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Report: UEFA’S Decision On Gibraltar Opens AFC Prospects For Kurds

May 28, 2013 by Dinesh V

A decision by European soccer body UEFA to grant Gibraltar the right of membership potentially opens the door to Kurdistan to seek association with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in a move that would acknowledge demands for increased autonomy and the possible shifting of national borders in the Middle East as a result of a … Read more

Asian Football Focus: AFC Election Marred By Interference Allegations And Candidates’ Track Records

April 26, 2013 by Dinesh V

Next week’s Asian Football Confederation (AFC) presidential elections designed to elect a leader to clean up two years of alleged financial mismanagement and unethical business conduct and polish the group’s tarnished image are increasingly marred by doubts that real reform is on the horizon, allegations of interference in the poll and controversy over the candidates’ … Read more