Joomla! site syndication http://qatar2011.com Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:31:40 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://qatar2011.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://qatar2011.com Joomla! site syndication http://qatar2011.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=2 The results of Aspire Dome qualifiers draw for the 2011 Asian Cup News - Latest Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:57:27 +0100 http://qatar2011.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=2 Qatar has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2011 Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Sunday. News - Latest Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:13:06 +0100 http://qatar2011.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=2 President of AFC confident of Qatar bid to host the 2011 Asian CupMohamed Bin Hammam, president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), showed confidence in Qatar's bid for the 2011 Asian Cup at a press conference on Friday. India and Iran had expressed their will to host the 2011 edition of the biggest soccer tournament within the continent, but dropped before the deadline requested by the AFC and made Qatar the only candidate for the bid. Hammam stressed that the selection process could be thrown open again if the Executive Committee is not satisfied with Qatar's bidding. If the Executive Committee is not happy with Qatar's bid on July 29 then we will throw it open again, but so far we are happy. If the Executive Committee is not happy with the presentation then Qatar should be hosts, or if the Executive Committee has doubts or are not happy with Qatar's bid, then we will have no alternative but to open up to other countries to bid. I do believe that Qatar will pass on July 29. News - Latest Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:09:06 +0100 http://qatar2011.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19&Itemid=2 AFC president Hammam wants ban on Euro teams touring during 2011 Asian Cup BANGKOK: Asian Football Confederation president Mohamed bin Hammam plans to work with UEFA and the top European leagues to implement a ban on teams touring the continent during the Asian Cup.He wants it in place for the 2011 finals, expected to be hosted by Qatar, following the controversy over Manchester United’s tour to the region this month, which clashes with the 2007 edition of the tournament.United were forced to cancel one of their matches, in Kuala Lumpur, after pressure from bin Hammam and FIFA president Sepp Blatter.As a co-host, the Football Association of Malaysia had committed not to hold any other football games during the course of the Asian Cup finals.While bin Hammam had success in derailing the Malaysia match, United’s other games in Japan, South Korea and Macau will go ahead, as will the Peace Cup in South Korea and the Barclays Asia Trophy in Hong Kong this month.All are expected to draw attention away from the Asian Cup and bin Hammam is determined that it will not happen again.“Yes, it is feasible,” he said when asked by AFP if a total ban was possible on European teams touring the region during the 2011 finals.“We will be in discussions, either (to ban tours) in the 16 countries participating in the finals or all of Asia. It will be discussed and settled by the end of this year. It is a priority issue to be discussed.“I will seek understanding between the Asian confederation and UEFA and all major leagues in Europe to protect the month of the Asian Cup in 2011.“We have two windows to organise our competition. It is the calendar FIFA has drawn up. We cannot organise our competition unless it is in June or July or January, when many European leagues have a break.“We respect this calendar and we are expecting understanding from the major clubs in Europe and the major leagues in Europe, so I don’t think we will be having any problems in 2011. We are going to resolve it well in advance.” Qatar is the only nation to have lodged a bid to host the 2011 finals after Iran and India pulled out.Given the searing heat in the Gulf state in June and July, January would be the only feasible time to hold the competition.This raises the prospect of a club versus country row with the English Premier League not breaking for winter. (You can buy Premiere League Jerseys and all sport gears and equipements online at The All Sport Store)Bin Hammam, though, said he was not concerned.“No, not at all because this is part of the FIFA calendar that we can organise the competition in January, with the support of the major leagues in the world.” (AFP) News - Latest Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:14:39 +0100 http://qatar2011.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=2 Of the original trio that expressed interest in hosting the 2011 Asian Cup, India withdrew from proceedings and Iran missed the final deadline to submit their proposals to the Asian Football Confederation. Qatar, India and Iran had all expressed an interest in bidding for the 2011 tournament when the AFC initially asked for expressions of interest. Qatar submitted their formal bid document last week but India announced they were pulling out of the race while Iran did not submit an application when the deadline expired last Thursday. Despite being the only country to formally lodge a bid, Qatar’s submission must meet all the requirements stipulated by the AFC before it can be ratified as host. Otherwise the bidding process will be reopened. The AFC said the decision on 2011 would be announced on July 29. News - Latest Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:16:24 +0100