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Jamal Farhan
Jamal Farhan is a Saudi Arabian retired footballer. Farhan competed in Saudi Arabia's professional league. He also represented Saudi Arabia internationally, including at the Football at the 1982 Asian Games, 1982 Asian Games, where the team won the bronze medal. Farhan is best known, however, for receiving a life-time ban from international games by FIFA in 1983, after he assaulted referee Alexis Ponnet during a match with Kuwait at the World Military Cup. Career Farhan was selected to represent Saudi Arabia internationally after playing in the country's professional league. He competed in four matches at the 1982 Arabian Gulf Cup, where the country finished fourth, and at four at the Football at the 1982 Asian Games, 1982 Asian Games, where they won the bronze medal. Banning On 28 February 1983, Farhan was playing for Saudi Arabia at the World Military Cup in a match against long-time rivals Kuwait. Kuwait was leading 2–1 in extra time when Farhan was given a Penalty card, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1982 Asian Games
Football at the 1982 Asian Games was held in New Delhi, India from 20 November to 3 December 1982. In this tournament, 16 teams played in the men's competition. Medalists Draw The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 1978 Asian Games. ;Group A * * * * * * ;Group B * * * * * * ;Group C * * * * ;Group D * * * * * * Oman and North Yemen withdrew, South Yemen was moved to group D to balance the number of teams in each group. Squads Results Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout round Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- Semifinals ---- Bronze medal match * The match was scratched and Saudi Arabia were awarded the bronze medal 2–0 after the North Korean team (including officials and competitors from other sports) were handed a two-year suspension for assaulting the referee, Viji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |