2010-02-09T09:02:47Z 34640 http://origin.the-afc.com/en/football-development/referees/26951-al-ghamdi-thrilled-with-selection image/jpeg khalil_al_ghamdi.jpg 49858 2010-02-09T09:02:47Z AFC

RIYADH: Saudi Arabian referee Khalil Al Ghamdi has expressed his delight upon been chosen for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

2010-02-09T09:02:47Z 2010-02-09T09:00:16Z 34639 http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5927594,00.html image/jpeg Liverpool-v-Everton-Dirk-Kuyt-mobbed-again_2416279.jpg 18355 2010-02-09T09:00:15Z Football365

The seventh-richest man in the world has expressed an interest in buying a controlling interest in Liverpool, according to reports.

2010-02-09T09:00:16Z 2010-02-09T09:00:13Z 34638 http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5927510,00.html image/jpeg Kenny-Miller-Scotland-Holland-World-Cup-Quali_2358247.jpg 11853 2010-02-09T09:00:13Z Football365

Kenny Miller has warned Scotland they must show a massive improvement from recent outings to have any hope of qualifying for the 2012 European Championships. The striker believes a repeat of the form in the previous campaign under George Burley, which saw the Scots fail to qualify for this summer's World Cup finals, will simply not be good enough.

2010-02-09T09:00:13Z 2010-02-09T09:00:11Z 34637 http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5927516,00.html image/jpeg Steve-Bruce_2416484.jpg 13296 2010-02-09T09:00:10Z Football365

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is backing midfield duo Lee Cattermole and Lorik Cana to rediscover their best form as he battles to turn the club's season around. The former Middlesbrough and Wigan enforcer and his Albania international sidekick laid the foundation for an excellent start to the season for the Black Cats with a series of displays which set the tone for the rest of their team-mates.

2010-02-09T09:00:11Z 2010-02-09T08:02:29Z 34636 http://origin.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/central-a-south-asia-news/26942-fwc-spot-turns-kochkarov-into-a-hero image/jpeg Bahadyr_Kochkarov_Nazri.jpg 41417 2010-02-09T08:02:29Z AFC

KUALA LUMPUR: A call from his colleague Ravshan Irmatov made Bahadyr Kochkarov lose his sleep in joy and ecstasy on Friday night.

2010-02-09T08:02:29Z 2010-02-09T08:02:27Z 34635 http://origin.the-afc.com/en/football-development/education/26948-praise-and-kudos-for-afc-elite-education-seminar image/jpeg ees_elite_referees_2010.jpg 22651 2010-02-09T08:02:27Z AFC

KUALA LUMPUR: After four weeks of intensive learning by Asia’s leading football exponents, the curtain came down on the 2010 AFC Elite Education Seminar on Monday.

2010-02-09T08:02:27Z 2010-02-09T08:02:03Z 34634 http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/8505039.stm image/jpeg _47265484_speed226.jpg 16133 2010-02-09T08:02:03Z BBC

Former Wales captain Gary Speed says drawing England represents a great opportunity for a promising young Wales team to qualify for Euro 2012.

2010-02-09T08:02:03Z 2010-02-09T08:01:45Z 34633 http://www.supersport.com/football/article.aspx?Id=332448 image/jpeg DrogbaDidier091228CelebratesAI80.jpg 3212 2010-02-09T08:01:45Z Supersport

Didier Drogba was the star African performer in Europe at the weekend, scoring twice for Chelsea in a London derby win over Arsenal that took them back to the top of the English Premiership.

2010-02-09T08:01:45Z 2010-02-09T08:00:22Z 34632 http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5927157,00.html image/jpeg Hodgson_2416320.jpg 13191 2010-02-09T08:00:22Z Football365

Roy Hodgson is hoping he will find Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed in a generous mood when they discuss how to take the Cottagers' depleted squad forward next season. Hodgson, 62, has transformed the fortunes of the west London club since arriving in December 2007, going from successfully fighting a relegation battle to enjoying a first ever European campaign.

2010-02-09T08:00:22Z 2010-02-09T08:00:20Z 34631 http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5927201,00.html image/jpeg Chelsea-v-Arsenal-John-Terry-kisses-shirt-off_2416978.jpg 11211 2010-02-09T08:00:20Z Football365

Embattled Chelsea captain John Terry has thanked the club's fans for their support in the wake of allegations about his private life. Terry was stripped of the England captaincy by Fabio Capello as a result of his alleged affair with Vanessa Perroncel, the ex-girlfriend of former Chelsea team-mate Wayne Bridge.

2010-02-09T08:00:20Z 2010-02-09T08:00:18Z 34630 http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5927377,00.html image/jpeg Wordsworth_2417390.jpg 23747 2010-02-09T08:00:18Z Football365

Midfielder Anthony Wordsworth scored in either half to give Colchester a 2-0 victory over rivals Southend in the Essex derby. On a poor playing surface at the Weston Homes Community Stadium, Colchester took a third-minute lead in bizarre circumstances.

2010-02-09T08:00:18Z 2010-02-09T08:00:16Z 34629 http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5927390,00.html image/jpeg RobertoMancini_2413859.jpg 12303 2010-02-09T08:00:16Z Football365

Roberto Mancini insists he is more confident than ever that Manchester City can finish fourth in the Premier League this season, despite suffering two defeats in his first six league games in charge. Mancini watched his team go down 2-1 at Hull on Saturday to equal the number of league defeats suffered this season by his predecessor Mark Hughes.

2010-02-09T08:00:16Z 2010-02-09T08:00:14Z 34628 http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5927435,00.html image/jpeg David-Sullivan-David-Gold-West-Ham-Premier-Le_2411827.jpg 13297 2010-02-09T08:00:14Z Football365

David Sullivan fears "Armageddon" if West Ham are relegated from the Barclays Premier League. The Hammers were bought by former Birmingham owners Sullivan and David Gold last month with reported debts of around £100million.

2010-02-09T08:00:14Z 2010-02-09T08:00:12Z 34627 http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5927506,00.html image/jpeg Patrick-Vieira-Manchester-City_2417431.jpg 12210 2010-02-09T08:00:12Z Football365

Roberto Mancini believes Patrick Vieira can have a huge impact for Manchester City after being impressed with the Frenchman's debut on Saturday. Vieira came on for the final 30 minutes of City's 2-1 defeat to Hull and although he could not alter the result, the veteran midfielder helped his side look much better after a very poor first half.

2010-02-09T08:00:12Z 2010-02-09T08:00:10Z 34626 http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_5927523,00.html image/jpeg johntoshacj_2385166.jpg 11351 2010-02-09T08:00:10Z Football365

John Toshack believes England will be amongst the three leading contenders to lift the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The Wales boss will lock horns with Fabio Capello's team in their Euro 2012 qualifying group alongside Switzerland, Bulgaria and Montenegro from next September.

2010-02-09T08:00:10Z 2010-02-09T07:03:07Z 34625 http://www.cafonline.com/competition/champions-league_2010/news/4670-succession-of-tp-mazembe-opens.html image/jpeg 1265697226-a.jpg 14260 2010-02-09T07:03:07Z CAF

 Zoom   52 teams will this weekend engage in the battle to succeed TP Mazembe, champion of the last edition of the Orange Champions League. Six other teams, Al Ahly (Egypt), ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast), Heartland FC (Nigeria), El Hilal (Sudan), Dynamos (Zimbabwe) and the defending champion, Mazemb

2010-02-09T07:03:07Z 2010-02-09T07:02:30Z 34624 http://origin.the-afc.com/en/afc-u19-championship-2010/26939-china-recommended-as-afc-u-19-championship-finals-host image/jpeg logo_U19.jpg 18847 2010-02-09T07:02:29Z AFC

KUALA LUMPUR: AFC has recommended China as the host for this year’s AFC U-19 Championship Finals, the continental youth showcase of football.

2010-02-09T07:02:30Z 2010-02-09T07:02:29Z 34623 http://origin.the-afc.com/en/inside-afc/676-afc-news/26946-afc-u-16-championship-finals-schedule-revised image/jpeg logo_U16.jpg 21118 2010-02-09T07:02:28Z AFC

KUALA LUMPUR: The dates of the AFC U-16 Championship Finals have been revised by AFC.

2010-02-09T07:02:29Z 2010-02-09T07:01:49Z 34622 http://www.supersport.com/football/article.aspx?Id=332438 image/jpeg Arrows091020TrainingBPPsm.jpg 3357 2010-02-09T07:01:49Z Supersport

Arrows and Kaizer Chiefs will both be looking to notch up their first Absa Premiership win of 2010 when they clash in a league match to be played at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Tuesday evening.

2010-02-09T07:01:49Z 2010-02-09T07:01:48Z 34621 http://www.supersport.com/football/article.aspx?Id=332532 image/jpeg SpeelmanPhikolethu091027InactionGLsm.jpg 3333 2010-02-09T07:01:47Z Supersport

Santos have proven to be tricky customers for SuperSport United in recent seasons and the Tshwane side face a stern test of their title credentials in Tuesday night’sclash at the Athlone Stadium.

2010-02-09T07:01:48Z 2010-02-09T06:01:47Z 34620 http://www.supersport.com/football/article.aspx?Id=332526 image/jpeg BeckhamDavid100106WarmUpGsm.jpg 3423 2010-02-09T06:01:46Z Supersport

The David Beckham Academy in Carson and another location in Britain have closed, although the Los Angeles Galaxy star is working to develop another soccer coaching program for children.

2010-02-09T06:01:47Z 2010-02-09T05:02:39Z 34619 http://origin.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/central-a-south-asia-news/26936-bangladesh-india-are-south-asian-games-champions image/jpeg bangladesh_saf_champions.jpg 20550 2010-02-09T05:02:38Z AFC

DHAKA: Hosts Bangladesh and India won the men’s and women’s football gold medals respectively in the South Asian Games on Monday.

2010-02-09T05:02:39Z 2010-02-09T05:02:38Z 34618 http://origin.the-afc.com/en/member-association-news/central-a-south-asia-news/26938-emad-mohamed-eyes-top-scorer-prize image/jpeg Emad_mohammad2.jpg 26254 2010-02-09T05:02:37Z AFC

ISFAHAN: Emad Mohamed is making waves with his hot goal-scoring streak for Sepahan in the Iran Pro League and is determined to rack up the most goals this season.

2010-02-09T05:02:38Z 2010-02-09T04:02:31Z 34617 http://origin.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/26933-al-ahli-coach-says-season-over-after-humiliating-defeat image/jpeg Alain_Alahli.jpg 39549 2010-02-09T04:02:30Z AFC

ABU DHABI: New Al Ahli coach Henk Ten Cate said the league was over for the defending champions after a humiliating 5-0 defeat at the hands of fellow AFC Champions League side Al Ain in the UAE League on Monday.

2010-02-09T04:02:31Z 2010-02-09T04:02:30Z 34616 http://origin.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/26934-tiago-tempers-acl-ambitions image/jpeg persipura_jayapura_logo.jpg 19563 2010-02-09T04:02:29Z AFC

JAYAPURA – Persipura Jayapura head coach Jacksen Tiago admits that the Black Pearls have to be realistic about their chances of progressing to the knockout stage of this year’s AFC Champions League but also warned their more experienced Group F rivals that an upset is by no means out of the question.

2010-02-09T04:02:30Z 2010-02-09T04:02:29Z 34615 http://origin.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/26935-melbourne-to-make-reschedule-request image/jpeg MelbourneVictory.jpg 31605 2010-02-09T04:02:29Z AFC

MELBOURNE – Melbourne Victory will ask the FFA (Football Federation of Australia) to bring forward the first-leg of the A-League semi-final to give them an extra day recovery ahead of their AFC Champions League opener against Beijing Guoan should they finish top of the regular season standings.

2010-02-09T04:02:29Z 2010-02-09T03:02:17Z 34614 http://origin.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/26932-tokyo-to-host-2010-afc-champions-league-final image/jpeg ACLfinal2010.jpg 61822 2010-02-09T03:02:17Z AFC

KUALA LUMPUR: AFC has announced that Tokyo will host the final of the AFC Champions League 2010 competition on November 13.

2010-02-09T03:02:17Z 2010-02-09T01:02:37Z 34613 http://origin.the-afc.com/en/2010-fifa-world-cup/26930-japan-ready-to-make-changes-says-endo image/jpeg endo_v_Venezuela.jpg 48162 2010-02-09T01:02:36Z AFC

TOKYO: AFC Player of the Year Yasuhito Endo expects a major shake-up of the confidence-hit Japanese team ahead of their next East Asian Championship match, against Hong Kong.

2010-02-09T01:02:37Z 2010-02-09T00:02:33Z 34612 http://origin.the-afc.com/en/football-development/education/26929-ees-2010-comes-to-a-close image/jpeg ees_closing_02.jpg 28709 2010-02-09T00:02:33Z AFC

KUALA LUMPUR: The 2010 AFC Elite Education Seminar came to a close on Monday after one month of intensive courses for Asia’s leading teachers.

2010-02-09T00:02:33Z 2010-02-09T00:02:01Z 34611 http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8505321.stm image/jpeg _47265432_pompey.jpg 12309 2010-02-09T00:02:01Z BBC

Portsmouth say they are close to reaching an agreement to avoid being wound up in the High Court.

2010-02-09T00:02:01Z