ASIA TO AFRICA: TRANSFERT - NICHOLAS ANELKA CANNOT PLAY IN ALGERIA

Algerian professional football league has refused to issue a waiver that would have allowed Anelka to evolve under the colors of a local club.

Anelka in Algeria, it should not be. Instances of Algerian football refused to issue an exemption to the former French international Nicolas Anelka to allow him to play in a club of Algiers, said Monday the president of the Algerian League of professional football. "The laws on foreign players covering the right to evolve in the Algerian league are clear: only those aged under 27 and international selections in their countries are allowed to sign in our clubs," said Mahfoud Kerbadj quoted by the agency APS. "We do not intend to breach this register," he insisted.


Anelka, 35 years old, was led last week with NAHD who requested a derogation to hire him for 18 months, according to club chairman Mahfoud Algiers Ouled Zmirli. Anelka has evolved in several major European clubs: Arsenal, Chelsea, Juventus or Real Madrid. In 2013, former French international with 69 selections was suspended for five games by the English Football Association and licensed by West Bromwich Albion for a "scoop", a move seen by some as anti-Semitic, which had been the author to celebrate a goal in Premier League. End of 2014, Anelka joined the Indian Super League club FC Mumbai City. 

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All these can help us to try to solve the problems of soccer and stars? None of us ignore that stars are coming to Asian just when they cannot be able to play again in Europe or when the salary and contract who have been offered to them seems to be small. Meaning they are coming just for money. How many stars or former soccer stars are staying in Asia to promote soccer? Algeria doesn’t really have money Mumbai gave to Anelka (not only Anelka is in this situation) but he was not going there for free.

without a second thought.

How to explain that football in Africa is mobilizing sponsors (even if there are not so reach as in Asia) and viewers than Asia? How to understand that Asia with all these infrastructures, cannot manage to pass Africa. When you see talented players in Europe, you will always count African players. We are not saying that Africa should not be at this level, we analyze just a situation, in the future sort of things will be able to kill expectations of football fans in countries like India, Pakistan, China, Maldives, etc ... The example of United Arab Emirate, Saudi Arabia should be the first thing to consider. The arrival of stars at the end of career in a country like India has no really impact in Indian soccer. Soccer will not be more popular than cricket because of old stars. We understand that the influence of players' agents has increased dramatically and reduced to almost zero the influence of organization like ours in the recruitment process and even trials for players and coaches who have, in many cases more talent and competences. If we leave things going like that soccer will be only a business.

An organization like ours regarding the coaches is much more equip than you may think because most of those who ask our help are experience coaches from Africa, America from, of Europe and Asia . However, our expertise has given us very often right. A player who is not very experienced,  title less, give everything to get there. Because he knows he has talent and he wants to get a name. The solution for football in Asia may be to take risks wisely. You cannot come to me when you have something to give me, to help me, but you come to me just when you need my money. People mostly thing that a star brings fans, right but for how long? What usually happens is this: fans even start to criticize and compare stars and others and realize sooner that what the star has “brought” is already in the team. Therefore they are coming in the field to see him in live because they are watching them just through television. Our advice for all Asians clubs is to think twice. How come that Palestine (some years ago Iraq created a big surprise in ACN) is playing Asian cup of nations? Why not India, Pakistan... Take risk to consult any association/organization like ours don’t just things that only a soccer agent has expertize to bring you players or coaches, in another way, you better judge them in trial without second thougth

WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED OF THE 30th AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS

Today 17 January begins the 30th edition of the African Nations Cup. Challenged the host country, Equatorial Guinea will open the competition at 17 hours against Congo in the city of Bata. Playoff excluded for having played an ineligible player and fished since Morocco has given up the tournament, this selection is among the sixteen teams competing in this CAN 2015. Overview.

GROUP A: BURKINA FASO WHEREAS
Surprising finalist in the previous edition, Burkina Faso, he will confirm the displayed potential there two? His Belgian coach Paul Put, is still based on the same elements: the defender Bakary Koné (Lyon), midfielder and captain Charles Kabore (Krasnodar, ex-OM), Alain Traoré (Lorient) or the Aristide attackers Bancé (Finnish D1) and Jonathan Pitroipa (D1 UAE, former Rennes), elected best player of the 2013 edition.
Stallions must dispose of a group which contains the host country, Equatorial Guinea, a priori, the weakest team in the group. To complicate things, the Equatorial Guinean selection sacked Spanish coach, Andoni Goikoetxea to replace Argentine Esteban Becker there just one month. For its first participation in 2012, already at home, however, she reached the quarterfinals.
Made up of players accustomed to low readings championships (Estonia, Malta, Hong Kong, Andorra), the local selection will play the opening match against Congo Claude Le Roy. African champion in 1988 with Cameroon, French is in his eighth CAN as a coach, a record. It already has just accomplished a feat in qualifying for the finals his Red Devils at the expense of Nigeria, the defending champion.
His players, including the Prince Oniangue environments (Reims) and Delvin Ndinga (Olympiakos, former Auxerre and Monaco) will égalemetn under threat of Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund). In the absence of Cameroonian Eto'o and Ivorian Drogba, Gabon center forward could also become the main offensive trigger the CAN 2015.

• GROUP B: TUNISIA HEAD POSTER
The most formidable formation of Group B, Tunisia fate of several major failures: eliminations in the 1st round in 2010 and 2013, the quarterfinals in 2012 ... Led by defender Aymen Abdennour (Monaco) and Wahbi Khazri environment (Bordeaux) the Carthage Eagles will try to break the jinx with the Belgian coach Georges Leekens, their tenth coach since 2008.
After a faultless performance in the playoffs, Tunisians will face this month to Zambia, winner of the 2012 edition also held in Equatorial Guinea. But this time, Zambians have lost their coach Herve Renard, who joined the Ivory Coast, and their emblematic captain of the time, Christopher Katongo, voted player of the tournament three years ago but dismissed in 2015 .
As for the Democratic Republic of Congo, it will have to capitalize on the success of its two biggest clubs, the Almighty Mazembe (quad African champion in 1967, 1968, 2009, 2010 and finalist in the Club World Cup in 2010) and aS Vita Club, finalist of the African Champions League in 2014. But the Leopards do not have access to the quarterfinals since 2006.
Cape Verde appears to be the weak link in the group. Two years after his first participation in the CAN, marked by a historic qualification for the quarter-finals, the Cape Verde selecting a low profile. His only lifeline is called Ryan Mendes often substitute striker in Lille.

GROUP C: ALGERIA PLACING ON GOURCUFF
African team in the best position in the FIFA rankings (18th), Algeria is also the one who made the strongest impression during 2014 World hustling extension until Germany on his world championship course in 8th finals . Now driven by the French Christian Gourcuff (former Lorient), it has two technical leaders: Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia) and Yacine Brahimi (Porto).
But before setting a second continental title after the 1990, it will be first to get out of this Pool C which is presented as the "group of death". Indeed, Ghana has successfully integrated the semis last four Africa Cup ... no title to the key. After a disappointing World (elimination at the group stage), the team of the Ayew brothers and Captain Asamoah Gyan eyeing a fifth title of African champion.
Senegal, him, should a rematch after his last two CAN (2008 and 2012) ended in fiascos in the first round. In office since early 2013 with the Lions of Teranga, the French Alain Giresse has chosen to snub the effective center forward Demba Ba (Besiktas), renewing its confidence in Moussa Sow (Fenerbahçe) and Papiss Cissé (Newcastle ).
And South Africa? Qualified for the first time since 2008 (she was invited to act as an organizer in 2013), it has regained confidence through its probative qualifying campaign (no losses). The tragedy that hit the South African team in October - the murder of his goalkeeper and captain Senzo Meyiwa - also contributed to a form of sacred union. 

GROUP: THE ORPHAN OF IVORY COAST DROGBA
Most eyes will be on the Ivorian Elephants, still feared in the African Cup, but now orphans their legendary center-forward Didier Drogba (Chelsea), who left the team after the World Cup 2014. The environment field Yaya Toure (Manchester City), sacred for the 4th time player of the year by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will however very present.
Led by the French Hervé Renard, surprise winner with Zambia in 2012, the Ivorians will face in this particular Group D Mali, a semifinalist last two editions. That opponent coached by the Franco-Polish Henri Kasperczak can deplore the package striker Cheick Diabaté (Bordeaux), hit in the knee.
Cameroon has, he turned the years Samuel Eto'o (Everton). Quadruple champions of Africa but absent in 2012 and 2013, the Indomitable Lions have much to be forgiven after a World that turned into ridicule. Witness the humiliations against Brazil (4-1) and Croatia (4-0), let alone the head blow from Benoît Assou-Ekotto teammate Benjamin Moukandjo full game against the Croats ...
Faced with these three strongholds of African football, Guinea can not expect much. His presence in the quarterfinals would feel. The team of French Michel Dussuyer hope still provide some joy to the country hard hit by the Ebola virus. The FCA also relocated his last qualification matches in Morocco, where the National Syli also conducted its preparation. 

HOPE AND PRIDE: THE EVENT IS PALESTINE

This qualification devotes substantial work since late the second "intifada" that allowed the Palestinian Players express themselves despite many political obstacles.
For once, the flagship meeting of an international football competition has not been its opener (Australia Kuwait, Friday, Jan. 9) and will not be the final of 31 January in Sydney. Monday at 8 am, a whole country, and probably beyond, has retained its breath for the opening match of Palestine against Japan.
The meeting was very unbalanced between the taking of the Japanese title and eleven Palestinian 113th in the world rankings. But the eleven players who intones the Palestinian anthem, the main thing is to participate. The elected representatives of the Asian Confederation, the organizing body of the event, are not mistaken, there is little swearing Palestine "Asian Team of the Year."
 
A team from afar
What a journey from the creation of a national team of Palestine in 1998, five years after the birth of the Palestinian Authority! The first ten years of the team were chaotic, as the Israeli neighbor did nothing to make life easier and movements of the players. But things are arranged with the end of the second "Intifada" in 2005 and the recognition of the Palestinian case by Fifa.
The latter has delegated locally in 2008 one of its executives, the French Jerome Champagne. "In 2008, there was nothing, no competition, no stage, to be honest, I never thought we could get there. "Reflects this training diplomat who also worked on the approximation of the Turkish Cypriots and sporting bodies. This 'there' applies as much to the qualification for the Asian Cup and the holding of regular championship in a territory divided in two between the West Bank and Gaza enclave. Artificial turf were built in the territory and the national team now has an official stadium in Ramallah.
 
Obstacles
Football nevertheless remains an obstacle course for the Palestinians, who often lack the kickoff of their games after being held en route to Israeli checkpoints.
The president of the Federation Djbril Rajoub, a former security chief Yasser Arafat, has become the bane of Israel since he called "Nazi" last intervention in Gaza. In response, Israeli security forces raided the offices of the Federation for a search. And forward Sameh Maraba, detained eight months for alleged links with a terrorist organization, was not released until early December. Too late to be selectable for Australia, where his teammates are trying to defend as they can and without him the Palestinian colors.

How not to congratulate them because football much than politics is a factor of peace.
BRAVO TO PALESTINE!

ASIAN CUP OF NATIONS 2015

Kickoff of the first international competition since the end of the World Cup has been given some days ago. Less rich in stars than the euro or the Copa América, less media attention than the African Cup of Nations, the Asian Cup of Nations is nevertheless able to offer a good show. Introducing the sixteenth edition to be held in Australia during the month of January.
 
2014: A year to forget
Asia was particularly illustrated during the World Cup 2010 Japan and South Korea reached the knockout stage, narrowly eliminated by Paraguay and Uruguay. Australia had not crossed the first round but finished third in their group on equal points with Ghana, second, by failing only on goal difference. Only North Korea (three defeats in three games, a goal scored twelve goals conceded) has sealed the record despite a heroic resistance in the first game against Brazil (1-2 defeat).

Two years later, Asian football was illustrated again in the football tournament of the London Olympics. South Korea finish third and Japan fourth; the latter being the only country to place its men's and women teams in the final four.

The growth of Asian football would have to continue in 2014 and especially during the Brazilian World Cup. But the South American adventure of the Asian teams turned to disaster. The Asian confederation was the only one not to have a representative in the fourth round and worse the four teams (the same as in 2010 with the exception of Iran, which replaced North Korea) finished in last place of their group, without any victory.
The host country of the next Asian Cup of Nations symbolized these difficulties by being one of the only selections (with Cameroon and Honduras) has lost its three group matches in a group indeed very difficult. Australia has also won one game in 2014 and fell in 100th place in the FIFA rankings.
 
The organizing country and stadiums
It was in January 2011, shortly before the kickoff of the 2011 edition, which Australia won the organization of the Asian Cup of Nations 2015. This is the first time that the country, became a member of the AFC in 2006, organizes the competition.

Well endowed with sports infrastructures, Australia has selected five all stages in five cities of the east coast of the country. All are of moderate size outside of Sydney Australia Stadium and its 84,000 seats. The stadium, which will host the final of the competition was particularly host the 2000 Olympic Games.

Note that the stages have two different names because all subject to the naming policy.

A 15 YEARS OLD FOOTBALLER DESTROYED HIS ASTON MARTIN

Already rich at age 15, a Russian footballer just exploded his Aston Martin DB9 after purchase.

It is often said that professional footballers are rich. This is generally true, when you see the wages of stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. What to allow them to live their passion for sports cars thoroughly, and collecting exceptional cars in their garage. The French also elsewhere: recently is Karim Benzema who défrayait chronic arriving at his Spanish club with a Bugatti Veyron. But these players will sometimes leave a little carried away with their enthusiasm while driving machines capable of outstanding performance. Countless supercars crashes with famous footballers at the wheel, even if every time there is luckily no injuries to report.
 
And it is valid whatever the age of the footballer. Obviously, things can get even more complicated if it is very young. The proof with this story that comes from Russia, with a young professional footballer who is only 15 years. Konstantin is probably destined for a successful career. This player St. Petersburg club already has good income, which allowed him to make some dreams. In particular, he bought an Aston Martin DB9 with his own money. Of course, you can imagine that it is forbidden to drive at that age in Russia. This did not prevent Konstantin to drive his beautiful Englishwoman GT after buying.

Unfortunately, Konstantin did not lie to the wrong driver reputation that professionals often footballers. Once purchased, also destroyed: while driving in the city of Saint Petersburg, the young Russian hit a Volkswagen Tiguan rather violently. There is fortunately no injuries in the accident, but Konstantin totally panicked and fled the scene. He was later found by police, and is now exposed to very heavy penalties. It tells of a fine of 500,000 rubles (about 80 000) and imprisonment for up to one year and a half. For a young talented footballer, it would probably be a very long time of professional inactivity. 

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