German comedian Matze Knop takes on the roll of famous characters. In the following sketch he takes on the role of Franz Beckenbauer and interviews Jose Mourinho on the sidelines of Michael Ballack's testimonial match in Leipzig. Some interesting answers!
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
India forced to cancel Philippines & Malaysia friendlies due to SAFF Cup
As per the plans Team India were scheduled to play two away ties on FIFA international match dates against the Philippines on September 6 and against Malaysia on September 10.
Originally the SAFF Cup had been planned to be played in late-September/early-October, three weeks later than now, but with clubs from India and the Maldives making it to the AFC Cup quarterfinals the tournament was advanced and it once more is showing the problems of the Asian football calendar, which isn't always in-sync with the rest of the world.
AIFF general secretary Kushal Das told agencies, "It is unfortunate but then we had no option."
"Due to a cramped Asian calendar we couldn't postpone the SAFF Cup. The option of moving the SAFF Cup was explored but a few teams from other countries are playing in the AFC Cup," he added.
The AIFF now hopes to finalise a friendly against Tajikistan on August 14 after in recent month numerous friendly matches and tours of Team India had to be cancelled.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
UEFA European Under-21 Championships: Spain retain their title!
The Spanish Under-21 national team retained their UEFA European Under-21 Championships title by defeating Italy 4-2 in an entertaining final at the Teddy Malcha Stadium in Jerusalem, Israel.FC Barcelona's Thiago Alcántara, also the Spain U-21 captain, was the hero on the night with a first half hattrick as Isco scored the other goal for Spain, while Ciro Immobile had equalised in the first session and Fabio Borini reduced the deficit after the break.
Spain had the perfect start as Thiago Alcántara gave them a sixth minute lead and one expected things to go as per expected lines, but Italy equalised against the run of play through a Ciro Immobile chip in the 10th minute. Thereafter things were more even as the Italians believed that they could pull off a surprise, but Spain still continued to be the better side with more ball possession. And after missing a few chances it was again Thiago Alcántara in the 31st minute who once more gave Spain the lead. Thereafter Italian defender Guilio Donati brought down Cristian Tello and Thiago Alcántara put the ball into the net for his third of the night on 38 minutes. It remained 3-1 for Spain at the break.
The match remained to be high class, but Italy wasn't able to get back into the game as Spain sealed the match as Isco scored another goal from the spot in the 66th minute. Things slowed down with Fabio Borini reducing the deficit with a long-range effort in the 80th minute. Italy wanted to push for a third, but the experienced Spaniards didn't allow them any further chance.
The match ended 4-2 in favour of Spain, who remain the best side in Europe in the Under-21 category.
Maharashtra conduct successful AIFF 'D' Licence course!
The Western India Football Association, the Maharashtra state body of football, conducted an AIFF 'D' Licence course from May 27 to June 1 which was held at the Cooperage Football Ground in Mumbai.The Course Instructors were Faruk Ahmad and Augusto D'Silva with a number of former I-League players taking part in the course.
WIFA have released the results of the 23 participants. As pro-pass have passed out Nishant Rana, Aloysius Lawrence, Rakesh Tulsiram, Vernon Saldanha and Ajay N. Kajania.
The others who have passed the course are Amith Mukherji, Ajeya Row, Joel Sequeira, Chirag Thakkar, Nirav Bharat Shah, Benoy Tom Kuruvilla, Paschal Simon D'Souza, Hema Fernandes, Crystal John, Peter Siddiqui, Utkarsh Parasrampuria, Sandeep Singh, M.A. Nahdi, Manish Kajania and Swapnil Khanolkar.
Rurka Kalan's YFC representative to attend FIFA Football for Hope Forum in Brazil
Rurka Kalan's YFC is very excited to receive the invitation for the official event of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup named as Football for Hope which will be organized by FIFA, the 2014 FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee Brazil and the Host City of Belo Horizonte. Out of 200 teams from around the world who applied, only 32 of them have been selected.
The FIFA Football for Hope Forum is a unique opportunity for the young football communities to interact and exchange experiences with the world's leading professionals in development through football - from grassroots organizations working at community level to sports governing bodies, global corporations and development institutions. FIFA's FFH programme will include presentations, workshops and training sessions covering the most important issues related to football's contribution to social development as well as the legacy of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™.
The Youth Football Club in Rurka Kalan is a social service organization which is working selflessly since 2001 to contribute to the society in terms of 'Youth for Change'. Defender Anwar Ali is a YFC alumni and the YFC youngsters had won the 2010 Street Child World Cup held in Durban, South Africa.
YFC is fulfilling its goals through working hard in the fields of sports for development, drug de-addiction equality, improving employability and quality education.
Every year about 1,000 youngsters are nourished under YFC at 10 regional centers across Punjab located in the Attari village near the Indo-Pakistan border, Allona tolla (near Khanna), Jalandhar coaching centers including the villages of Rurka Kalan, Bhodey Saprai, Kahna Dhesian, Chak Muglaani, Shankar, Jandiala, Bundala and Bilga.
For empowerment of females YFC is running computer centers for about 100 students, supporting government primary schools and all of these services are provided to the underprivileged without any fees or distinction on basis of caste, religion, creed and race.
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