Europe: Robben to scale back Netherlands duties

Robben to scale back Netherlands duties

4 January 2013

Bayern Munich's Arjen Robben is considering playing fewer games for Netherlands in an attempt to avoid more injury problems.

The forward has picked up several serious injuries while away on international duty, most notably a hamstring problem at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The 28-year-old could now decide to skip friendlies and other less important games to make sure history does not repeat itself.

"The national team and I has been an unfortunate combination. I don't know the reason, but I somehow keep on picking up injuries," Robben told TZ.

"Now, before people get the wrong idea, I will not retire from international football, because playing for my country remains an immense honour.

"However, if there's a game that's not too important or when we have a busy calendar, I could decide not to play for the national team. I have to give this some serious thought."

Robben has made 63 international appearances so far, scoring 17 goals.
 http://www.soccerway.com/news/2013/January/04/robben-to-scale-back-netherlands-duties/

Watch clip,Unprofessonal demeanor of Thai defender at Asean University Games

 

The Bad demeanor of Thai defender Number 4 shows at the Final Match of Men's Football between Laos and Thailand at ASEAN University Games 2012 in Vientiane, From the clip we could see the Thai defender Number 4 ,Kiengkai Sasang shows very bad demeanor during the Game. This issue becomes very controversial on the Facebook and Forum on the internet.

http://pasalao.activeboard.com/t51996213/4/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Laofootball/

Singapore Wins their fourth time of AFF SUZUKI CUP

http://www.affsuzukicup.com/news/Singapore-coach-Avramovic-hail-his-AFF-Suzuki-Cup-heroes

AFC U-14 Championship 2014 qualifying draw

AFC U-14 Championship 2014 qualifying draw
West
Group A: Oman (hosts), Bahrain, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and UAE.
Group B: Saudi Arabia (hosts), Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Palestine and Yemen.
Central and South
Group C: Nepal (hosts), Bhutan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Maldives and Afghanistan.
Group D: Iran (hosts), Pakistan, India, Turkmenistan, Sri Lanka and Kyrgyzstan.

ASEAN
Group E: Myanmar (hosts), Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines and Timor Leste.
Group F: Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Singapore and Cambodia.
East
Group G: China (hosts), Northern Mariana Islands, Korea Republic, Chinese Taipei and Guam.
Group H: Mongolia, Hong Kong, DPR Korea, Macau and Japan.

 http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/men-a-youth/afc-u14-championship/40713-stage-set-for-inaugural-afc-u-14-qualifiers

Fifteen sides storm to U-22 finals, AFC U22 -2013

Fourteen sides -- Iraq, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, Kuwait, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Japan, DPR Korea, China, Korea Republic, Myanmar and Australia -- won the finals tickets after finishing as either the group leaders or runners-up while Oman became the 15th team to qualify as the best third-best team from all the seven groups.

original article: http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/men-a-youth/afc-u22-championship/39647-U-22-Championship-qualifiers-conclude