6 December 9, 2018 Iranian Trio to Officiate 2018 AFC Names Iranian AFF Cup Final Player Among Asia’s TEHRAN (dispatches) - Iranian Top 10 international referees have been TEHRAN (Dispatches) - The chosen to officiate at the second leg Asian Football Confederation of the AFF Suzuki Cup final match (AFC) has announced that Iranian on December 15. soccer player Sardar Azmoun is The first leg will be held in Kuala in its list of top-10 Asian strikers, Lumpur’s Bukit Jalil National referring to him as “the Iranian Stadium between Malaysia and Golden Boy”. Vietnam. Less than a month before the The second leg will be held 20-19 Asian Cup in the UAE, the in Hanoi’s Mỹ Đình National Asian Football Confederation has Stadium four days later. released the list of 10 target men, Alireza Faghani will be assisted as the most threatening strikers in by countrymen Mohammad Reza Asia, whose nations rely on their Mansouri and Reza Sokhandan. goal scoring skills. The 2018 AFF Championship Sardar Azmoun of Iran has been is the 12th edition of the AFF included in the list. The Russia- Championship, the football based forward who netted 2 goals championship of nations affiliated for Team Melli in the Asian Cup to the ASEAN Football Federation Australia 2015 will turn 24 just Iranian football player, Sardar (AFF), and the 6th under the name before the tournament and is in Azmoun. AFF Suzuki Cup. good shape to boost his record for The Cheetahs. President of the Asian Football Football is a very popular sport Confederation (AFC) Shaikh Juventus Beat Inter 1-0 to Open Up 11-Point in Iran and Iranian fans of this Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa sport watch not only the national visited Tehran to watch the final events of the filed, but also event of the AFC Champions Lead in Serie A the fixtures between renowned League (ACL) between Iran’s TURIN, Italy (AP) — Mario we were more solid, ordered football clubs from around the Perspolis and the Japanese Mandzukic often scores important and compact ... (Paulo) Dybala world. representative Kashima Antlers goals and he did so again as he has played better, (Joao) Cancelo had Earlier in November, in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. helped Juventus to a 1-0 win over a great game, Mandzukic scored, title rival Inter Milan in the Derby (Cristiano) Ronaldo worked a d’Italia. lot.” Warriors Thrash Bucks 105-95 The imposing Croatia striker Inter must pick themselves up headed home in the 66th minute for Tuesday’s Champions League after Inter had missed a couple of match against PSV Eindhoven, golden opportunities as Juventus where they need to do better than continued their seemingly Tottenham do at Barcelona in unstoppable march to an eighth order to qualify for the knockout successive Serie A title. stages. “Mario is a great forward. It’s no “We weren’t consistent enough coincidence he was the Bayern’s and we made too many mistakes striker when it won the treble,” in reading some situations, an Juventus coach Massimilliano aspect in which Juventus never Allegri said, referring to make mistakes,” Inter coach Mandzukic’s spell with Bayern Luciano Spalletti said. “We can Munich from 2012-14. “He’s never let our concentration slip, a player who always has an Juventus’ Mario Mandzukic, right, celebrates with teammate Mattia because when we did so we impact.” De Sciglio, left, and Paulo Dybala after scoring his side’s opening goal conceded.” Juventus have an 11-point during the Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Inter Milan at Juventus are already qualified lead over second-placed Napoli, the Turin Allianz stadium, Italy, Dec 7, 2018. for the last 16 of the Champions which hosted lowly Frosinone on League but travel to Switzerland Saturday. Third-place Inter are “Inter put us in difficulty in situations after we lost the ball,” to face Young Boys on Wednesday now 14 points behind Juventus. the first half, creating dangerous Allegri said. “In the second half with the group lead on the line. Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry drives past Milwaukee Bucks’ Eric Bledsoe and Brook Lopez during the first half of an NBA Libertadores Fan Violence Has Damaged Argentina, basketball game Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Milwaukee. WASHINGTON (Dispatches) - 46) from downtown. Giannis Says Boca Coach Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry Antetokounmpo had 22 points and MADRID (Reuters) - Fan violence surrounding Futbol’ (Save Football) says that a total of 328 each have scored 20 points as the 15 rebounds for the Bucks, who the Copa Libertadores final has damaged Argentina people have died at football matches and 92 of Golden State Warrior wrapped up were just 7 of 39 (18 percent) from and South America and overshadowed the those deaths have occurred in the last decade. their third straight win by beating beyond the arc. Malcom Brogdon achievements of Argentine football, Boca Juniors Schelotto said the fact that the game had to be the Milwaukee Bucks 105-95 in added 15 points. coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto said on Friday. moved to Europe should serve as a turning point NBA action. The Warriors led 57-51 at the Boca and fierce Argentine rivals River Plate in the fight to halt football violence. Andre Iguodala had a season- break and pulled away in the third will play each other in Madrid on Sunday in the “What happened two weeks ago happens a lot high 15 points for Golden State, quarter by Curry’s 3 with 3 minutes second leg of the final of the Libertadores, South in Argentina and South America but I think it will who shot 41 percent (19 of left to usurp an 11-point lead. America’s equivalent of the Champions League. have to change because if you cannot play Boca River drew 2-2 with arch-rivals Boca in the first versus River in Argentina it’s very worrying,” leg on Nov. 11 but the return has been moved between the two bitter Argentine rivals, with the said Schelotto, who won four Libertadores titles Man City Will Not Be from Buenos Aires to Spain after Boca players match itself taking a back seat. with Boca as a player. were injured when fans attacked their team coach The attack on Boca’s bus last month was far “It’s the right time to take measures and start to Banned From Europe shortly before the match at River’s Monumental from an isolated incident in Argentine football, show an example. We need time, we need games stadium on Nov. 24. and recalled events from a 2015 Libertadores of this quality to be played in Argentina or South MANCHESTER (Dispatches) will not be banned from European With Madrid police mounting the biggest ever game between the two sides when River players America and to show that we have matured. It’s - Manchester City manager Pep competition for Financial Fair Play security operation for a football game in the were attacked with pepper spray. the time to take measures and start to show an Guardiola says he has been assured irregularities. A series of allegations were made in city, attention has turned to the risk of violence Argentine campaign group ‘Salvamos Al example.” by senior figures at the club that they Der Spiegel last month after what City said were “leaks” and an “organized WBC Sanctions Wilder-Fury Rematch attempt” to smear the club were passed on by the Football Leaks organization. LONDON (Dispatches) - The WBC has “Wilder and Fury gave boxing one of the Fury’s promoter Frank Warren said he and Reports this week suggested the sanctioned a “direct rematch” between best fights in the heavyweight division in the British Boxing Board of Control would claims could lead to City being heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and a long time, which has created tremendous write to the WBC demanding another bout banned should UEFA decide to take Tyson Fury. popular demand for the fans to see a and asking for an explanation of the scoring, action, and a senior figure in European Britain’s Fury and American Wilder shared rematch,” it said. with Mexican judge Alejandro Rochin football told the media the entire a controversial and thrilling draw in Los “The WBC is happy to confirm a direct having awarded Wilder seven of the 12 credibility of FFP is at risk if Europe’s Angeles on Saturday. rematch has been approved.” rounds. governing body and the Premier Both fighters have said they want a Wilder’s mandatory challenger is Dominic Fury said he had “never seen a worse League do not fully investigate the rematch, while Fury is pushing for it to be Breazeale but this decision by the WBC decision in my life” and described it as a allegations. in the UK. clears the way for him to fight Fury again A rematch between Tyson Fury and “gift” for his opponent. However, after speaking to City The WBC said in a statement there was next without being stripped of his belt. Deontay Wilder is a step closer In an Instagram post in response, Wilder, chairman Khaldoon al-Mubarak a “unanimous agreement” to sanction Although Fury was knocked down in the 33, said: “You saw the best Fury but you did and chief executive Ferran Soriano, a rematch in a meeting of the board of ninth and 12th rounds, many observers won the bout, which was scored 115-111 for not get the best Wilder and I still managed to Guardiola does not think the club have governors. thought the 30-year-old Briton should have Wilder, 114-112 for Fury and 113-113.