Football 2017 Discussion Thread

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CONCACAF League of Nations Confirmed

 

CONCACAF announced Thursday its Council’s approval of the CONCACAF League of Nations, a new national team competition platform designed to maximize the quality, quantity and frequency of competitive matches for all Member Associations. (as the UEFA Nations League)

 

The CONCACAF League of Nations will be based on a league structure in which the national teams of the Confederation’s 41 Member Associations will be included.  They will be divided into three different leagues -- based on their sporting level -- with a champion to be crowned at the end of each edition.  To seed teams into their respective leagues, the League of Nations will begin with a preliminary series of matches played across four different dates beginning in September 2018.

The new tournament will bring meaningful home-and-away matches featuring competition for League titles, performance prizes, and will include promotion and relegation within the system of three leagues.  The Confederation’s teams will also contend -- via the League of Nations -- for the right to play in international championships such as the Gold Cup.  Additionally, the League of Nations will inform a CONCACAF ranking system that will be used as the basis for future World Cup Qualifying seeding.

 

 “This new tournament is highly beneficial to all our Member Associations and fans everywhere, since it provides significant opportunities to play important competitive matches with increased regularity throughout the year.” said CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani

 

Full details of the CONCACAF League of Nations, including schedule, full format and brand will be announced early next year.

 

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Beautiful goal by Fankaty Dabo of Vitesse in the Dutch Eredivisie today 

 

It's just a shame it was in the wrong goal, but hey, details  

 

Spoiler

 

 

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Today, Carlo Tavecchio resigns from FIGC (Italian Football Federation)  

Now there are 90 days for electing a new president.

 

Giovanni Malagò, President of CONI, has said will nominee a commissioner this week (Wednesday)

 

Remain other "big troubles" to solved: the two major leagues of our football are without a president from last spring!!!!

Serie A league, from April, have a temporary commissioner (Tavecchio !!!) and Serie B league from March, have a temporary commissioner the lawyer Mauro Balata. After more than six month isn't possible yet, the election of presidents .....

 

The crisis that opens now we hope it will serve to reform something, we don't need another "president for temporary solution" , it needs to be renewed to return to competitive.

 

[thepharoah 2,412]

 Al Hilal drew with  Urawa Reds home 1-1 in the 1st leg of Asian CL final , 2nd leg will be on Nov.25 at Saitama Stadium in Japan 

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in Africa  TP Mazembe defeated  Super Sport 2-1 in the 1st leg of African Confedrations Cup final , 2nd leg will be held in SA on Nov.25 also 

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 Gremio  1 - 0  Lanus , 1st leg of Copa Libertadores final result 

Edited November 23, 2017 by thepharoah

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Urawa Red Diamonds  defeat Al Hilal in AFC Champions League final second leg  (1-0   Rafael Silva / agg 2-1 )

It is the Japanese side's second AFC Champions League title after first tasting continental success in 2007.

 

Urawa will kick off their FIFA Club World Cup campaign in Abu Dhabi on 9 December.

They will face the winner of the first round game between  Al Jazira Club and  Auckland City

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One year since Chapecoense accident  

 

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today was AFC awards for the best this year and  Omar Khrbin ( Al Hilal KSA , and Syria NT ) was awarded the best Player in Asia and  Samantha Kerr as the best female player in Asia ,  Son Heung-min ( Tottenham Hotspur ) was awarded the best International player in Asia 

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The winners of the AFC Annual Awards 2017 are:

 

AFC Diamond of Asia: Yousuf Al Serkal (UAE)

 

AFC Dream Asia Award: Japan Football Association

 

AFC Member Association of the Year

• Inspiring: Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran
• Developing: Vietnam Football Federation
• Aspiring: Afghanistan Football Federation

AFC President Recognition Award for Grassroots Football

• Inspiring Member Association: Chinese Football Association
• Developing Member Association: Football Association of Singapore
• Aspiring Member Association: Bhutan Football Federation

AFC Futsal Player of the Year: Aliasghar Hasanzadeh (IRN)

 

AFC Coach of the Year

• Women: Asako Takakura (JPN)
• Men: Takafumi Hori (JPN)

AFC Women’s Player of the Year: Samantha Kerr (AUS)

 

AFC Player of the Year: Omar Khrbin (SYR)

 

Awards not presented in Bangkok:

AFC Referees Special Award: Bakhtiyor Namazov (UZB)

 

AFC Youth Player of the Year

• Women: Sung Hyang-sim (PRK)
• Men: Lee Seung-woo (KOR)

AFC Asian International Player of the Year: Son Heung-min (KOR)