Leagues

Iraqi FA Suspended

FIFA have announced that they have suspended the Iraqi Football Association (IFA) from competing at any international level due to government interference. The ban will not be lifted until the situation involving the Iraqi Olympic Committee has been resolved.

Three Teams, Three Games

The J-League season is nearing its climax. In a league famed for dramatic finishes, this year could be no different as Kawasaki Frontale, Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka are all in the running. Goal.com looks at their chances...

Play-Offs Kick Off

As the South Korean season enters the play-off stage, Goal.com looks at the six teams that will be fighting it out for the K-League title over the next two weeks...

The Occasion Got To Us

Bahrain boss Milan Macala has suggested that the occasion got to his players last weekend as they lost their 2010 World Cup decider against New Zealand.The Reds missed a penalty and saw their dreams of South Africa ended in Wellington...

Lions Roar In Bangkok

What a difference four days make! Thailand may have won 3-1 in Singapore on Saturday but the Lions bounced back in Bangkok to win 1-0 in their 2011 Asian Cup qualifier on Wednesday. Aleksander Duric headed the only goal of the game...

Uzbekistan Qualify

Uzbekistan qualified for the 2011 Asian Cup on Wednesday evening with a 3-1 win over Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. It is a third straight win for the Central Asians and a third straight defeat for the Tigers who have almost no chance of making Qatar...

No World Cup Hangover

All Whites hero Tim Brown says there will be no room for World Cup hangover when he and some of his Phoenix teammates are forced to make the transition from the international to the club stage this weekend - and he is keen to put anyone who thinks otherwise in their place.