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The Warm Heart of Africa Comes to England Q&A The Football Association’s International Newsletter Issue Six with David Platt, England Under 21 coach Can you give an example of how your as we will get more mature teams through ommuniqué own experience made a difference? the system from now on, which will mean we can challenge more in tournaments. C We played in Germany and eventually won, but in the first half we had little possession and to the layman, it looked as though we were going to lose badly. At half time I explained to the team that playing away in international football means you are playing against good sides who will have their periods of domination. By withstanding them as they had done in the first half, they had already won a mind What are your goals as Under 21 coach? game against the Germans. I like to win. And at the moment our goal How do you think The FA’s youth is to win the 2004 European Under 21 How has your international playing development schemes rank on the Championship. I also get a great deal of career helped you in the role of international scene? pleasure when a player I have worked Under 21 coach? with, or recommended to Sven Goran We are now producing a very good crop of Eriksson, makes his senior debut and does A great deal. By playing international youngsters, but like anything, it takes time to well. I pushed for Wayne Bridge to be football I have experienced things on and bear fruit, and until we have world class included for the Holland friendly and he off the pitch which I can recall for the players in every position we will find it eventually went to the World Cup. I also players, should the need arise. The players difficult to win tournaments. The senior pushed for Alan Smith to be involved and believe in what I am saying because they team has a very young average age and I I was delighted with the way he played know I have been in similar situations. expect that youth teams will profit from this, against Portugal. International Events DATE VENUE EVENT 12 Oct Slovakia Slovakia v England - Euro 2004 Qualifier The FA will be one of a host of exhibitors at Soccerex 2003, the premier International 16 Oct Southampton England v F.Y.R. Macedonia - Euro 2004 Qualifier Conference & Exhibition for Football. 17 Oct London England v France - WWCQ - 1st leg 21-25 Oct Loughborough FA International Football Administration Workshop 21-27 Oct China Visit of FA Ambassadors Gary Mabbutt & John Beresford to Britain’s ‘Leading Edge’ Exhibition 30 Oct-8 Nov Cuba FA International Coaching Licence Course Communiqué Issue Six 14 Nov Switzerland UEFA-CAF Meridian Project Workshop 16 Nov France France v England - WWCQ - 2nd leg The Warm Malawi’s national team is put through • At the AFC Congress 26-29 Nov South Africa Soccer Indaba Conference its paces at Lilleshall after accepting an • CONCACAF workshop December Uganda FA Workshops funded by Buganda Sports Heart of invitation from The FA to train in • Girl power in Kenya Pilot Project For details visit www.soccerex.com Africa comes England. This initiative took place under • England’s bigger role in UEFA December Botswana / Malawi Administration Workshops Level 2 the UEFA-CAF Meridian Project, which • New division for The FA Designed and produced by The Bridge partners the two nations together. • Q&A with David Platt 16-19 Dec Nigeria FA-CAF Strategic Planning Workshop for coaches Contact Rob Chappelhow to England Tel: 01525 288000 Email: [email protected] The International Relations & Strategy Division, The Football Association, 25 Soho Square, London W1D 4FA, England. Tel. +44 (0)20 7745 4700, Fax +44 (0)20 7745 5700 For more information on The F.A.’s international activities, email [email protected] or visit TheFA.com/InternationalRelations AFC CONCACAF FA presents blueprint Warner closes highly to AFC Congress successful FA workshop Bahamas FA, voiced the shared view of the FA renews talks delegates in saying that, “The FA’s approach is an excellent model for all members of Bermuda with Afghanistan CONCACAF.” Kuala Lumpur was the venue for high whistle stop The FA team included Nigel Moore, Head level talks on the future of football in of Planning and Training, Donna McIvor, The Football Association’s Referees Afghanistan. National Football Development Manager Department has completed a week-long David Davies, Director of International (Education) and Paul Mullen, Business course on the Atlantic island of Strategy, participated in the first meeting of Development Manager, co-ordinated by Bermuda, offering guidance on how to an FA-initiated ‘football task force’, involving International Relations Administrator, improve refereeing standards. FIFA, AFC, Germany, Iran and Afghanistan, Morag Taylor. to plan an inspection visit. Jane Bateman, Head of International “All parties feel very strongly that enough Jack Warner thanks Donna McIvor for The FA’s input Relations at The FA, said, “The workshop talking has been done and that the Leading administrators from the offered the opportunity for all parties to international football community now has to CONCACAF region attended The FA’s learn from each other through an open move ahead quickly to deliver support,” Advanced Marketing and Administration exchange of ideas and experiences. It was explained Davies. Mohammed Bin Hammam during his first AFC Congress as confederation President Workshop held recently in Port of Spain, a highly successful exercise.” “Our involvement is part of the international Trinidad - the third in a series of work- Chairman Geoff Thompson led an FA confederation, confirmed that the AFC programme that has been developed by The shops funded by The FA’s International delegation to Kuala Lumpur in August would be adopting some of the FA in recent years, and we look forward to Development Programme in 2002. as special guests of the AFC at their recommendations in 2003, starting with an playing a part in the revival of the game in John Baker, Head of Referees, accepted an annual congress. extensive needs assessment. this troubled country.” A total of 37 delegates representing 21 invitation from the Bermuda FA to address CONCACAF associations participated in the referee instructors and assessors. “It was The invitation was prompted by The FA’s “The AFC Development Fund will be event which addressed a range of issues an intensive course. We worked hard on exclusive partnership with the AFC in the suspended in 2003 to allow for an audit of including strategic planning, football positioning and movement and gave production of a Strategic Development Plan the countries to take place and for a development, marketing and change particular attention to improving for Asian football. The plan, researched and strategic development plan to be created management. communication skills,” he said. produced by The FA with funding from its accordingly,” he said. The first phase of International Development Programme, implementation will be 2004-7 and will The last of these was of particular interest to generated a series of recommendations for include continued consultation with The FA. several associations keen to implement the the development of Asian football from kind of organisational changes which The FA itself has made over the past few years. Nigel Moore meets Peter Harborne, British grass roots to elite player development, Supporting The FA’s role, Geoff Thompson High Commissioner for Trinidad and Tobago through to coach education. said, “A first class World Cup has provided Lionel Haven, General Secretary of the the impetus for the AFC to continue to strive An FA shipment of football kit and Incoming AFC President, Mohammed Bin for excellence. We are excited at the equipment departs Locker Freight Ltd, England, for Afghanistan Hammam, in his first address to his prospect of being a part of it.” Bhutan and Montserrat - the only way is up English referee, Stephen Bennett, officiates at the remarkable encounter Japanese Link between Bhutan and Montserrat, the Gregory Grimes, Chairman of the lowest ranking teams in the world. Bermuda FA Referees Committee, said Anglo-Japanese links continued post-World Cup Commenting on his stay, Hiroshi said, “The challenges he believed that those who attended with Hiroshi Nogami’s four week secondment to undertaken by The FA both on the pitch and off the The match, played in stark contrast to the would come away from the sessions The FA from the JFA. Working with internal pitch are marvellous - more than I had imagined. I feel World Cup Finals with which it coincided, with “renewed energy” as the new divisions and visiting other organisations, he strongly that England is a treasure house for was a true celebration of football as a power season approached. gained a rounded insight into English football. knowledge and resources related to football.” for good. CAF Egyptian Seminar Ninety leading Egyptian club, league The Warm Heart of and FA officials attended a seminar conducted by a team of English Africa comes to England Girl Power in Kenya football experts on player contracts and registrations in Cairo. Sarah Forde, who runs the ‘Moving the Goalposts’ project in Kenya which encourages schoolgirls to play football, visited London in September to update The FA on the significant progress made during the first three-year phase of the scheme. When Sarah arrived in the Kilifi district of Kenya, only a handful of girls played football at school, but now 1,280 girls are playing Issa Hayatou opens the seminar and 50 teachers are involved making girls’ football an integral part of the community. The two-day seminar, funded by the Egyptian FA, included FA Director of “This is the first time girls here have been Administration, Graham Noakes, given the opportunity to develop their self- Manchester United Director, Maurice This was no holiday for the Malawian players with a workout at Lilleshall at the top of the agenda esteem,” said Sarah.
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