Iraqi Soccer

Baghdad / Voices of Iraq: "The Minister of Youth and Sports Jassim Mohammed Jaafar, on Tuesday, the issue of the dismissal of coach
Vieira Jorvn the national football federation linked to the lifting of a request to the ministry to terminate the contract with him.
The Jaafar told (Voices of Iraq) that "the Iraqi Federation of Football is responsible for the technical aspect of the team's coach Jorvn Vieira, according to article 11 of the contract between us, and we Snevsk this contract in the event we receive a request from the Federation", noting that "Vieira received the contract of 240 thousand dollars in addition to his monthly salary of $ 30 thousand dollars. "
The UAE newspaper, the statement attributed to coach the Iraqi Jorvn Vieira in an interview published on Monday as saying that the Iraq can not be sacked from his post, because the contract was signed between him and the Iraqi government and not the Union.
And on the reasons for the team's early exit from the Iraqi Gulf 19, carrying Jaafar "three points of the" responsibility without specifying them, saying, "I have three points of responsibility for the major losses to the team is not better than us," pointing out that "This setback can not go unnoticed without accountability, which have caused it. "
And out of Iraq's 19 Gulf Cup being held in the Omani capital Muscat after losing to Bahrain (3-1), Oman (4-0) draw against Kuwait (1-1), which called for a number of athletes, officials and players to demand the dismissal of coach Vieira, in the was rejected by members of the Iraqi football federation, but the decision after consulting the Iraqi government, which signed him.
Jaafar said that "the Iraqi Government had provided support for the national team, through a contract with Vieira and to provide the necessary funds for it," He said, "Nevertheless, the results were disappointing and counterproductive to our professional players and the great hopes of the masses, which are backed by a large and wonderful."
And on the Iraqi elections to the European football next Jaafar said, "We have turned to the business of the Union from outside Iraq, and asked that the elections are held in the Union's headquarters in Baghdad," and added "We are at the same time will not interfere in the elections and we do not have Vetoa one."
Jaafar called for the General Board of the Union, "he said, to look to the future of the game and the problems encountered in the past five years, in order to choose the best of their game and stars who serve and develop them.

Baghdad / Voices of Iraq: dozens of demonstrators, including an adviser to the Prime Minister and the athletes and former international players in central Baghdad on Saturday, demanding the resignation of the President of the Iraqi Central League exit against the backdrop of Iraq, the Gulf Cup, the ninth session of its first round.
And dozens of players gathered in Tahrir Square in the heart of Baghdad, rose to protest banners demanding the resignation of Hussein Said, head of the Iraqi Central football
Participated in the demonstration, the number of players from the Iraqi national team, including former football club chairman Sharar Haydar Karkh sport and Uraibi Ghanem, Riyadh Abdul-Abbas Habib Jafar Naim and Saddam as well as athletes, including Menem Shweli and Ali Jaber, head of the center, and members of the national sports association in the international athletes and a number of heads of sports clubs .
He also participated in the demonstration, Bassam al-Husseini, adviser to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, a gathering of fans and sports fans of the national team.
Sharar said Haider told (Voices of Iraq) that the demonstration "an expression of the refusal of the current situation faced by Iraq's central administration of the Iraqi Federation of Football can not be tolerated," he said.
"The members of the Iraqi Federation of Football to resign after a poor level, which appeared for the national team in the match schedule Mountkhbayn Bahrain and Oman," which lost three and four goals in a row without a response and to let their Gulf Cup 19 in the current round of Oman first.
He Haider said the results came out negative, which the team of his last 19 in the Gulf have led to "send a message to the Central Union of Iraqi football and would demand that saving face and submit his resignation after the farce that took place in Muscat for the poor planning of the work of the Union, as well as he was not in Baghdad for the Administration of the Federation and the game suffered a serious and humiliating retreat "in a reference to Hussein Saeed, who lives in the Jordanian capital Amman

Yemen and Iraq to host next Cups
YEMEN and Iraq will host the 20th and 21st editions, respectively, of the Gulf Cup soccer tournament, it was revealed yesterday in Muscat.

The decision was announced during the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) Football Federations meeting which was attended by representatives of the six GCC countries.

The 20th Gulf Cup will commence in December 2010 in Yemen while Iraq is also confirmed to host the next edition of the tournament in December 2012. Bahrain are due to host the 22nd edition in 2014.

Bahrain were represented at this meeting by Bahrain Football Association (BFA) president Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa besides members Ahmed Al Nuaimi, Abdulaziz Al Yahya and Ahmed Jassim.

The BFA chief extended his support to the Iraqi Football Association's bid in hosting the 21st Gulf Cup, praising the efforts of the soccer associations in the GCC to promote the game in the region.

Shaikh Salman has been in Oman since the start of the on-going 19th Gulf Cup football tournament, which is contested every two years by Arab countries around the Gulf.

Bahrain have already been eliminated from the competition after losing their deciding Group 'A' match 0-2 to hosts Oman.

The semi-finals will be played tomorrow between two-time champions Qatar and Oman, and Saudi Arabia and nine-time winners Kuwait.