2011 asian cup: bryan robson wants a win from thailand in iran

... we want to prove that we can play against asia's big teams

fan-vs-fan: 2011 asian cup decider - oman vs kuwait

... considering the difficulty of this qualifying group which includes australia and indonesia would it be a failure if your team does not qualify for the asian cup 2011? oman: definitely, i think we had a great performance in the last asian cup and we are willing to show asia that our ambition exceeds the imagination of who is to be the next asian champions

adelaide eye champs pohang

... joe mullen will lead the reds in asia with coach aurelio vidmar still to complete the relevant coaching qualifications for the tournament ... "viddie's experience in asia is invaluable and to have him involved in such a big way is going to be critical to the success of the team ... japan's sanfrecce only achieved top-flight status 12 months ago but coach mihailo petrovic insists his side will not be overawed by playing alongside asia's elite

champs pohang stumble in adelaide

defending champions pohang steelers stumbled to an opening 1-0 defeat in defence of their afc champions league title on wednesday on a disappointing night for teams from korea republic.the steelers went down to adelaide united in australia after exciting youngster matthew leckie scored an individual goal in first-half injury time. leckie ran from deep inside his own half and held off four defenders in a mazy run before scoring with help from defender park hee-chul for the eventual winner.

bright start for bunyodkor

bunyodkor's brazilian connection proved too much for saudi powerhouse al ittihad in a 3-0 defeat in the afc champions league on tuesday, while there were mixed fortunes for japanese teams. the rich uzbek club, with former chelsea boss luiz felipe scolari in charge, tempted striker denilson away from defending champions pohang steelers in the off-season and he got himself on the scoreboard in the 66th minute.

rafa rejects play-off idea

... they were talking about the 39th game being played in asia so if we now play the play-offs we will be playing until the end of the century

socceroos coach pim verbeek names a mostly a-league squad

... with many first-choice regulars unavailable due to a mixture of club commitments and injuries, verbeek named only four overseas-based players in the squad:dynamo moscow's luke wilkshire and asia-based trio josh kennedy, mark milligan and jade north

rafael benitez derides champions league play-off plan

... they were talking about a 39th game being played in asia," he said

rafael benítez ridicules idea of playoff for a champions league place

... they were talking about the 39th game being played in asia so if we now play the play-offs we will be playing until the end of the century

fa executives would struggle to strip terry of captaincy if they wanted to

... referees seek sponsorpremier and football league referees are looking for a new sponsor after air asia chose not to renew its agreement ... the air asia owner, tony fernandes did of course ensure much free publicity in football for his company and himself with his recent bid to purchase west ham united but the two events are not believed to be linked