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URGENT: FIFA officially decides to lift the ban on the stadiums of Basra, Karbala and Erbil in an official announcement on the 16th of this month

 

 

 

 

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URGENT: FIFA officially decides to lift the ban on the stadiums of Basra, Karbala and Erbil in an official announcement on the 16th of this month

[tigergorzow]

Yota Thanks,  Heck Yeah!!  This is REAL GOOD NEWS....😊😊😊😊😊

[Officiallytook]

If FIFA can build a stadium and tell a nation we are selling beer here today and everyday regardless of your nations laws...yeah something's definitely going down soon, if these guys are down

[3n1]

lifting the ban on stadiums ... might be the trigger ........... J/k , cheers dv

[pokerplayer]

Just now, 3n1 said:

lifting the ban on stadiums ... might be the trigger ........... J/k , cheers dv

 

A trigger for the guru's maybe. I can see it now "FIFA" deciedes Iraq in compliance lifts ban so stadium can be filled to announce the RV ! Or something stupid like that LOL

 

   pp

[yota691]

Diplomatic alert to support the lifting of the ban on Iraqi courts

Date of release: 2018/3/14 12:21 • 147 times read

(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced an alert for Iraqi missions and diplomatic bodies to mobilize support for lifting the ban on Iraq's stadiums to be presented at the FIFA meeting next Friday.

"Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari directed all the ministry's departments in the center and the diplomatic and consular missions abroad to exert all efforts to mobilize the necessary support to lift the total ban on Iraqi stadiums during the 16-nation meeting in Colombia," a foreign ministry statement said. "He said. 
"We hope that the international community will stand with Iraq as it did with us in defeating gangs and encouraging terrorists to vote alongside lifting the ban on Iraqi soil in support of peace, stability and development in Iraq," the statement said. 
The International Football Federation (FIFA) is due to meet on Friday in Colombia and its agenda is to ask Iraq to lift the ban on stadiums amid signs of optimism and official optimism. 
The Minister of Youth and Sports Abdul Hussein Abtan, the Ministry of Youth to prepare and organize a public ceremony at the level of Iraq to celebrate the lifting of the embargo.

[yota691]

The foreign ministry is seeking to lift the ban

15/3/2018 12:00 am   BAGHDAD / Al-Sabah: The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday expressed hope that the international community will vote for Iraq at the meeting of the "Viva", in order to lift the ban on Iraqi stadiums. "Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari directed all the ministry's departments in the center and diplomatic and consular missions abroad to exert all efforts to mobilize the necessary support to lift the total ban on Iraqi stadiums during the meeting in Colombia on Friday," the ministry said in a statement. "We hope that the international community will stand with Iraq as it has with us in defeating terrorist gangs by voting alongside lifting the ban on Iraqi soil in support of peace, stability and development in Iraq," the statement said. "The final decision is to be made at a meeting in Colombia on Friday," the statement said.

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Spanish Football Federation: We will vote to lift the ban on Iraqi football at the FIFA meeting tomorrow

Release Date: 2018/3/15 15:00 • 33 times scheduled

 

 

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 2018-03-15 BY SOTALIRAQ

Iraq awaits a crucial international resolution on Friday

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Millions of Iraqis are turning to the Colombian capital of Bogota on Friday, where the governing body of the International Football Association (FIFA) is hoping to allow their country to host official international matches after a long-standing ban due to security conditions.

The Iraqis hope that the International Federation will take this step, relying on the improvement of security conditions, especially after the rollback of the organization, and the presence of modern facilities and infrastructure for football that allows the country to host official matches and international teams according to standards.

The "Iraqi Football Association's request for international matches in Iraq" is included in FIFA's executive board schedule Friday, and point 14 on this table will be out of its 15 points.

Iraq has not experienced a stable security situation for decades. It began with the war with Iran in the 1980s, leading to the Gulf War and the international siege of the 1990s, leading to the US invasion, the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime in 2003, and the series of conflicts and bombings that followed, Calling on large areas in 2014.

FIFA had in 2012 to lift the ban, but the first international match between the Iraqi and Jordanian teams in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, saw the power outage of the stadium, prompting the international body to restore the ban to what it was.

Since the easing of the ban in part last year, Iraqi officials have sought to push for full lifting, particularly by hosting friendly matches on the stadiums where Basra, Karbala and Erbil, the last of which was hosted by the Saudi team in Basra, were hosted on the first visit to Iraq since 1979.

Iraq has received strong support from AFC President Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa, who has stressed from Basra that the time has come to lift the total ban on Iraq.

The AFC had initially agreed to host Iraqi teams for the AFC Cup in Iraq this month, but retracted it after the intervention of FIFA on the grounds that the ban is still in force, and postponed the matches to next month without specifying where. Waiting for FIFA's decision to lift the ban completely or not.

https://www.sotaliraq.com/2018/03/15/العراق-يترقب-قراراً-دولياً-حاسماً-غدا/

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Iraqis are preparing to celebrate .. Baghdad awaits a fateful international decision tomorrow  2018/03/15 20:30  Baghdad today Although the decision has not yet been made, the Iraqi public and sports institutions have prepared to celebrate the lifting of the ban on Iraqi football, pending the announcement by FIFA of the lifting of the ban on Friday on the sidelines of a meeting in Colombia. The International Federation is currently imposing a ban on Iraqi stadiums to prevent the establishment of official matches and friendly for several reasons, most notably the security situation in the country and the extent of Iraq's ability to ensure the safety of visiting teams and the masses. The fateful decision  Iraq is waiting for a decision to lift the ban after considerable efforts exerted by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, the Football Federation and many sports and government institutions in order to win the confidence of the International Federation of Football in preparation for lifting the ban on the stadiums of Iraq. On May 9, 2017, FIFA allowed a partial lifting of the ban and allowed matches to be held at the Francois Hariri stadium in Erbil. However, the ban was re-imposed due to events that swept the match between Iraq and Jordan in the World Cup qualifiers 2014 and ended with a clean double for Jordan.  This came at the end of the meeting of the Executive Office of the Football Union in the Bahraini capital Manama, where he decided to lift the ban on Iraq officially partially for three months in preparation for the lifting of the total after the success of the matches held in Iraqi stadiums. he International Federation has identified the stadiums of Erbil, Karbala and Basra to hold international friendly matches for three months and if successful matches will be lifted the ban imposed on Iraqi stadiums completely. The Iraqi Football Federation, in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has established a number of friendly matches over the past few months as part of Iraq's efforts to lift the ban on its stadiums and has succeeded in all matches in terms of organizational, administrative and security, according to specialists in the Asian Confederation. Government Movements The Iraqi Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it hoped to vote for Iraq at the FIFA meeting to lift the ban on Iraqi football. The ministry said that the minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari directed all departments of the ministry in the center in Baghdad and diplomatic and consular missions abroad, making every effort to mobilize the necessary to remove the total urban Iraqi stadiums during the meeting of Colombia to be held tomorrow. The Minister of Youth and Sports Abdul Hussein Abtan has directed the formation of a special committee to hold mass rallies in the central stadiums of Baghdad and the provinces to celebrate the lifting of the total ban on Iraqi stadiums if approved at the upcoming meeting of the International Federation of Football in Colombia. "It is essential that the ministry, in cooperation with the concerned institutions, hold ceremonies that reflect the joy and joy of Iraq by achieving sports victory and lifting the gap on its fans by returning to the official matches at home," he said. Abtan called on the Iraqi people in general and the sports masses in particular to "participate in these celebrations and avoid any method of celebration that could cause harm to others such as the firing of bullets and other acts that are not appropriate to the children of Iraq and its youth." The minister explained that the formed committee will announce the details, dates and places of the celebrations, which will be launched immediately after the official announcement of lifting the ban later. International support for the Iraq file  Iraq has great support for the lifting of the ban on its stadiums, which came from many Arab and Asian countries as well as countries from Europe and Africa. The head of the Iraqi Football Federation Abdel-Khaliq Masoud said in a press statement Thursday that the European, African and Asian federations announced their support for lifting the ban on Iraqi football, which will be voted during the meeting of the International Federation to be held in Colombia. It is noteworthy that the Iraqi football has suffered from the issue of ban on its stadiums, since 1985 until now, where the International Federation of football imposed the ban on Iraqi football 5 times in 1985, 1990, 2003, 2009 and 2013 for many reasons, including wars and security conditions and mismanagement. Iraq has six international stadiums that meet FIFA standards, all of which could include lifting the international ban.  From: Ali Al - Rubaie

[Pitcher]

Not the celebration we are looking for but it is another good sign.  

[3n1]

 .. progress

[yota691]

9 hours ago, Pitcher said:

Not the celebration we are looking

Maybe not to you an whoever else your referring too, but the Iraqis are looking forward to celebrating...and I as well.... 

[Pitcher]

Yes I am happy that the Iraqi people have something to celebrate.  I believe your post is further evidence that things are getting better.

They have had to edure a terrible despot and then many years of war.  My son had 3 tours of duty in Iraq and he said the people desperately just want peace and live without war.  

Apologies if you took my post the wrong way. 

[TOMINVEGAS]

19 hours ago, Pitcher said:

Not the celebration we are looking for but it is another good sign.  

For sure for sure.... but yes, another good sign!!!

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AGENDA of meeting no. 6 of the FIFA COUNCIL to be held at the Ágora Convention Centre Bogotá, Colombia on Friday, 16 March 2018 at 10:00 I. WELCOME BY THE PRESIDENT II. ROLL CALL III. MINUTES Minutes of FIFA Council meeting no. 5 held in Kolkata on 27 October 2017 (for approval – encl.) IV. AGENDA 2 IV. AGENDA 1. President’s remarks 2. Bureau of the Council 2.1. Ratification of the decision of the Bureau of the Council of 9 November 2017 regarding the situation of the Bolivian Football Association (encl. already sent) 2.2. Ratification of the decisions of the Bureau of the Council of 5 December 2017 and 18 January 2018 regarding the lifting of the suspension and appointment of the normalisation committee of the Kuwait Football Association, respectively (encl. already sent) 2.3. Ratification of the decision of the Bureau of the Council of 7 December 2017 regarding the situation of the Honduran Football Association (encl. already sent) 2.4. Ratification of the decision of the Bureau of the Council of 20 December 2017 regarding the situation of the Malian Football Association (encl. already sent) 2.5. Ratification of the decision of the Bureau of the Council of 25 February 2018 regarding the situation of the Cameroonian Football Association (encl. already sent) 3. 132nd IFAB Annual General Meeting Update on the IFAB Annual General Meeting in Zurich on 3 March 2018 (encl. to follow) 4. Committee reports 4.1. Governance Committee (encl.) Report on the meeting in Zurich on 18 January 2018 4.2. Finance Committee (encl.) Report on the meetings in Abu Dhabi on 15 December 2017 and in Bogotá on 15 March 2018 4.3. Development Committee (encl.) Report on the Bureau meeting by correspondence on 20 November 2017, the Bureau meeting in Zurich on 8 December 2017, the committee meeting in Zurich on 26 January 2018, and the Bureau meeting in Zurich on 1 March 2018 4.4. Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions 4.4.1. Report on the meeting in Zurich on 8 February 2018 (encl.) 4.4.2. Amendments to the Regulations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ (for approval – encl.) 4.4.3. Regulations for the FIFA Club World Cup United Arab Emirates 2018 (for approval – encl.) 4.5. Football Stakeholders Committee 4.5.1. Report on the meeting in Zurich on 28 February 2018 (encl.) 4.5.2. Requests related to the international match calendar (for approval – encl.) 4.5.3. Request from Brunei DPMM Football Club to participate in the Singaporean Football League for the 2018 season (for approval – encl.) 4.6. Member Associations Committee (encl.) Report on the meeting in Zurich on 4 December 2017 3 4.7. Players’ Status Committee-related matters Amendments to the Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players (for approval – encl.) 4.8. Referees Committee (encl.) Report on the meeting in Zurich on 17 November 2017 4.9. Medical Committee 4.9.1. Report on the meeting in Zurich on 6 February 2018 (encl.) 4.9.2. Amendments to the FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations (for approval – encl.) 4.10. Audit and Compliance Committee (encl.) Report on the meetings in Abu Dhabi on 15 December 2017 and in Zurich on 8 March 2018 5. Summary of discussions at the Executive Football Summits 2017-2018 6. Strategy for FIFA youth competitions (for approval – encl.) 7. Strategy for FIFA women’s competitions (for approval – encl.) 8. Strategy for FIFA club competitions (for approval – encl.) 9. 2026 FIFA World Cup™ bidding process 9.1. Update on the 2026 FIFA World Cup bidding process 9.2. Voting procedure for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (for approval – encl.) 10. Bidding for future events (for decision – encl.) 10.1. Appointment of host for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 10.2. Appointment of host for the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2019 11. 68th FIFA Congress 11.1. Draft agenda (for approval – encl.) 11.2. FIFA Activity Report, FIFA Governance Report and FIFA Financial Report 2017 (for approval – encl.) 11.2.1. Consolidated financial statements for 2017 11.2.2. FIFA statutory financial statements for 2017 11.2.3. Cycle budget 2019-2022 11.2.4. Detailed budget for 2019 11.3. Amendments to the FIFA Statutes, the Regulations Governing the Application of the Statutes and the Standing Orders of the Congress (for approval – encl.) 12. Update on the reforms review meeting in Zurich on 25 January 2018 13. Update on the FIFA Foundation 14. Any other business 14.1. Overview of FIFA’s subsidiaries 14.2. Adjustments in the Commercial Register of FIFA 14.3. Appointments/replacements of committee members 4 14.4. Request from the Iraqi Football Association regarding international matches in Iraq 14.5. Council operational matters 15. Next meetings FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION Fatma Samoura Secretary General Zurich, March 2018/SGO/lvi

[yota691]

URGENT: FIFA president announces lifting of ban on Iraqi stadiums

Release date: 2018/3/16 23:59 • 448 times read

 

 

 

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URGENT FIFA lifts international ban on Erbil, Karbala and Basra stadiums

Release date: 2018/3/16 23:31 • 804 times read

(AFP) - The International Football Association (FIFA) has agreed to request Iraq to lift the ban on three stadiums by hosting international matches including the national team.

"With regard to the Iraqi file, it was agreed to lift the ban on three provinces in which Basra, Karbala and Erbil will be held," Federation President Gianni Infantino told a news conference after the meeting of the FIFA Congress held in Colombia, noting that "the decision is in the hands of the Asian Confederation." 
"Iraq has asked for friendly international matches at Baghdad stadiums, but the request has been rejected because of the security situation," he said. 
The head of the Iraqi Football Federation Abdelkhalik Masoud said FIFA agreed to lift the ban on holding international matches in the Karbala, Basra and Erbil stadiums, noting that "the International Federation will transfer the file to the AFC." 
On the other hand, Infantino said that "the technique of video rule will be used in the World Cup in Russia this summer. 
"This will be the first time in the World Cup where the video-assisted refereeing technique has been used. This technique has been tested and approved and we are very happy with this decision." 

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 30 minute mark in the video...

[ChuckFinley]

On 11/3/2017 at 12:34 PM, King Bean said:

 

      I'll get excited when they start opening the golf courses.

That sand trap looks major league.

[3n1]

13 minutes ago, ChuckFinley said:

That sand trap looks major league.

thats the Fairway , middle east rules apply only 2 clubs allowed sand wedge and putter ...

[ChuckFinley]

1 hour ago, 3n1 said:

thats the Fairway , middle east rules apply only 2 clubs allowed sand wedge and putter ...

LOL, you are not going to get much of a roll. 

Edited March 17, 2018 by ChuckFinley

[yota691]

Abtan: The lifting of the ban on stadiums are the Iraqi masses and has the credit for approval

17/03/2018

 

 

 

(Independent) ... The Minister of Youth and Sports Abdul Hussein Abtan, credited the lifting of the ban on Iraqi stadiums to the Iraqi masses, indicating that it has the real credit for its approval.

Abtan said in a statement to the ministry that "at a time when we congratulate and share our people and sports family joy of the decision to lift the ban, which was achieved with work and effort is considered, we offer our thanks to the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers and the Federal Government and the supporting mechanisms for the joint efforts of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Committee The National Football Federation, the provincial councils and the operational leaders of our security forces are framed by a creative effort for the sincere word and the professional media, which makes its way into the world and has an impact on it. "

He added: "We can not but remember the owners of the first credit in laying the security and safety of our heroes martyrs of Iraq heroes of all names, without the sacrifices of the most difficult to achieve the most difficult issue is the return of security and the conviction of the international bodies clearly terrorism, and to our sports fans who was the first player to draw a plate "We are very grateful for the generosity, courage, courage and courage to build the country and preserve its achievements, which were reflected in the highest form in close cooperation and cohesion towards the ultimate goal."

He added that "the road of support continues to demonstrate to us the depth of brotherly ties between brotherly brotherly brotherly Arab countries and friendly countries in support of Iraq and its fans and athletes guided by the AFC, which has been striving with great success. We can not but support all our brothers and friends. Always think with the continuation of the efforts of development and progress by adding stadiums and new sports facilities decorated with the finest suit with honor and honor to guests in our stadiums and our country.

Abtan called on the masses and the sports and local institutions to continue to "reflect an honorable image worthy of our cultural depth and the name of beloved Iraq."

The head of the International Federation Gianni Infantino, announced during the session of "Viva" on Friday, the lifting of the ban on the playgrounds of Basra, Karbala and Erbil, stressing that the AFC will announce the official decision to lift the ban on Iraqi football.

[TOMINVEGAS]

Looks to me like....A stadium just southwest of Baghdad, another by Kuwait, and one up north by the Kurds..... Great News!!!