shen Si, Qi Hong, Li Ming and Jiang Jin on charges of "taking bribes as non-statestaff."

In February this year, 39 people were handed sentences ranging from no time to 12 yearsbehind bars in the first round of China's crackdown on soccer corruption.

China's professional soccer leagues have been plagued with allegations of gambling, match-fixing and corrupt referees for years, and the police launched a probe in 2009.

ການ​ແຂ່ງ­ຂັນ​ເຕະ­ບານ​ລຸ້ນ​ຊາວ​ໜຸ່ມŒອາ­ວຸ­ໂສ ຊີງ​ຂັນ​ທ່ານ​ເຈົ້າ­ເມືອງ​ຈັນ­ທະ​ບູ​ລີ ປະ­ຈຳ​ປີ 2012

ການ​ແຂ່ງ­ຂັນ​ເຕະ­ບານ​ລຸ້ນ​ຊາວ​ໜຸ່ມŒອາ­ວຸ­ໂສ ຊີງ​ຂັນ​ທ່ານ​ເຈົ້າ­ເມືອງ​ຈັນ­ທະ​ບູ​ລີ ປະ­ຈຳ​ປີ 2012 ກຽມ​ເປີດ​ສາກ​ຂຶ້ນ​ຢ່າງ​ເປັນ​ທາງ​ການ ໃນ​ວັນ​ທີ 27 ເມ­ສາ 2012 ນີ້ ທີ່​ເດີ່ນ​ເຕະ­ບານ ມ.ສ ຮ່ອງ​ຄ້າ ເມືອງ​ຈັນ­ທະ​ບູ​ລີ ນະ­ຄອນ­ຫຼວງ​ວຽງ​ຈັນ ເພື່ອ​ເປັນ​ການ​ສ້າງ​ຂະ​ບວນ​ການ​ຕ້ານ ແລະ ສະ­ກັດ​ກັ້ນ​ປະ­ກົດ​ການ​ຫຍໍ້­ທໍ້​ຂອງ​ເມືອງ.

ທ່ານ ຈັນ­ທະ​ຄານ ລັດ­ຕະ­ນາ ຫົວ­ໜ້າ​ຫ້ອງ­ການ​ກີ­ລາ​ເມືອງ​ຈັນ­ທະ​ບູ​ລີ ໃຫ້​ສຳ­ພາດ​ກັບ​ທີມ​ຂ່າວ​ພວກ​ເຮົາ ວັນ​ທີ 20 ເມ­ສາ 2012 ຜ່ານ​ມາ​ວ່າ: ການ​ແຂ່ງ­ຂັນ​ເຕະ­ບານ​ຊີງ​ຂັນ​ເຈົ້າ­ເມືອງ​ປີ​ນີ້ ຈະ​ມີ​ທີມ​ຊາວ​ໜຸ່ມ 10 ທີມ ແລະ ທີມ​ອາ­ວຸ­ໂສ​ຈຳ­ນວນ 10 ທີມ​ເຂົ້າ​ຮ່ວມ ເຊິ່ງ​ແມ່ນ​ນັກ­ກີ­ລາ​ມາ​ຈາກ​ພາຍ​ໃນ​ເມືອງ ເຊັ່ນ: ບ້ານ ກຸ່ມ​ບ້ານ ບໍ­ລິ­ສັດ ຫ້າງ​ຮ້ານ ແລະ ອື່ນໆ ເຊິ່ງ​ຈຸດ­ປະ­ສົງ​ຫຼັກ​ໃນ​ການ​ຈັດ​ກິດ­ຈະ­ກຳ​ກີ­ລາ​ຄັ້ງ​ນີ້ ກໍ​ເພື່ອ​ເປັນ​ການ​ສ້າງ​ຂະ​ບວນ​ການ ຫັນ​ເອົາ​ພະ­ນັກ­ງານ​ລົງ​ກໍ່­ສ້າງ​ຮາກ​ຖານ ອີກ​ທັງ​ເປັນ​ການ​ສ້າງ​ຂະ​ບວນ​ການ​ເພື່ອ​ຕ້ານ ແລະ ສະ­ກັດ​ກັ້ນ​ປະ­ກົດ​ການ​ຫຍໍ້­ທໍ້​ໃນ​ສັງ­ຄົມ ກໍ​ຄື​ໃນ​ທົ່ວ​ເມືອງ​ຈັນ­ທະ​ບູ​ລີ.

ສຳ­ລັບ​ການ​ແຂ່ງ­ຂັນ​ຄັ້ງ​ນີ້ ທາງ​ຄະ­ນະ​ຮັບ­ຜິດ­ຊອບ​ຈັດ­ການ​ແຂ່ງ­ຂັນ ໄດ້​ກຳ­ນົດ​ແຂ່ງ​ສະ­ເພາະ​ວັນ​ເສົາŒອາ­ທິດ (ຕອນ​ເຊົ້າŒແລງ) ເຊິ່ງ​ຈະ​ດຳ­ເນີນ​ໄປ​ຈົນ​ເຖິງ​ຕົ້ນ​ເດືອນ​ກໍ­ລະ­ກົດ​ຈຶ່ງ​ຈະ​ສຳ­ເລັດ ສ່ວນ​ທີມ​ທີ່​ເຂົ້າ​ຮ່ວມ​ສຳ­ລັບ​ຊາວ​ໜຸ່ມ​ມີ 10 ທີມ ປະ­ກອບ​ມີ: ກຸ່ມ 2 ທົ່ງ​ຕູມ ສຶກ​ສາ​ເມືອງ ປ.ກ.ສ ເມືອງ ກຸ່ມ 2 ຮ່ອງ​ຄ້າ ກຸ່ມ 3 ສີ​ສະ­ຫວາດ ກຸ່ມ 4 ໂພນ​ຕ້ອງ ກຸ່ມ 5 ໜອງ​ທາ ກຸ່ມ 1 ວັດ​ຈັນ ຮ້ານ​ໂຕະ​ໂກ​ເຄື່ອງ​ເຢັນ ແລະ ທີມ​ຍອດ​ດອຍ ສ່ວນ​ລຸ້ນ​ອາ­ວຸ­ໂສ​ມີ 10 ທີມ ປະ­ກອບ​ມີ: ປ.ກ.ສ ເມືອງ ກຸ່ມ 1 ວັດ​ຈັນ ການ​ເງິນ​ເມືອງ ກຸ່ມ 4 ໂພນ​ຕ້ອງ ກຸ່ມ 2 ບ້ານ​ທົ່ງ​ຂັນ​ຄຳ ສຶກ​ສາ​ເມືອງ ກຸ່ມ 5 ໜອງ​ທາ ຫ້ອງ​ວ່າ​ການ­ເມືອງ ນັກ​ສຶກ​ສາ​ກົດ­ໝາຍ​ເມືອງ ແລະ ຮ້ານ​ດີ​ຊາຍ​ປະ­ດັບ​ຍົນ

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UEFA Champion league 2nd leg today. Barca vs Chelsea

Barca welcomes Chelsea today at 7:45 pm (local time). the 1st leg Chelsea beat Barcelona 1:0 and today Chelsea just needs to play draw and it will be enough for them to go into the final of UEFA Champion League
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/apr/24/barcelona-chelsea-preview-live-webchat

Chelsea's players train at the Camp Nou ahead of their Champions League semi-final second leg tie with Barcelona. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

AFF FUTSAL 2012: Thais top group to set-up semis showdown with Malaysia, Vietnam will battle Indonesia

AFF FUTSAL 2012: Thais top group to set-up semis showdown with Malaysia, Vietnam will battle Indonesia

APRIL 23, 2012

BANGKOK (23 April 2012) – After breezing through their first three matches and scoring a whopping 67 goals, Thailand faced their toughest opponents today in the form of a young and spirited Indonesian side.


Thailand claimed victory today but it did not come easy as Indonesia battled them all the way and restricted them to a 6-1 win at the Bangkok Thonburi Stadium this evening.

“This is the type of game I wanted. The first few matches were too easy, the players learn nothing,” said Victor Hermans, the chief coach of Thailand.


Thailand, seven-time AFF Futsal champions, have thus completed their fixtures with maximum points and are the Group B winners. The hosts will now face Malaysia, runners-up in the other group, in the semifinals on Wednesday.


Indonesia will take on Group A champions Vietnam in the other semis battle.


Thailand had a good start as nippy striker Kritsada Wongkaeo snatched possession away from a defender and rammed his team ahead. If the crowd was expecting the goals to flow in as in previous games, they were wrong as the Indonesians held their ground.


Skipper Randhyas Syamsul Bahri did a fine job marshalling his team but the skilful playmaker could only do so much against the massive Thai onslaught.


In the sixth minute, there was a bit of a scramble in front of goal and Apiwat Chaemcharoen somehow managed to flick it in. And then in the 10th minute, star player Suphawut Thueanklang, who usually has a knack for scoring early goals, finally got his name on the scoresheet. It was a brilliant goal as he latched on to a corner kick at the top of
the box and first-timed his shot in.

http://www.aseanfootball.org/?p=8243

AFF Futsal 2012:Laos loses a dozen goals against Indonesia

It is not surprised for laos to lose many goals in this tourement and laos has learnt more experiences after this international event;

http://www.aseanfootball.org/?p=8225

How is possible to lose 26 goals in a Match

how is possible , it's a big different level between Laos and Thailand's Futsal.?? I Think lao boys don't get used the  floor?

AFF FUTSAL 2012: Another double-digit win for Thais, Vietnam beat Myanmar

APRIL 21, 2012  

BANGKOK (21 April 2012) – Thailand, the seven-times AFF Futsal champions, showed their awesome form by completing a second successive double-digit victory at the Bangkok Thonburi Stadium this afternoon. Their latest victims were Laos who suffered a 26-2 loss today.

Thailand, who demolished Brunei 22-0 yesterday, are top of Group B with six points and virtually through to the semifinals. Once again, the attention was on star playmaker Suphawut Thuean, who did not disappoint the fans. It took the skilful player just 21 seconds to score the opening goal.

http://www.aseanfootball.org/?p=8200

Laos vs Thailand Photos

FUTSAL WORLD RANKING

http://www.futsalworldranking.be/rank.htm

VIETNAM TO PLAY CHINA AND HONG KONG IN JUNE

Vietnam to play china and Hongkong in June
Vietnam prepares its team for suzuki cup 2012
http://www.aseanfootball.org/?p=8165

Laos Beat Brunei 8:6 AFF FUTSAL championship 2012

Laos beat brunei 8:6 at the AFF Futsal championship 2012

read more here

http://www.aseanfootball.org/?p=8182

Football: Pakistan lose opener in Thailand

By Our Correspondent

Published: April 18, 2012

According to the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) official, the team conceded two goals in the first half while Thailand sealed the victory with their third.

KARACHI: 

Pakistan’s under-22 football team failed to make any impact in Thailand as they lost their opening match 3-0 in Bangkok.

According to the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) official, the team conceded two goals in the first half while Thailand sealed the victory with their third.

“I’m hoping that the players improve,” PFF Secretary Ahmed Yar Khan Lodhi told The Express Tribune.

“The aim of the tour is to give them exposure and confidence because they don’t perform well in international tournaments. Winning and losing doesn’t matter since these are friendly matches and won’t affect our international ranking.”

Published in The Express Tribune, April 18^th, 2012.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/366045/football-pakistan-lose-opener-in-thailand/

AFF FUTSAL 2012: Malaysia thump Cambodia; Misagh lead Philippines past Myanmar

AFF FUTSAL 2012: Malaysia thump Cambodia; Misagh lead Philippines past Myanmar

APRIL 19, 2012  

BANGKOK (19 April 2012) – Malaysia made a thumping start to their campaign in the AFF Futsal Championship 2012 when they thrashed Cambodia 8-0 as five-goal Misagh Bahadoran led the Philippines past Myanmar 5-4 in the second match of Group A at the Acachai Acadium.

The Malaysians, who lost the final to Indonesia two years ago, came out with all guns blazing as they scorched to a four goal lead at the half with goals from Asmie Zahari in the fourth minute, Fawzul Mohamad (8^th and 18^th minute) and Qaiser Khadir (10^th minute).

http://www.aseanfootball.org/?p=8170

Cambodia in the fray at AFF futsal tournament

The Cambodian national futsal team, including five officials and 14 players, flew to Bangkok yesterday afternoon ahead of participation in the 10-nation 2012 AFF Futsal Championship, which gets underway tomorrow. 

Head coach Hok Sotitya told the Post before heading to the airport yesterday that his players have been selected from futsal clubs competing in the annual national championships and tournaments and had been training for the past month-and-a-half. 

They had also played friendlies against other local sides to gain familiarity as a team. 

“In recent friendly games, our most impressive win was 29-0 but this result is not comparable to what we face in the upcoming campaign. They [the Cambodian national team players] have never played in international games, let alone on foreign soil, so their confidence is not good,” he said.

“Their energy and technique is acceptable but they suffer from nerves when playing in front of large crowds which can alter their playing style. We have already seen this aspect when they played in the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship in Thailand.”

Since 2001, Thailand have dominated, claiming the title seven times while Indonesia have won it once. Cambodia have made two appearances and finished fourth on both occasions. 

In 2003, Cambodia were obliterated 29-0 by Indonesia in the third place playoff, although Cambodia’s Chan Veasna registered the second highest goal count of the competition with 12 goals. 

In 2006, Cambodia side were beaten 10-2 by Myanmar at the same stage.

Thailand also triumphed 3-1 over Indonesia in the final of the 2012 AFC Futsal Championship qualification tournament held in Bangkok in February. 

Cambodia had lost all of their group games and failed to advance to the knockout rounds. 

The upcoming eight-day event organised by regional football governing body the ASEAN Football Federation, sees Cambodian drawn in Group A with Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, and Myanmar, while Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Timor Leste and Brunei comprise Group B. 

In opening day match-ups tomorrow at the Krungthep Thonburi Indoor Stadium, Cambodia will face Malaysia while Myanmar meet Philippines. 

In Group B, Timor Leste have a tough game against Indonesia while Laos clash with Brunei. 

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To contact the reporter on this story: Chhorn Norn at newsroom@phnompenhpost.com
Translated by In Sopheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012041855614/Sport/cambodia-in-the-fray-at-aff-futsal-tournament.html

ALL MATCHES FOR AFF FUTSAL IN BANGKOK THONBURI STADIUM

ALL MATCHES FOR AFF FUTSAL IN BANGKOK THONBURI STADIUM

APRIL 17, 2012  

BANGKOK (17 April 2012) – All matches for the AFF Futsal Championship 2012 will now be played at the Bangkok Thonburi Stadium.

This follows certain logistical complication which has forced the organizing committee to change from their earlier schedule of having concurrent matches being played at the Karaves Stadium.

The team managers’ meeting for the AFF Futsal Championship 2012 will be held tomorrow at the Asia Hotel at 1500hrs.

AFF FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2012 FIXTURES

Date/Day	Match No.	Group	Match	Time	Venue
17-Apr-12	Arrival of Teams & Officials
18-Apr-12	Team Managers’ Meeting
19-Apr-12	1 2 3 4	A A B B	Cambodia vs Malaysia Myanmar vs  Philippines Timor Leste vs Indonesia Laos vs Brunei DS	1130 1400 1630 1900	Bangkok Thonburi Stadium
20-Apr-12	5 6 7 8	A A B B	Philippines vs Vietnam Myanmar vs Cambodia Brunei DS vs Thailand Laos vs  Timor Leste	1130 1400 1900 1630	Bangkok Thonburi Stadium
21-Apr-12	9 10 11 12	A A B B	Vietnam vs Myanmar Malaysia vs  Philippines Thailand vs Laos Indonesia vs Brunei DS	1130 1400 1900 1630	Bangkok Thonburi Stadium
22-Apr-12	13 14 15 16	A A B B	Myanmar vs  Malaysia Cambodia vs Vietnam Laos vs Indonesia Timor Leste vs  Thailand	1130 1400 1900 1630	Bangkok Thonburi Stadium
23-Apr-12	17 18 19 20	A A B B	Philippines vs Cambodia Malaysia vs ietnam Brunei DS vs Timor Leste Indonesiavs Thailand	1400 1400 1630 1630	Bangkok Thonburi Stadium
24-Apr-12	Rest Day
25-Apr-12	21 22	SF1 SF2	Winner AvsRunner-up B Winner B vsRunner-up A	1400 1700	Bangkok Thonburi Stadium
26-Apr-12	Rest Day
27-Apr-12	23 24	3rd/4th Final	Loser SF1vs Loser SF2 Winner SF1vsWinnerSF2	1400 1700	Bangkok Thonburi Stadium
28-Apr-12	Departure of Teams & Officials http://www.aseanfootball.org/?p=8142