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Football At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's football tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held in Beijing and four other cities in the People's Republic of China from 7 to 23 August. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to enter their men's under-23 teams in regional qualifying competitions, from which 15 teams, plus the host nation, reached the final tournament. Men's teams were allowed to augment their squads with up to three players over the age of 23. For these Games, the men competed in a 16-team tournament. Preliminary matches commenced on 7 August, the day before the Games' opening ceremony. The teams were grouped into four pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each pool advanced to an eight-team single-elimination bracket. The tournament was won by Argentina, who beat Nigeria 1–0 in the final, as part of a record streak of 12 consecutive wins in football competitions at the Summer Olympics (six wins in 2004, six wins in 2008). Despite the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giuseppe Rossi
Giuseppe Rossi (; born 1 February 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in the United States, Rossi spent most of his career in Europe with Villarreal and Fiorentina, in addition to spells with other clubs in England, Italy and Spain, before returning to his country of birth to join Real Salt Lake for a single season in 2020. At international level, Rossi represented Italy at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup, collecting 30 appearances and scoring seven goals at senior level between 2008 and 2014. Along with Mario Balotelli and Daniele De Rossi, he is Italy's all-time top scorer in the FIFA Confederations Cup, with 2 goals. Due to his prolific performances in the Spanish La Liga, Rossi earned the nickname ''Pepito'' Rossi, a reference to his namesake Paolo Rossi, who was nicknamed ''Pablito'' following his goalscoring performances in Italy's victorious 1982 FIFA World Cup campaign in Spain. Early life Rossi is an Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 South American Youth Championship
The 2007 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericano Sub-20) was the 23rd edition of the competition. It was played in Paraguay between 7 and 28 January 2007, and was contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. This was the fourth time Paraguay hosted the competition. Brazil finished undefeated and won their ninth title, beating rivals Argentina in the final. Format The teams are separated in two groups of five, and each team plays four matches in a pure round-robin stage. The three top competitors advance to a single final group of six, wherein each team plays five matches. The top four teams in the final group qualify to the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, while the top two also qualify for the 2008 Olympic tournament (U-23). Squads For a list of all the squads in the final tournament, see 2007 South American Youth Championship squads. The following teams entered the tournament: * * * * * * * * (host) * * First group stage Group A ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraq Football Association
The Iraq Football Association (IFA) ( ar, الاتحاد العراقي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Iraq, controlling the Iraqi national team and the Iraqi Premier League. The Iraqi Football Association was founded in 1948 and has been a member of FIFA since 1950, the Asian Football Confederation since 1970, and the Sub-confederation regional body West Asian Football Federation since 2001. Iraq is also part of the Union of Arab Football Associations and has been a member since 1974. The Iraqi team is commonly known as ''Usood Al-Rafidain'' ( ar, أسود الرافدين), which literally means ''Lions of Mesopotamia''. History The Iraqi Football Association (Ittihad Al-Iraqi Le-Korat Al-Kadem) was formed on October 8, 1948, and was the third sports union to be founded in Iraq after the Track and Field Athletics and the Basketball Federations. The two unions took part at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, held from July 29 to August 14, however the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Federation Islamic Republic Of Iran
The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) ( fa, فدراسیون فوتبال جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Federâsion-è Futbâl-è Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân) is the governing body of association football in Iran. Formed in 1920, it is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in the country. Since 1948, the FFIRI has been a member of FIFA and later of the Asian Football Confederation. History The football association of Iran was founded in 1920. Suspension On 23 November 2006, the federation was suspended by FIFA, due to government interference in football matters. FIFA rules decree that a national football federation should remain autonomous from the national government. However, on 17 December 2006, the ban was lifted and a new Transitory Board was composed of Mohsen Safaei Farahani as chairman, Kioumars Hashemi as deputy chairman and Mohammad Hassan Ansarifar, Hassan Ghaffari, Mohammad Khabiri and Ali Reghbati as me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masoud Moradi
Masoud Moradi ( fa, مسعود مرادی, born August 22, 1965 in Roudsar) is an Iranian retired football referee. Moradi had been a FIFA international referee from 2000 until 2010. Moradi has been an Iran Pro League referee since 1998 and is currently head of Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation's refereeing department. Moradi has been an official in major competitions including the: *2003 FIFA Confederations Cup *2004 AFC Asian Cup *2007 AFC Champions League *2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification *2007 Asian Cup. *2008 Beijing Olympics. *2010 AFF Suzuki Cup The 2010 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and P&G and officially known as the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup, was the 8th edition of the AFF Championship, took place on 1–29 December 2010. Indonesia and Vietnam hosted the group stage from 1 to 8 De ... References Iranian football referees 1965 births Living people AFC Asian Cup referees {{Iran-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Arab Emirates Football Association
The United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA; ar, الاتحاد الاماراتي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of association football, beach soccer and futsal in the United Arab Emirates. Association staff President The following is a list of selected presidents of the United Arab Emirates Football Association including pre-UAEFA era. Activity At the level of developing the national cadres, the FA chose 2010 as the Year of the National Coach and signed various agreements with some national associations in the game for development and training including Germany, Spain, Czech, Italy and Egypt. The national coaches took over the youth and junior national teams and they were provided with financial support. At the organizational level, the FA hosted the FIFA Club World Cups in 2009 and 2010, the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and other friendly and official championships and supported the women football and launched the Futsal in collaboration with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahrain Football Association
The Bahrain Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد البحريني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Bahrain, and controls the Bahrain national football team. It was founded in 1957, and has been a member of FIFA since 1968. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Office-holders and officials The Association's president is Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa. The vice-president is Sheikh Ali Bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa. The General Secretary is Ebrahim Saad Al Buainain. The National Men's Team Coach is Hélio Sousa (Portugal) and the Women's Team Coach is Khaled Al-Harban. Address and website Bahrain Football Association Bahrain National Stadium, P.O. Box 5464, MANAMA, Bahrain Tel.: +973/17 689 569 Fax: +973/17 781 188 Official websiteBFAref name="FIFA.com Bahrain accessed 24 June 2011 Controversies In November 2017, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain pulled out of the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup due to the 2017 Qatar diplom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oman Football Association
The Oman Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد العُماني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Oman. It was founded in 1978, has been a member of the Asian Football Confederation and of FIFA since 1980. History The first football club of the Sultanate (documented as such) was the Maqboul Club, founded in 1942, known today as the Oman Club. In the 1970s, Qaboos bin Said al Said favored the development of sports events and associations, which led in 1978 to the creation of the Omani Football Association with Sayyid / Haitham bin Tariq Al Said (Minister of National Heritage and Culture and in 2020, the successor to Qaboos as Sultan) as its first president. In its first year of operations, the Association became a member of the Union of Arab Football Associations and of the FIFA, and then joined the Asian Football Federation in 1980. In November 2017, the OFA was chosen to organize the FIFA Executive Football Summit scheduled for February 2018. Asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Al Hilali
Abdullah Al Hilali (born January 1, 1970) is an Omani association football referee for FIFA, and the Asian Football Confederation. He has performed at many international football competitions since 2002 including the 2008 Summer Olympics, the AFC Champions League 2009 and the World Cup 2010 qualifiers. A former soldier in the Omani army, in 2008 Al Hilali became the first Omani to officiate at the Olympic Games in Beijing. During the Beijing Olympics he officiated the Men's First Round Group A match between Argentina and Serbia during which he sent off Dusko Tosic. In 2006, he was one of the referees for the AFC Youth Championship 2006 held in India. Al Hilali is named as one of 54 candidates to officiate the 2010 World Cup. On January 28, 2009 Al Hilali was the referee for the Yemen-Hong Kong qualifier for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification. On June 10, 2009 he was the referee for the Australia-Bahrain world cup qualifiers. He resides in Nakhal Nakhal ( ar, نَخَل) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syrian Football Association
The Syrian Arab Football Association (SFA; ar, الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Syria, controlling the Syrian national team and the Syrian Premier League. The Syrian Football Association was founded in 1936 and has been a member of FIFA since 1937, the Asian Football Confederation since 1970, and the Sub-confederation regional body West Asian Football Federation since 2001. Syria is also part of the Union of Arab Football Associations and has been a member since 1974. Syria's team is commonly known as Nosour Qasioun ( ar, نسور قاسيون, lit=Qasioun eagles). Affiliation * FIFA (1937) * AFC (1970) * Union of Arab Football Associations (1974) * WAFF (2001) Association staff List of presidents The following is a list of latest presidents of the Syrian Arab Federation for Football. Management League system :Tier 1: Syrian Premier League :Tier 2: Syrian League 1st Division :Tier 3: Syrian League ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabian Football Federation
The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF, ar, الاتحاد العربي السعودي لكرة القدم) is the football governing body of Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1956, its responsibilities include administration of club competitions and national teams. The founder of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation is Prince Abdullah bin Faisal Al-Saud History The Saudi Federation was formally established in 1956 and in the same year it joined the International Football Association and the Asian Football Confederation in 1974, to begin the process of organizing his local championships in addition to his external contributions during which he achieved many great achievements. The Saudi Football Federation organizes local football competitions, in addition to organizing the participation of Saudi national teams and clubs internationally, as it effectively supervises 153 clubs participating in football competitions. Premier, First, Second, and Third) - The Custodian of the Two Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khalil Al Ghamdi
Khalil Ibrahim Jalal Al Ghamdi ( ar, خليل إبراهيم جلال الغامدي; born 2 September 1970) is a Saudi Arabian football referee. He is known for being a referee at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He has been a FIFA international referee since 2003. Biography Outside of refereeing, he works as a teacher and lives in Riyadh. He also officiated at the 2008 Olympics and the 2006 FIFA Club World Cup, as well as the 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification phases. He was preselected as a potential referee for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, with his selection confirmed on 5 February 2010. He refereed the Group A match between Mexico and France on 17 June 2010 and the Group H match between Switzerland and Chile on 21 June 2010. On 6 November 2010, he officiated in the 2010 AFC Cup Final between Al-Qadsia and Al-Ittihad at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City Kuwait City ( ar, مدينة الكويت) is the capital and largest city of Kuwait. Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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