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American Samoa surge up rankings

22 December 2011
American Samoa surge up rankings

World and European champions Spain remain unchallenged at the top of the table, followed by the Netherlands, Germany and Uruguay, who are all still competing in an exciting head-to-head battle for second place. As the top team at year-end, Spain are the Team of the Year for the fourth year in a row. The title…

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22 December 2011
Moss to go under knife

The 29-year-old will go under the knife as soon as possible to correct the damage sustained while taking a goalkick during Gold Coast United’s win over Adelaide United in the A-League on Friday.Moss is expected to be out of action for eight weeks and is set to be replaced in the Gold Coast goal by…

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21 December 2011
Sokattak take out Knockout Cup

A large crowd of supporters flocked to the Cook Islands Football Association (CIFA) headquarters in Rarotonga for the winner-takes-all match and witnessed a tight and tense affair.Both sides had good opportunities in the first period but could not capitalise on any of them and the half-time whistle sounded with the score still locked at nil-all.Sokattak…

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21 December 2011
Mont-Dore make it two in a row

Mont-Dore wrapped up the 2011 Super League with a comprehensive 7-1 victory over Gaïtcha to become the best side in New Caledonia once again and retain their place in the Pacific’s premier club competition.Four Mont-Dore players got on the scoresheet and the side, co-coached by Percy Avock and Thierry Sardo, did not waste much time…

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21 December 2011
Valcke: 2012 will be a fundamental year

The road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup™ is paved with many milestones and the Preliminary Draw in Rio de Janeiro this July was the first highly demanding test for the host country, and everybody will agree that Rio and Brazil passed it with flying colours. Since then the football action has kicked-off on the…

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20 December 2011
President Godinet re-elected to post

Three of the four current executive committee members will also remain for another four years after securing their roles in the elections, held on December 14 at the FFAS headquarters at Pago Park.The trio consists of vice-president Sandra Herrera of the PanSa club, Reverand Ioane Evagelia of Utulei Youth and Saili Ott of Black Roses….

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20 December 2011
Barça win wraps up memorable tournament

Their latest triumphant campaign at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan broke records, wowed crowds and earned only generous acclaim from their outclassed rivals. That no-one was particularly surprised is perhaps the biggest compliment of all. Their final against Santos had been billed as a showdown between the current king of football and one…

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20 December 2011
Referees director Segran signs off

The 58-year-old is migrating to Australia and will step down from his roles in January.On offering his resignation, he was quick to wish Fiji FA well for the future and give his backing to the new administration to excel under the leadership of recently-appointed president Rajesh Patel.Segran says he is sad to be leaving and…

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20 December 2011
Brilliant Brockie strikes again

Asia/OceaniaBrockie grabbed headlines last month with his match-winning double and silky skills against Perth Glory and his perfectly-timed volley to open the scoring in the 25th minute against his former club ensured Brockie will feature in any end-of-season ‘best of’ packages. But Sydney fought back in the second half and netted a pair of goals…

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20 December 2011
Kiwis added to FIFA match official list

The pair graduate from ASB Premiership duty and can now be considered for international fixtures, initially within the OFC region. Kerr joins Jamie Cross, Anna-Marie Keighley and New Zealand’s most experienced match official Peter O’Leary on the international referees list while Lount’s name is included in a list of seven international assistant referees including Brent…

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