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Happy Birthday, João Havelange!
FIFA Honorary President João Havelange turned 85 on 8 May 2001. The
longest-serving FIFA President after Jules Rimet, Dr Havelange, who
continues to be one of the world's most respected sportsmen and officials, is enjoying good health and is as active as ever.
On behalf of the international football family, FIFA President Joseph S.
Blatter conveyed best wishes to Dr Havelange, wishing his predecessor at the helm of FIFA all the best for the future.
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FIFA U-17 World Championship
Trinidad & Tobago 2001 kicks off with final draw on 9 May
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A celebration of Trinidadian culture will be on display when the draw ceremony for
the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship is held Wednesday 9 May at the Tobago
Hilton.
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Draw ceremony will start at 7.30 pm in the presence of
Concacaf President and FIFA Vice-President Jack Austin Warner
and FIFA General Secretary Michel Zen-Ruffinen.
Sixteen teams will be drawn into four groups of four. The
composition of the groups will be announced through FIFA.com.
The match schedule will be communicated at a later stage when
the matches will have been assigned to the venues and the
kick-off times finalised.
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The high point of the night, to be sure, will come when the 16 countries
that have qualified for the finals find out their opponents for the sixth
edition of the FIFA junior championship. But all attendees on the night
will also be treated to a slice of life from the twin-island republic,
the smallest nation ever to be awarded a FIFA world championship.
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Interview
Mboma: "Cameroon is making the whole of Africa happy"
Patrick Mboma, who plays for AC Parma in Italy, has a great year 2000
to look back on: with Cameroon he won both the African Nations Cup
and the Olympic football tournament, and in addition he himself was
selected as Africa's Footballer of the Year. Now 30 years old, he is
setting his sights even higher for the future - he dreams of winning
the World Cup next year.
FIFA Magazine: You have had an exceptionally successful year 2000; on a personal level you were voted Africa's Footballer of the Year and with Cameroon you won the African Nations Cup and the Olympic gold medal. What do these three titles mean to you?
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Jordan FA
New Jordan FA headquarters inaugurated
Historical moment in Amman on 5 May: FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter and
Prince Ali, President of the Jordan FA, officially inaugurated the new
headquarters of the Jordan FA, a project that has been co-financed by the
Goal and the Financial Assistance Programme of FIFA.
The contribution made by the GOAL Project has played a significant role in
helping the construction work to be completed in less than a year. In the
evening the FIFA President attended two qualifying matches for the 2002
World Cup between Chinese Taipei and Uzbekistan and between his hosts,
Jordan, and Turkmenistan.
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 FIFA Appeal Committee to deal with Hendry, Peru decision
The Scottish Football Association and Colin Hendry have formally appealed against the six-match ban, which was imposed on 26 April by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee on the Scotland captain due to an incident in the World Cup qualifier against San Marino on 28 March 2001. Hendry had been found guilty of having elbowed an opponent.
08 May 2001
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KirchMedia acquires US broadcasting rights for 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups™
FIFA and KirchMedia WM AG, a subsidiary of KirchMedia GmbH & Co KG, signed an agreement on 2 May in Zurich on marketing the US television and radio rights to the final competitions of the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups™.
04 May 2001
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Peru to play next World Cup qualifier on neutral ground
Peru will have to play their next qualifying match (against Ecuador) for the 2002 FIFA World Cup™ on neutral ground. The venue of the match is yet to be decided between the FIFA Organising Committee for the 2002 World Cup and the South American confederation, CONMEBOL.
03 May 2001
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List of upcoming "A" matches
List of upcoming "A" friendly matches based on information provided by national associations, confederations and other sources.
03 May 2001
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FIFA Disciplinary Committee : Albanian FA fined and warned over incidents at World Cup match
Decisions from the cases examined by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee's meeting on Thursday 26 April 2001 in Zurich
30 Apr 2001
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World Cup tickets in heavy demand as first sales phase ends
Tickets for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan are in enormous demand. The initial phase of ticket applications ends at midnight Korea/Japan time (15:00 GMT) on Monday 30 April 2001, when the FIFA World Cup™ Ticket Application website will close and no more online applications will be accepted. Applications sent by post and fax must be received by this deadline in order to be considered for the initial sales phase.
27 Apr 2001
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A Real Madrid supporter (L) poses in front of Munich's famous townhall together with a Bayern Munich fan May 9, 2001. Bayern Munich and Real Madrid will play
their UEFA Champions League semifinal return match tonight. The first round was won by Bayern Munich at 1-0.
Photo Paul Hanna, Reuters
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Laos v Syria |
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Philippines v Oman |
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Brunei Darussalam v India |
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Thailand v Sri Lanka |
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Accreditation for WYC Argentina 2001 - Media interested in covering the FIFA World Youth Championship Argentina 2001 can now apply for accreditation. Requests are being taken directly online or via a downloadable and faxable form: press/photographers or broadcasters.
The deadline for application is 17 May 2001.
The FIFA World Youth Championship Argentina 2001 will take place from
17 June to 8 July 2001. On the same form or online (click on separate option), media can also apply to attend
the FIFA Conference against Racism (6 July in Buenos Aires) and the
Extraordinary FIFA Congress in the Argentinian capital on 6/7 July
2001.
Note: Argentine print press and photographers will have to submit their forms
to the Argentine FA, while FIFA will deal with press and photographer
applications from the rest of the world. TV and radio broadcasters are
to apply with the respective rights holders, Prisma (Europe and CIS)
and ISL TV (rest of the world).
Online accreditation will also be made available for future events such as
the FIFA Club World Championship Spain 2001 (procedure to begin at the
end of April) and the FIFA U-17 World Championship Trinidad & Tobago
2001. 20.04.01
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