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On 24 January, Kofi Annan became the fi rst UN Secretary-General to visit FIFA headquarters when he arrived in Zurich for a meeting with FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter. At the subsequent media conference, Annan underlined the importance of football to society as well as the strength of the UN-FIFA partnership. 68

FIFA CalendarApril to November 2006 65

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Websitesof the confederations and associations 71

FIFA Publications 72–73

FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking Men 76-77

Reportsfrom the confederations 80–81

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Futsal

Uniform application of laws

FIGURE OF THE MONTH

1,350The number of youngsters who

recently played in Europe’s biggest futsal youth tournament in the small Austrian town of Judenburg. Thirty-

four Austrian clubs were represented by a total of 129 teams in thirteen age categories (U-7 to U-19) in the

tournament that was played over eleven days. Overall, there were

83 hours of futsal in 401 matches. Three thousand fans, including pro-

fessional players from Sturm Graz, were treated to an avalanche of

goals, with the ball hitting the back of the net 1,428 times at an average

of 3.56 goals per game.

It may be inconceivable in other sports, but in futsal, there are several competitions all around the world that do not closely follow the offi cial Futsal Laws of the Game that are published by FIFA. In Spain, for example, the ball is returned to the pitch by hand rather than with the foot, and in South America and various other European countries, the laws published by world football’s governing body are used in a slightly modifi ed form.

As part of its attempts to promote and develop futsal, FIFA has tolerated this situation and as a result, futsal powerhouses such as Spain and Brazil have developed their own laws over the course of the last 20 years. However, futsal has now developed to such an extent that it has become necessary to bring uniformity to the game and to ensure that in the future, the game is played according to one set of laws.

With this in mind, FIFA recently sent a circular letter to all of its member associations, stressing the obligation for each association to follow the FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game in each competition played under its jurisdiction.

Consequently, the Futsal Laws of the Game published by world football’s governing body must be applied across the board from the start of the 2006-2007 season. This decision will put an end to the variants of the game that are currently threatening the popularity and growth of futsal.

Bringing uniformity to the laws will improve the recognition afforded to the game by the media and public, which in turn will help to spread the game, but it will also improve the training of coaches, players and match offi cials, as they will no longer have to adapt to variants of the same game when they participate in international competitions.

Action from the 2004 Futsal World Championship fi nal: Brazil’s Schumacher (no. 3) stops eventual world champion Marcelo of Spain.

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10 April ZurichFIFA Club Task Force meeting

11 April ZurichFIFA fi nancial media conference

24/25 May ZurichBlue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup

2 June MunichMeetings of the Internal Audit Committee, the Strategic Studies Committee and the Board of FIFA Marketing & TV AG

3 June MunichMeetings of the Finance Committee and the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup™

4/5 June MunichExecutive Committee meeting (1st and 2nd part)

5 June MunichConfederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Congress

6 June MunichOceania Football Confederation (OFC) Congress

7-8 June Munich56th FIFA Congress

9 June-9 July2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™

FIFA Calendar April to November 2006

16 August-2 SeptemberFIFA U-20 Women’s World Championship Russia 2006

12 September ZurichFutsal and Beach Soccer Committee meeting

13 September ZurichMeetings of the Strategic Studies Committee and the Board of FIFA Marketing & TV AG

14 September ZurichFinance Committee meeting

15 September ZurichExecutive Committee meeting

12 October BrugesSports Medical Committee meeting

13/14 October Bruges25th European Congress on Sports Medicine

16 October ZurichMeetings of the Committee for Women’s Football and the FIFA Women’s World Cup, and of the Media Committee

17 October ZurichMeetings of the Organising Committee for the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the Players’ Status Committee

18 October ZurichMeetings of the Organising Committee for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and the Goal Bureau

19 October ZurichMeetings of the Organising Committee for the FIFA World Cup™ and the Committee for Ethics and Fair Play

20 October ZurichFIFA Club Task Force meeting

2-12 NovemberFIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Rio de Janeiro 2006

12-16 November TahitiOFC Congress and celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the OFC

Ernst & Young to oversee ticket salesAuditing and consulting fi rm Ernst & Young (Switzerland) will serve as independent external auditors to monitor and evaluate the overall ticketing project for the 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany™ after their appointment was confi rmed by the Ticketing Sub-Committee, comprising representatives of FIFA and the German local organising committee, in January 2006.

Shortly after the 2002 FIFA World Cup™ in Korea and Japan, Ernst & Young were asked, on the proposal of FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter, to conduct an independent review of the ticketing arrangements for that tournament.

“FIFA and the German local organising committee have said from the very outset that ticketing for the World Cup is a task not far removed from trying to square the circle,” said FIFA General Secretary Urs Linsi. “We

have learnt lessons from the past and want to offer total transparency in this area, so the overall ticketing process for this year’s World Cup will from this moment on be the subject of a comprehensive and ongoing control procedure.”

Ticketing for the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ involves numerous contracts with service providers, pinpoint processes and deadlines, and the division of the available tickets into quotas for various constituent groups including fans, partners, associations, honorary guests, members etc. Ernst & Young have been appointed to monitor the ticketing project, identify potential weaknesses, propose mitigation strategies and submit regular briefi ngs to FIFA regarding the various ticketing constituent groups’ compliance with the applicable rules and regulations. The fi rm will also keep track of the fi nancial transactions involved.

Turkey have to play sixmatches behind closed doorsThe FIFA Disciplinary Committee met at FIFA headquarters in Zurich on 6 and 7 February 2006 to discuss the incidents that occurred in connection with the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ preliminary competition match between Turkey and Switzerland in Istanbul on 16 November 2005. Under the chairmanship of deputy chairman Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa (Bahrain), the committee, sitting as the body of fi rst instance, passed the following decisions:

In the main proceedings against the Turkish Football Federation:• the Turkish Football Federation was ordered to play its next six offi cial home matches behind closed doors in a neutral venue in another country affi liated to UEFA with a minimum distance of 500km to the Turkish border.

c) Serkan Balci (Turkey, player)• a suspension of two offi cial matches of his representative team. This suspension will be carried over to the representative team’s next offi cial matches.• a fi ne of CHF 5,000 (+ procedural costs of CHF 500) d) Mehmet Ozdilek (Turkey, assistant

coach)• a ban from taking part in any football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other activity), within associations, confederations or FIFA for 12 months as from notifi cation of the decision.• a fi ne of CHF 15,000 (+ procedural costs of CHF 1,000)e) Benjamin Huggel (Switzerland,

player)• a suspension of six offi cial matches of his representative team. This suspension will be carried over to the representative team’s next offi cial matches.• a fi ne of CHF 15,000 (+ procedural costs of CHF 500)f) Stephan Meyer (Switzerland,

physiotherapist)• a suspension of two offi cial matches of his representative team. This suspension will be carried over to the representative team’s next offi cial matches.• a fi ne of CHF 6,500 (+ procedural costs of CHF 500)

With the exception of the decisions against Balci and Meyer, all other fi rst-instance decisions passed by the FIFA Disciplinary Committee may be taken to the FIFA Appeal Committee, before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne may be called upon to act as the body of fi nal instance in accordance with the FIFA Statutes.

The Turkish Football Federation was also ordered to pay all organisational costs with regard to these six matches.• a fi ne of CHF 200,000 (+ procedural costs of CHF 20,000)

In the individual proceedings against:a) Alpay Ozalan (Turkey, player)• a suspension of six offi cial matches of his representative team. This suspension will be carried over to the representative team’s next offi cial matches.• a fi ne of CHF 15,000 (+ procedural costs of CHF 1,000)b) Emre Belozoglu (Turkey, player)• a suspension of six offi cial matches of his representative team. This suspension will be carried over to the representative team’s next offi cial matches.• a fi ne of CHF 15,000 (+ procedural costs of CHF 1,000)

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Burger King ambushA promotion by a Burger King franchise in Israel involving the unauthorised use of FIFA’s intellectual property and FIFA World Cup™ tickets ended abruptly following intervention by world football’s governing body. FIFA successfully obtained an injunction and mandatory order of the Tel Aviv-Yafo District Court forcing Burger King Israel to immediately stop using images of the world famous FIFA World Cup Trophy that were being run on a local website and granting FIFA an award of costs. The illicit promotion was also giving away prizes such as travel packages incorporating match tickets to the forthcoming 2006 FIFA World Cup™ in Germany.

The 15 Offi cial Partners (adidas, Anheuser-Busch, Avaya, Coca-Cola, Continental, Deutsche Telekom, Emirates, Fujifi lm, Gillette, Hyundai, MasterCard, McDonald’s, Philips, Toshiba and Yahoo!) along with the 6 Offi cial Suppliers (who hold rights only within Germany), Licensees and Offi cial Broadcasters are the only commercial entities allowed to claim any direct

association with the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ and to use tickets and registered FIFA marks such as the FIFA World Cup Trophy for promotions, advertising and other marketing activities. FIFA relies on partnerships with commercial affi liates in order to be able to stage the privately funded FIFA World Cup™ in today’s dimensions and meet expected operational costs in excess of 1 billion euros. Companies that seek to profi t without contributing anything to the event undermine the FIFA World Cup™ as well as the partnerships between FIFA and its commercial Partners.

“We were confi dent that the court would confi rm the enforcement of FIFA’s rights, and we will continue to protect FIFA and its Partners’ rights against unfair commercial exploitation of this nature. FIFA regrets that corporations engage in ambush marketing activities and we will do our utmost to ensure that our Partners get the exclusivity they deserve in return for their considerable investment, which totals more than 642 million euros,” commented Jerome Valcke, Director of FIFA’s Marketing &

TV Division. “This attempt to associate Burger King with the FIFA World Cup™ through an unauthorised ticket promotion and by using images of the valuable FIFA World Cup Trophy for a promotional campaign in Israel was a clear attempt to infringe the rights of our Partner McDonald’s. These sorts of ambush activities not only put the integrity of the FIFA World Cup™ at stake but also the interests of the worldwide football community.”

FIFA has established a Rights Protection Programme (RPP) to prevent parasite or so-called “ambush” marketing activities. The RPP involves a wide range of initiatives including a global trademark registration programme, the worldwide appointment of legal experts, and collaboration with customs and police authorities in all key regions of the world. So far, more than 1,200 cases in 65 countries have been pursued in connection with the 2006 FIFA World Cup™ and more than 850 have already been successfully closed. Most of the cases were settled out of court with only 150 needing litigation.

FIFA signs up HBS for 2007-2010FIFA has appointed Host Broadcast Services (HBS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Infront Sports & Media, as the dedicated Host Broadcast organisation of world football’s governing body for the 2007-2010 period. HBS will be in charge of producing international TV and radio signals as well as providing other relevant services and facilities to the rights-holding broadcasters of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup™.It will also be in charge of constructing and operating the International Broadcasting Centre (IBC) in 2010. Furthermore, HBS will consult FIFA on host broadcasting matters for other events during the rights period.

Having successfully covered the 2002 FIFA World Cup™, HBS will also be responsible for producing the

prerequisite for staging a successful event. HBS has delivered a high level of satisfaction amongst our rights-holding broadcast partners in recent years,” commented FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter.

As Host Broadcaster, HBS will be in charge of organising the broadcast op-erations and infrastructure. Its role will also include the production and trans-mission of the international audio and video signal as well as the provision of necessary services and facilities to rights-holders and licensees to enable them to fulfi l their production needs. This way, rights-holding broadcasters from all over the world will be able to utilise the signals from each of the ven-ues, add their own commentary and personalise the broadcast to be sent to their home countries.

international TV signal for the upcoming event in Germany in widescreen (16/9) HDTV digital format. FIFA and HBS have agreed not to reveal any fi nancial details of the deal. While HBS will be fully responsible for producing the TV coverage of the events, FIFA’s TV department will directly sell and coordinate the respective TV rights packages.

“It is fi tting that a broadcast producer of HBS’s experience and quality will continue to provide the pictures that will be watched by millions of people across the world. HBS’s commitment and professionalism has convincedFIFA to extend the partnership until 2010. As the FIFA World Cup™ is currently the most widely coveredsingle-sport event in the world, a successful broadcast service is a

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Kofi Annan’s visit to FIFA On 24 January, FIFA and the United Nations (UN) reiterated their support for the role of sport in general and football in particular in world development during the visit of the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, to FIFA headquarters, where he was received by FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter. “We are deeply honoured to have the UN Secretary-General join us in the home of FIFA,“ said the FIFA President. “Our long-standing partnership has

helped to take football to the world and make it a better place.”“Sport has an incredible capacity to work as a catalyst for positive change in the world and I can’t think of anything that can bring people together like football,” said the UN Secretary-General. “For 90 minutes at a time, people

become one nation.”Annan and Blatter discussed issues such as the role that the values of sport and football can have in bringing about human development, world peace and tolerance, as well as the “school of life” that they provide for children and people worldwide. Other topics included the quest to improve the quality of education and health in less affl uent nations through sport, and the lasting positive impact that organising a major tournament such as the 2010 FIFA

World Cup South Africa™ can leave on the African continent.“This is a partnership that is alive and well,” said Annan. “I look forward to our continued cooperation and seeing the UN fl ag fl ying high at FIFA competitions.” These matters also formed part of the agenda for the Opening Media Lunch of the World Economic Forum in Davos on 25 January, entitled “The Impact of Sports in the World”, which the UN Secretary-General and

the FIFA President also attended. This was the first time that a UN Secretary-General had visited FIFA headquarters. FIFA’s esteemed guest, who was accompanied by his wife Nane Annan and by the UN’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, former Swiss parliamentarian Adolf Ogi, also met UEFA president and FIFA vice-president Lennart Johansson, CONCACAF president andFIFA vice-president Jack Austin Warner, OFC president and ExecutiveCommittee observer Reynald Temarii, FIFA General Secretary Urs Linsi

and Zurich mayor Elmar Ledergerber.

Valderrama’s unfulfilled dream No player has represented Colombia more often than Carlos Valderrama, arguably the fi nest and most famous footballer that the South American country has ever produced. Valderrama played in three FIFA World Cup™ competitions (1990, 1994, 1998), and recently, the man with the striking “lion’s mane” hairstyle travelled from his home in Santa Maria to the capital of Bogota for a special photo opportunity with the FIFA World Cup Trophy. The genuine trophy was in Bogota on 31 January as part of its current 28-country tour, and around 6,000 people congregated in one of the city’s hotels in the hope of catching a glimpse of the sporting world’s most famous trophy. Valderrama, however, was not allowed to raise the trophy, as that honour is reserved for world champions and for members of parliament. Maybe two of Valderrama’s other wishes will come true though, as he admitted to wanting to be the coach of Colombia and to try and lead his country to FIFA World Cup™ glory. If those wishes one day come true, Valderrama will fi nally be allowed to hold the trophy – and he will even be able to kiss it.

Joseph S. Blatter meets Vladimir Putin

In mid-January, business took FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter to Russia, where he held discussions with Russian president Vladimir Putin at his residence in Novo-Ogaryovo on the outskirts of Moscow. The two men talked about a number of issues, including football-related topics, particularly as the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Championship is due to be held in Russia from 16 August to 2 September 2006. While in Moscow, Blatter also attended the annual CIS Cup for club teams, and also took the opportunity to hold a meeting with the presidents and general secretaries of the football associations from the

15 former Soviet republics.

Order of Merit for Urs Linsi

FIFA General Secretary Urs Linsi was on the move in January and February, visiting Africa twice and also dropping in on South America. From 17 to 20 January, Linsi was in Cairo for the annual general assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), where he received the Order of Merit in Silver in recognition of his services to African football. The FIFA General Secretary also attended the opening match of the 25th African Cup of Nations, before returning to the Egyptian capital to witness the closing stages of the event on 9 and 10 February. In between his two trips to Egypt, Linsi and Spain’s FIFA vice-president Angel Maria Villar Llona were in the Paraguayan capital, Asuncion, on 2 and 3 February for the 60th CONMEBOL congress and to attend the inauguration of a Goal project in the Paraguayan town of Ypane. Also present were Julio Grondona (FIFA senior vice-president) and Nicolas Leoz (CONMEBOL president and FIFA

Executive Committee member).

Linsi (with his Order of Merit) and General Seyi

Memene, senior CAF vice-president (right).

Top: Blatter presents Annan with a special pennant. – Adolf Ogi at the media conference.

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Horses and footballs Each year, the world’s leading showjumpers bring the crowds fl ocking to the Swiss Life CSI event in Zurich, and it was no different in January 2006 with 42,800 people visiting the recently renovated Zurich Hallenstadion arena over a four-day period.

Most of the spectators at the 18th CSI Zurich were there to watch the world’s best showjumpers do battle for prize money and places in a variety of disciplines, but the Familienspringen (“family jump“), a showcase event that FIFA has supported for many years, is always a crowd-pleaser with fi gures from the world of football also putting in an appearance.

Franz Beckenbauer and FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter have been guests in the past, but this year, the honour fell to FIFA General Secretary Urs Linsi, former Switzerland goalkeeper Jorg Stiel, former Swiss international referee Urs Meier, and current FIFA international women’s referee Nicole Petignat.

The Familienspringen always thrills the fans because participants fi rst have to complete the course on horseback before taking penalty kicks – in full showjumping attire – at a full-size football goal.

Unlike the showjumpers who had no fear when it came to trying their hand at a different sport, Stiel and the other guests from the world of football had no desire to mount a horse. “These animals are too big for me,” smiled Stiel, who was in the Swiss goal at EURO 2004.

The Familienspringen certainly cap-tured the imagination of Zurich city councillor Kathrin Martelli. “I fi nd the mixture of sport and show fascinating,” said Martelli. The event also left an impression on Linsi: “Horse riding and football is a wonderful combination. FIFA’s commitment to the Swiss Life CSI Zurich event is also a declaration to-wards the city of Zurich.”

From left to right: Urs Meier, Nicole Petignat and Jorg Stiel.

PREMIERESThe fi rst two FIFA RECOMMENDED football fi elds have been installed in Af r i ca . The f i r s t , a F I FA RECOMMENDED 1 STAR surface, was installed in Relizane (Algeria) by Italian manufacturer Italgreen Spa. The second FIFA RECOMMENDED fi eld on African soil and the fi rst to be awarded the FIFA RECOMMENDED 2 STAR certifi cate was installed at the Wadi Degla Sporting Club in Cairo, Egypt, by Dutch manufacturer Greenfi elds B.V.

SATELLITEA course for assistant referees was held in the Brazilian city of Londrina between 20 and 22 January. Remarkably, some of those taking part followed the programme without even travelling to the venue. Thanks to a satellite link, participants in their own homes received all the information live and in real time. They were also able interact with the course tutors and other participants.

SUCCESSAs if to underline the increasing popularity of women’s football in South America, all ten associations affi liated to CONMEBOL took part in the region’s qualifying tournament for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Championship 2006 between 4 and 20 January. Brazil and Argentina successfully negotiated their way through the event in the Chilean cities of Vina del Mar and Valparaiso to qualify for the world championship, which will be played in Russia from 16 August to 2 September.

Jumping over the FIFA logo.

Urs Linsi, Kathrin Martelli and CSI organiser Rolf Theiler (far right)

congratulate a winning duo.

Shooting in riding boots.

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Egypt and Nigeria march up the rankingThe latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking is heavily infl uenced by the African Cup of Nations. Nigeria (12th, up 12), Cameroon (16th, up 7) and Egypt (17th, up 15) all make it into the top 20.

With a historic fi fth African title, Egypt reach their highest position in the world ranking since 1998. As the only FIFA World Cup™

qualifi ers in the semi- fi nals, Côte d’Ivoire make a considerable leap up the ranking (32nd, up 10) despite losing out to the hosts on penalties in the fi nal.

There is no change at the top of the ranking, with Brazil leading the way and the Czech Republic, Netherlands and Argentina all in pursuit. The quest for fi fth position in the ranking is a tight contest;

France are only one point ahead of their nearest competitors, Spain, Mexico and the USA.

This month’s world ranking covers a total of 68 matches: 32 in the African Cup of Nations, 32 friendlies and four matches remaining from the beginning of the year.

Rank Team +/- Ranks Points +/- Points Jan - Feb 06 Feb 06 Jan - Feb 06

Rank Team +/- Ranks Points +/- Points Jan - Feb 06 Feb 06 Jan - Feb 06

Rank Team +/- Ranks Points +/- Points Jan - Feb 06 Feb 06 Jan - Feb 06

1 Brazil 0 837 -2

2 Czech Republic 0 793 -3

3 Netherlands 0 791 +1

4 Argentina 0 769 -3

5 France 0 766 -2

6 Spain -1 765 -3

Mexico +1 765 -2

USA +1 765 -2

9 England 0 758 +1

10 Portugal 0 756 +3

11 Turkey 0 746 -2

12 Nigeria +12 738 +46

Italy 0 738 -3

14 Denmark -1 735 +2

15 Sweden -1 729 -2

16 Cameroon +7 727 +33

17 Egypt +15 714 +48

18 Japan -3 712 -2

19 Greece -3 706 -2

19 Germany -2 706 -1

21 Uruguay -3 703 -2

22 Iran -3 702 -1

23 Tunisia +5 701 +16

Croatia -3 701 0

25 Costa Rica -4 700 0

26 Poland -4 697 +2

27 Colombia -3 689 -3

Ireland Republic -1 689 -2

29 Senegal +1 686 -14

30 Romania -3 685 -1

31 Korea Republic -2 679 -1

32 Cote d‘Ivoire +10 674 +48

33 Paraguay -3 669 -3

34 Russia 0 664 +3

35 Saudi Arabia -2 661 -2

36 Morocco -1 654 -6

37 Switzerland -1 653 -2

38 Ecuador 0 650 +3

39 Norway -2 647 -2

40 Bulgaria -1 638 0

41 Ukraine -1 627 -2

42 Honduras -1 626 -2

43 Jamaica -1 624 -2

44 Israel 0 622 +1

45 Slovakia -1 620 -1

46 Finland 0 612 -2

47 Serbia and Montenegro 0 611 -1

48 Ghana +2 609 +1

Australia 0 609 -1

50 South Africa -1 608 -1

51 Trinidad and Tobago -1 607 -1

52 Bahrain 0 601 -2

Zimbabwe +1 601 +2

54 Belgium +1 599 +4

55 Iraq -1 596 -1

56 Guinea +21 594 +53

57 Zambia +1 591 +7

58 Guatemala -2 584 -1

59 Togo -3 583 -2

60 Angola +3 582 -14

61 Uzbekistan -2 571 -2

Scotland -1 571 -1

63 Belarus -2 568 -2

64 Mali -2 567 -2

65 Bosnia-Herzegovina -1 561 0

66 Chile -2 560 -1

67 Peru -1 558 -2

Latvia -1 558 -2

69 Venezuela -1 553 -2

70 Austria +1 551 +1

Slovenia -1 551 -2

72 Hungary -2 550 -2

73 Congo DR +5 548 +12

74 Wales -2 547 -2

75 Kuwait -2 546 -1

China PR -2 546 -1

77 Estonia -1 544 +1

Cuba -2 544 -2

79 Panama -1 536 0

80 Libya 0 522 0

81 Algeria -1 520 -2

82 Albania +1 519 +2

Korea DPR 0 519 -1

84 United Arab Emirates +1 518 +9

85 Canada -1 510 -1

86 Jordan 0 506 +3

87 Burkina Faso 0 504 +2

88 Macedonia FYR -1 500 -2

89 Oman +3 491 +8

90 Qatar -1 488 -5

91 Rwanda -1 486 -1

Kenya -1 486 -1

93 Singapore -1 482 -1

Sudan -1 482 -1

95 Syria +5 481 +16

96 Iceland -1 480 -2

97 Uganda -1 474 -1

98 Bolivia -1 470 -2

Cyprus -1 470 -2

100 Lithuania +2 465 +2

Botswana -1 465 -1

102 Haiti -2 463 -2

Rank Team +/- Ranks Points +/- Points Jan - Feb 06 Feb 06 Jan - Feb 06

Rank Team +/- Ranks Points +/- Points Jan - Feb 06 Feb 06 Jan - Feb 06

Rank Team +/- Ranks Points +/- Points Jan - Feb 06 Feb 06 Jan - Feb 06

The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking

evaluates all matches played by

senior national teams, i.e.

• World Cup fi nal matches

• World Cup preliminary matches

• continental championship fi nal

matches

• continental championship

preliminary matches

• friendly matches.

The calculation of a team’s points

from a certain match is based on

the following six criteria:

• winning, drawing and losing

• number of goals

• home or away match

• importance of the match

(multiplication factor)

• strength of the opponent

• regional strength

(multiplication factor)

To ensure that the FIFA/Coca-Cola

World Ranking always refl ects

the current status, FIFA primarily

evaluates matches played in the 12

months prior to the date on which

it is issued. Performance over the

previous years is also taken into

account, however. Basically, the

score obtained from the current

12 months is added to that of the

immediately preceding seven years,

with each previous year being

devalued continually.

The Ranking System

102 Northern Ireland +1 463 +3

104 Gabon 0 458 -1

105 Georgia 0 457 -1

106 Malawi 0 449 -2

107 Moldova 0 440 -1

108 Armenia 0 430 -1

109 Thailand 0 422 0

110 Indonesia 0 416 -1

111 Congo 0 410 -1

112 Ethiopia 0 398 -1

113 Benin 0 395 -1

114 Azerbaijan 0 392 -2

115 Barbados 0 385 -1

116 Turkmenistan 0 384 -1

117 Hong Kong 0 382 -1

118 India 0 380 -1

119 Malta 0 374 +3

120 Cape Verde Islands -1 370 -1

121 Lebanon +5 369 +13

122 New Zealand -1 366 -2

Vietnam SR -1 366 -2

124 Liechtenstein -1 365 -1

125 Malaysia -1 356 -2

126 El Salvador -1 355 -2

Andorra 0 355 -1

128 St. Lucia 0 343 -1

129 St. Kitts & Nevis 0 336 -1

130 Mozambique 0 335 -1

131 St. Vincent and the

Grenadines 0 334 -1

132 Faroe Islands 0 323 -1

133 Maldives 0 322 -1

134 Swaziland 0 321 -1

135 Fiji 0 316 -1

Liberia 0 316 -1

137 Kazakhstan 0 314 0

138 Palestine -1 313 -1

139 Yemen 0 309 -1

140 Solomon Islands 0 302 -1

141 Tajikistan 0 298 -1

Tahiti 0 298 -1

143 Bangladesh 0 295 -1

144 Mauritius 0 282 -1

145 Sri Lanka 0 280 -1

146 Lesotho 0 266 -1

147 Vanuatu 0 265 -1

148 Burundi 0 264 -1

148 Myanmar 0 264 -1

150 Madagascar 0 263 -1

151 Luxembourg 0 255 -1

152 Grenada 0 248 -1

153 Nicaragua 0 243 -1

Surinam 0 243 -1

155 Antigua 0 241 -1

156 San Marino 0 237 0

157 Chinese Taipei -1 236 -1

Pakistan +1 236 0

159 Kyrgyzstan 0 235 0

160 Chad 0 228 -1

161 Namibia 0 218 -1

Bermuda 0 218 -1

163 Sierra Leone 0 212 -1

164 Gambia 0 205 0

165 Tanzania 0 195 -1

166 Papua New Guinea 0 190 0

167 Guyana 0 184 -1

168 Netherlands Antilles 0 183 -1

169 Eritrea 0 181 -1

170 Laos 0 180 0

171 British Virgin Islands 0 175 -1

172 Dominica 0 170 -1

173 Equatorial Guinea 0 168 0

174 Dominican Republic 0 156 -1

175 Nepal 0 152 -1

176 Seychelles 0 151 -1

177 Niger 0 143 -1

178 Mauritania 0 138 -1

179 Mongolia 0 136 -1

180 Belize 0 134 0

181 Cayman Islands 0 132 -1

182 Samoa 0 131 0

183 Central African Republic 0 127 -1

184 Somalia 0 111 0

185 Tonga 0 109 -1

186 Guinea-Bissau 0 108 -1

187 New Caledonia 0 104 0

188 Cambodia 0 95 0

189 Afghanistan 0 84 -1

190 Bhutan 0 83 -1

191 Philippines 0 77 0

192 Macao 0 74 -1

193 Bahamas 0 67 -1

194 Cook Islands 0 65 0

195 Puerto Rico 0 62 0

196 US Virgin Islands 0 57 -1

197 Sao Tome e Principe 0 55 0

198 Anguilla 0 52 0

199 Brunei Darussalam 0 48 -1

200 Aruba 0 46 0

Djibouti 0 46 0

202 Montserrat 0 30 0

203 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 22 0

204 Guam 0 19 -1

205 American Samoa 0 15 0

Note: Teams inactive since 1998 and teams which have not played yet do not appear in the table.

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Be part of the game. One Japanese player will be in on all the FIFA World Cup™ action. Transparency

and good governancePart of the FIFA Task Force for the Good of the Game whose creation was proposed by the FIFA President and ratifi ed by the 55th FIFA Congress in Marrakech (Morocco) on 12 September 2005, the Working Group for Financial Matters, chaired by Dr Mathieu Sprengers (Netherlands), convened in Zurich for the second time on 8 February, with discussions focusing on fi ve main topics: player transfers, multiple club ownership, betting, players’ agents and club management.

Reiterating the conclusions it had reached during its inaugural meeting on 18 November 2005, the working group repeated its call for increased fi nancial transparency (transfers, players’ agents) and good governance (club management). Meanwhile, the members also considered the potential implications of multiple club ownership and betting on the integrity of football competitions, the latter issue also having

been the central theme for another meeting in Zurich the previous day.

During the meeting of 8 February, a number of concrete proposals were elaborated for submission to the FIFA Executive Committee at its next meeting on 16-17 March.

The Working Group for Financial Matters includes not only members of the international football family but also external specialists:

international football family:• FIFA General Secretary Urs Linsi• AFC General Secretary Dato’

Peter Velappan, UEFA CEO Lars-Christer Olsson – representing the confederations

• Dutch FA president Dr Mathieu Sprengers, Brazilian FA president Ricardo Terra Teixeira, Portuguese FA president Gilberto Madail (absent from the meeting) – representing the member associations

Five Goal projects inauguratedFive projects built thanks to the FIFA Goal Programme were inaugurated in January and February 2006.

In his capacity as chairman of the Goal Bureau, AFC President and FIFA Executive Committee member, Mohamed bin Hammam (Qatar) attended the inauguration ceremonies of three projects, in the Asian nations of Hong Kong (renovated association headquarters), Korea DPR (renovated association headquarters and new training centre with two football pitches) and Singapore (artifi cial turf pitch).

Fellow FIFA Executive Committee member Michel Platini travelled to Africa to see the doors offi cially open at a technical centre in the Seychelles, while FIFA General Secretary Urs Linsi was a guest at the opening of the Goal

project in the Paraguayan city of Ypane (see page 69).

In total, 176 of FIFA’s 207 member associations have benefi ted from the 223 projects that have so far received the go-ahead under the Goal Programme.

• FA Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore – representing the leagues

• FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta, RSC Anderlecht president Roger Vanden Stock – representing the clubs

• FIFPro president Philippe Piat – representing the players

external specialists:• Lord Richard Faulkner, member of

the British House of Lords and author of a report about the infl uence of betting on sport

• Dr Protógenes Pinheiro de Queiroz, the Brazilian police offi cer leading an enquiry into the origins of the money that fi nanced the acquisition of Brazilian club Corinthians and also heading the investigation of Edilson Pereira de Carvalho, a Brazilian referee who has been accused of match-fi xing.

Left: Paraguay president Nicanor Duarte Frutos and Urs Linsi open the Goal project in Ypane. – The inauguration ceremony of the Hong Kong Football Association’s new headquarters. PHOTOS: FIFA

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CONMEBOL OFC UEFAAFC CAF CONCACAF

During its 60th ordinary congress, which was held on 3 February, CONMEBOL bestowed the South American Football Order of Merit on an Argentine footballing legend – Francisco Varallo, who is the only man who played in the 1930 FIFA World Cup™ fi nal in Uruguay still to be alive. Varallo, who celebrated his 96th birthday just two days later, was one of the most lethal strikers in Argentine football history. He won the league title with Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata in 1929 before moving to Boca Juniors, with whom he won the league in 1931, 1934 and 1935. He is still Boca Juniors’ leading marksman in Argentine professional football with 181 goals in 210 matches.

At its congress on 6 January, the Ecuador football assocation renewed the mandate of its president, Luis Chiriboga, for a further four years after nobody stood against him in the election. Chiriboga has been a great success at the head of Ecuadorian football and during his period in offi ce, the national team has qualifi ed for the FIFA World Cup™ in 2002 and 2006, despite never having done so before.

In a move described as “excellent” by many in the South American media, the Chile football association recently sold the rights to its national team for the next four years for the considerable sum of USD 18 million. This fi gure could rise to USD 21.5 million if the team qualifi es for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa. This is all the more impressive when one takes into account the fact that Chile have failed to qualify for the last two World Cups. The agreement gives Universidad Catolica’s Canal 13 the television rights to the next preliminary round (home matches) and all friendly matches during this period.

Jorge Barraza

The Vanuatu Football Federation (VFF) recently received football equipment and apparel from the Vanuatu Project Management (VPM), an American mining company that has launched operations in the country. VFF technical director and Vanuatu national coach Carlos Buzzetti were at the VFF headquarters in Port Vila to welcome the VPM delegation, and to receive the equipment on behalf of the VFF management. The equipment included balls, training bibs, cones, boots, shin pads, newly designed VFF pennants, as well as coaches’ apparel and team uniforms.

New Zealand recently hosted Malaysia in their fi rst home football international in more than three and a half years. The All Whites played the 2007 Asian Cup co-hosts at Christchurch’s QE II Park (19 February) and at North Harbour Stadium (23 February). New Zealand last played at home on 14 July 2002, when they qualified for the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup in France by upsetting Australia 1-0 to win the OFC Nations Cup. In preparation for the internationals and with more potential fi xtures in the pipeline, New Zealand national coach Ricki Herbert named an extended 38-man World Cup training squad, including Blackburn Rovers defender Ryan Nelsen and fellow English Premier League player Simon Elliott.

Solomon Islands striker Judd Moela is set for a trial with French Division One club Racing Strasbourg. Moela, the golden boot winner at the 2005 OFC U-17 Championship in Noumea with ten goals in fi ve games, is the fi rst Solomon Islander to have a trial in Europe. The 17-year-old, a product of the Queensland Academy of Sport in Australia, capped off his meteoric rise by being selected for the senior national team in the FIFA World Cup™ Oceania play-off matches against Australia last year.

Seamus Martin

The Football Association (FA) has launched a project across England as part of UEFA’s HatTrick development programme. With GBP 4.5 million in funding and government support, the project will focus on regions suffering from deprivation in terms of health, education, housing and crime. The FA has recruited a team of nineteen staff and set the following key priorities for the project: to get young people involved in football, to develop sustainable opportunities for children, to train leaders and coaches in the communities concerned, and to support the government target of providing two hours of physical education in schools every week.The FA will work closely with schools and local football clubs on the project.

Scotland’s home international matches and major cup fi nals will be played at a smoke-free Hampden Park from now on. The stadium introduced its smoking ban in January ahead of the application of new legislation across Scotland at the end of March outlawing smoking in all enclosed public spaces. Glasgow’s other major stadiums will follow suit in order to support this government initiative and give a positive health message.

The Netherlands football association (KNVB) is celebrating the success of its campaign to recruit new referees. In a period of less than two years, 10,000 new referees have been trained thanks to the new KNVB course. A huge number of youngsters have taken part and 4,000 of them are now qualifi ed to offi ciate matches at under-8 and under-10 level, while still having the opportunity to play football themselves.

Andre Vieli

The USA women’s team won the 2006 Four-Nation Tournament after defeating hosts China PR 2-0 in the event’s fi nal match, which was held at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium in Guangzhou on 22 January. The “stars & stripes” began the event on 18 January with a 3-1 victory over Norway at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium, a game that also saw USA midfi elder Kristine Lilly play her 300th international match. Lilly, who has been playing with the USA for the last 18 years, has played in more international games than any other player in history, female or male. Two days later, the USA tied 0-0 against France in Guangzhou before taking the title against China PR.

Over 50 participants took part in a CONCACAF match commissioner’s course and a sports medicine seminar on 20 and 21 January respectively, staged by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF). The first of its kind held in Guyana, the match commissioner’s course had CONCACAF Director of Development Richard Braithwaite and GFF President Colin Klass as the instructors on 20 January. The next day, Dr Terence Babwah conducted the seminar on sports medicine and treatment of injuries.

1978 FIFA World Cup™ winner Mario Kempes of Argentina has been named the new technical director of Panama. The 51-year-old Argentinian replaces Jose Hernandez of Colombia at the helm of the “canaleros”.

Fitzroy Simpson, who was a key member of the Jamaica team that competed in their fi rst World Cup in France 1998, has retired from professional football after a career spanning 17 years. The 35-year-old, who played with Manchester City, was called up for the “reggae boyz” to be part of the fi rst English-speaking Caribbean team to take part in the World Cup fi nals. Steve Torres

Comoros was admitted as a full member of the Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) at its 25th General Assembly on 18 January 2006 in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. The Comoros’ flag flew among others after the nation became CAF’s 53rd member. CAF President Issa Hayatou welcomed the new association to the CAF family and said it must work hard to prove itself worthy of full CAF and FIFA recognition.

During its Congress, CAF also held important elections, which resulted in Celestin Musabyimana of Rwanda and Thierry Kamach of the Central African Republic replacing Kamal Sheddad (Sudan) and Sylvestre Mbongo (Congo) on the Executive Committee. Meanwhile, Dr Amos Adamu (Nigeria) and Jacques Anouma (Cote d’Ivoire) were elected as CAF representatives on the FIFA Executive Committee; their mandate will start in 2007. Adamu and Anouma will take over from Ismail Bhamjee (Botswana) and Amadou Diakite (Mali).

Furthermore, CAF also honoured various football personalities with the CAF Order of Merit for their contributions to the development of football on the African continent. Former Sportfi ve CEO Jean-Claude Darmon and Congolese football administrator Henri Emile Mondjo both received the order of merit in gold, while the following individuals received the order of merit in silver: FIFA General Secretary Urs Linsi, former Egypt national coach M.A.S. El Wahsh, former FIFA referee Benghanif Zoubeir (Algeria) and George Lamptey, a former FIFA referee from Ghana and long-standing member of the CAF Technical Committee.

Suleiman Habuba

The football family of Sri Lanka recently held a memorial service for thousands of tsunami victims to mark the first anniversary of the disaster. Kalutara Beach, one of the worst-hit tsunami spots, was the site for prayers and several charity programmes. The day started with a beach soccer match between boys and girls who had mostly been affected in some way by the killer waves. After the game, people from all walks of life took part in a prayer meeting conducted by Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and Islamic clergy. This was followed by the distribution of school books, school bags and football boots to the children. The gifts were sponsored by Manilal Fernando, chairman of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) management committee and vice-president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The FFSL has started several tsunami relief projects as part of the “Football for Hope” movement, jointly funded by FIFA and the AFC through its Tsunami Solidarity fund.

An Ord inary Congress recent ly unanimously elected Rim Kyong Man as the president of the DPR Korea Football Association. He takes over from Ri Kwang Gun, who has moved to another position in the association. Kim Jon Su is the new general secretary, while Mun Jang Hong was elected as the new vice-president. The Congress also approved the executive committee’s proposal to amend the statutes in conformity with the amended FIFA Statutes.

In Tashkent, Mirabror Usmanov was unanimously elected as the Uzbekistan Football Federation president by an extraordinary conference. The election was brought about after previous incumbent Zakir Almatov resigned due to health reasons in November 2005 after ten years in the position. Ravi Kumar

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Translations in this issue: Gabriela Straube (Head), Scott Burnett, Marilyn Jones, Stuart Makin.

NEXT ISSUEFIFA MAGAZINE MAY 2006

Oliver Kahn Exclusive interview

Joao Havelange A great man turns 90

Michael Essien Ghana’s new superstar

Ricardo La Volpe Mexico’s successful coach

Fernando Torres Spain’s shooting star

Korea DPR Enormous potential

CONGRATULATIONSto the leading fi gures in world football who will be celebrating their birthdays in May 2006:

Honorary FIFA PresidentDr Joao Havelangewill be 90 on 8 May

FIFA Executive Committee memberMohamed bin Hammamwill be 57 on 8 May

ADDRESSESASSOCIATIONS

AfghanistanE-mail: aff.kabul@gmail.com

Burkina FasoTel.: +226-50/396 864

Fax: +226-50/396 866

Djibouti E-mail: fdf-1979@yahoo.fr

EstoniaEstonian Football Association

A. Le Coq Arena

Asula 4c

11213 TALLINN

Estonia

Tel.: +372-627/9960

Fax: +372-627/9969

MacauE-mail: macaufa@macau.ctm.net

Papua New GuineaInternet: www.pngfootball.com.pg

SenegalFax: +221/820 0592

ELECTIONSASSOCIATIONS

CongoPresident: IBOVI Antoine

TurkeyPresident: ULUSOY Haluk

Vice-President: KAPULLUOGLU Kemal

Treasurer: BATMAZ Erdal

2006 FIFA World Cup™ after shave

For the fi rst time in the 76-year history of the FIFA World Cup™, there will be an offi cial after shave for the 2006 event in Germany. The licensee, ars parfum, has entered into an exclusive marketing arrangement with Douglas to offer football fans an enchanting scent. The 2006 FIFA World Cup™ after shave is an offi cial licensed product and can be purchased at Douglas. The scent, which costs EUR 29.95, is available as a 100ml eau-de-

toilette spray at all Douglas outlets in Germany or online at www.douglas.de. Douglas stores in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Denmark also stock the after shave, which has a fruity, oriental scent. The bottle is also a striking creation, and it is sure to be a collector’s item due to the limited number that have been produced.