05-10-2004, 12:56 AM
meanwhile......
Asian football chiefs root for India and China
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->And central to that objective is a desire to get tens of millions more people playing football in the world's two most populous countries. "There are 1.3 billion people in China, and 1.1 billion people in India," AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam told AFP in an interview. "There are 3.7 billion people in our region. The reality says that two countries account for around 60 percent of Asia's population.
"We have come a long way in 50 years. The next challenge for us now is to make the Chinese and Indians believe that they have the lead, that they can spearhead the development of football in Asia," Bin Hammam added. "By securing football in China and India, we are securing the future of the sport in Asia."
China is already well on the way to establishing itself as an Asian footballing superpower, having qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2002 where their team lost all three group matches. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What do these countries have to be successful in world sports that we dont have? One would be the extreme incompetence of the officials and gargantuan indifference of the bloody netas, but anything else?
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Asian football chiefs root for India and China
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->And central to that objective is a desire to get tens of millions more people playing football in the world's two most populous countries. "There are 1.3 billion people in China, and 1.1 billion people in India," AFC President Mohamed Bin Hammam told AFP in an interview. "There are 3.7 billion people in our region. The reality says that two countries account for around 60 percent of Asia's population.
"We have come a long way in 50 years. The next challenge for us now is to make the Chinese and Indians believe that they have the lead, that they can spearhead the development of football in Asia," Bin Hammam added. "By securing football in China and India, we are securing the future of the sport in Asia."
China is already well on the way to establishing itself as an Asian footballing superpower, having qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2002 where their team lost all three group matches. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What do these countries have to be successful in world sports that we dont have? One would be the extreme incompetence of the officials and gargantuan indifference of the bloody netas, but anything else?
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