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Schedule unveiled for international club showdown

6 June 2013
Schedule unveiled for international club showdown

Just four sides from a possible seven have been found, Mexico’s CF Monterrey for CONCACAF, German side FC Bayern Munich for UEFA, host side Raja Casablanca winners of the Moroccan Botola Pro League and Oceania’s champions Auckland City FC.The opening match will be held at Agadir Stadium on 11 December where the five-time OFC champions…

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6 June 2013
Road to Tahiti 2013 glory revealed

The event, live streamed on FIFA.com, saw a dash of typical Polynesian flavour mixed with the formalities of drawing the group line-ups for the September event which will be the first FIFA tournament to be held in a Pacific Island nation.President of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) Vairani Davio welcomed representatives from each of the…

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6 June 2013
Huia holds unusual record

In 2006 the South Pacific islander was in his country’s squad for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Brazil, where he helped his side to a 5-2 victory over Cameroon.Approximately six years later Huia made his debut in Brazil 2014 qualifying, coming on shortly before half-time for injured first choice custodian Samson Koti in…

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6 June 2013
Uruguay names strong squad

Oceania champions Tahiti will face the Copa American victors in their final Group B match on 23 June.Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez cut two players from his preliminary list, Olimpia midfielder Alejandro Silva and Carlos Penarol defender Adrian Valdes, ahead of the side’s friendly against France.The side will make their Confederations Cup debut on 16 June…

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5 June 2013
Official Draw to stream live worldwide

The event will be live streamed on FIFA.com with coverage kicking off at 5.30pm (NZT) on Thursday, 6 June.Hosts Tahiti, the 14 qualified teams, plus a second team from Oceania which is yet to be determined through a qualification campaign, will be split into four groups of four.Regional broadcasters TNTV are collaborating with OFC TV…

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5 June 2013
Coaches benefit from futsal expertise

Last week’s course was attended by 27 budding coaches from Vanuatu’s various provinces, including four women and Vanuatu Football Federation’s recently appointed futsal development officer Louis Dominique.The course mixed theory and practical sessions and covered the technical benefits of futsal, the history of the small-sided game, it also looked at the technical and tactical aspects…

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5 June 2013
First major tournament nears for Fiji FA

The annual tournament will continue over the weekend of 21-23 June at Prince Charles Park in Nadi with the final being held at 3pm on Sunday, 23 June.Eight sides are set to fight it out for the title this year with Suva, Labasa, Nadroga and Ba being drawn in Group 1 and Nadi, Navua, Lautoka…

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5 June 2013
Loss a learning curve for Tahiti

The local side are preparing for a major tournament of their own with the FIFA U-20 World Cup kicking off in Turkey on 21 June and came out firing against the Toa Aito who had tasted victory in their two previous matches in Chile.However the U-20 side were a class above with the coach Eddy…

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5 June 2013
Gope-Fenepej earns lifeline

Troyes is one of three sides who, after struggling to make their mark in Ligue 1, will be relegated to Ligue 2 for the upcoming 2013/14 season.While no doubt disappointed at his club’s descent from the top league, there are some positives for the Caledonian whose professional career has been handed a lifeline in the…

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4 June 2013
First woman elected to FIFA Executive Committee

Nyskera earns her place on the committee after receiving the most votes (95) in the first-ever election for a female candidate and is elected for four years, while Moya Dodd (70 votes) and Sonia Bien-Aime (38 votes), will also join FIFA’s top table as co-opted members, for one year.Oceania Football Confederation candidate, New Zealand Football…

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