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FIFA’s Secretary General statement

31 May 2011
FIFA’s Secretary General statement

On Mr Mohamed bin Hammam’s statement:“It is fully incorrect – and quite disappointing – to say that I have an influence on the FIFA Ethics Committee and its proceedings. I have never attended any of the meetings of this committee, and the first time I have met Deputy Chairman Petrus Damaseb has been shortly before…

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31 May 2011
All Whites gear up for Mexico

Unbeaten in their last six matches, El Tricolour head into the 12-nation tournament as slight favourites, ahead of hosts USA, to defend their North and Central American title and qualify for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil.New Zealand’s eyes are also on Brazil but with Confederations and World Cup qualifiers not starting for the…

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31 May 2011
OFC announce key partnerships during Congress

OFC President David Chung put pen to paper with the English FA, Spanish FA and New Caledonian Government in separate agreements that will support the development of football and strengthen a variety of social responsibility projects initiated by OFC. A ‘Football for Life’ donation of NZD $25,000 was also made to the Japanese FA to…

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30 May 2011
Segran earns FIFA appointment

FIFA technical director Jean-Michel Benezet confirmed the appointment this month and Fiji FA chief executive officer Bob Kumar says the news is a significant development for the national body.“This is very positive for Fiji FA,” Kumar says.“It will bring us into the limelight and is a testimony to the fact that we have very capable…

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30 May 2011
All Whites reinforcements start arriving

With the injury-enforced withdrawals of Tony Lochhead and Tommy Smith for matches against Mexico and Australia, and Melbourne Victory’s Marco Rojas missing the first leg of the tour while he recovers from a viral infection, a 23-man squad had already been whittled down to 20 before departure from Auckland.Chris Killen (China), Chris Wood (England) and…

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30 May 2011
Two members of FIFA Executive Committee suspended

The decision was made by the Ethics Committee, under the chairmanship of Petrus Damaseb (Namibia), on May 29 after examining their cases in relation to alleged violations of the FIFA Code of Ethics linked to the upcoming FIFA presidential election.The Ethics Committee considered that a provisional suspension was required while the investigation continues, taking into…

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30 May 2011
Festival a success in Vanuatu

The Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) joined forces with a pair of local youth organisations, Amicale Kids and the Pikinini Association of Vanuatu, to put on the Community Just Play Festival for youngsters aged 10 to 12.The children received basic football training from several VFF coaches, including star Amicale defender Richard Anisua, and enjoyed the chance…

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29 May 2011
Young All Whites squad named

McFarland has named a squad of 21 players with five new faces from the group which secured qualification for the 24-nation age group finals by winning the OFC U-17 Championship in January. Goalkeeper Liam Anderson, midfielder Stephen Carmichael and forwards James Debenham and Dylan Stansfield make the squad after staking successful claims during a tour…

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27 May 2011
Nelsen, Riley pick up OFC Player of the Year

The talented duo beat off the challenge of a raft of Oceania’s finest players to receive the accolades and were announced as winners at the 2010 New Zealand Football Awards in Auckland on Friday night.The prestigious event was attended by many Australasian-based All Whites, who are currently in a domestic camp ahead of internationals against…

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27 May 2011
Match officials set to take part

A match official trio will also fly the flag for Oceania at the prestigious event, which takes place in Germany from June 26 to July 17. Fijian referee Finau Vulivuli has been selected to control some of the tournament’s matches and will be joined by the other members of her trio, assistant referees Jacqui Stephenson…

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