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| Indonesia national team in AFF Cup 2010 |
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Fink: FIFA must save Indonesian football
ESPNSTAR.com columnist Jesse Fink identifies the need for FIFA to step in and save Indonesia's ailing football scene.
What does FIFA do in Indonesia now that the national football association (PSSI) has been exposed for the broken organisation it is following the farcical scenes at the PSSI General Assembly in Pekanbaru?
Monday, March 28, 2011
Fears of Poisoned Voting on Indonesia's Day of Destiny...
March 25, 2011
A protester at an anti-PSSI demonstration in Jakarta last month. (Getty)FIFA’s executive committee ordered the congress earlier this month, amidst fears that disgraced PSSI president, Nurdin Halid, was trying to manipulate the electoral process.
FIFA Slam Indonesia Lies as Disgraced Leader Stands on the Brink..
An Indonesian fan protests against the PSI leadership in Jakarta last month (Getty) March 28, 2011
(WFI) FIFA have castigated the discredited leadership of Indonesia’s FA (PSSI) after it prevented a FIFA observer from attending a special congress it had ordered, and for falsely claiming that football’s world governing body ordered the cancellation of the meeting.This extraordinary turn of events may prove the death knell for the career of disgraced PSSI president, Nurdin Halid.
Earlier this month the FIFA Exco ordered the convention of a special PSSI congress to agree on voting procedures for the federation’s presidential election amidst fears that Halid, a convicted fraudster, was attempting to manipulate the electoral process.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Some of the fact about PSSI and Indonesia Super League:
- Nurdin Halid, the PSSI chairman, he has lead the organization since 2003. He was jailed for criminal cases and being jailed for a number of times. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurdin_Halid. Nurdin also one of the functionary for Golkar Party (one of the biggest political party, now lead by Aburizal Bakrie).
Hendrie happy plying his trade at the bottom of Indonesia's illegal league...
Former England player admits it's taken time to get used to life with Bandung
By Antony Sutton in Jakarta and Glenn MooreFriday, 25 March 2011
Lee Hendrie could have been looking forward to playing at Wembley this season, a last hurrah in the sun for a player whose potential was never quite fulfilled. Instead the former Aston Villa midfielder is playing for the bottom-placed club in an illegal league thousands of miles away, in Indonesia.
Few well-known Englishmen play abroad, and those that do, like David Beckham and Robbie Fowler, tend to go to places they would be happy to visit on holiday. Hendrie, however, has boldly gone where no English player has gone before.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Hendrie happy plying his trade at the bottom of Indonesia's illegal league ..
original from: www.independent.co.uk
Lee Hendrie could have been looking forward to playing at Wembley this season, a last hurrah in the sun for a player whose potential was never quite fulfilled. Instead the former Aston Villa midfielder is playing for the bottom-placed club in an illegal league thousands of miles away, in Indonesia.
Few well-known Englishmen play abroad, and those that do, like David Beckham and Robbie Fowler, tend to go to places they would be happy to visit on holiday. Hendrie, however, has boldly gone where no English player has gone before.
Hendrie, now 33, looked set for a long international future when he made his England debut late in 1998 but he lacked the dedication to go with his talent and his career declined rapidly after he ceased to be a Villa regular six seasons ago. Having been released by Bradford City this January, after unsuccessful spells at several clubs, the non-League game appeared the only option with Mansfield, who will be at Wembley in May for the FA Trophy final, offering a contract.
Then came a call from Indonesia. Hendrie played only 13 minutes for England but it was enough to ensure his name will always carry the cachet of being an England international. That and his Premier League pedigree attracted the owners of Bandung FC, a new team operating in an unsanctioned league in need of a star.
Hendrie is at the unwitting forefront of an attempted football revolution. Indonesia is a football minnow. The national team is 129th in the Fifa rankings and lost their only World Cup finals match – when they appeared as the Dutch East Indies in 1938 – 6-0. However, the country is football-daft. On any given weekend fans can catch live games from England, Germany, Italy and Spain as well as local matches. During the week a number of dedicated magazines and tabloids sate fans' desire for information while TV shows repeat the latest gossip from Europe.
With such enthusiasm amid a population of 238 million, the fourth most populous country in the world, the potential is obvious, but internal mismanagement has hindered development. Match-fixing, corruption and contractual disputes are suspected to be rife in the domestic game. The current Football Association (PSSI) chairman, Nurdin Halid, has even run the organisation from jail – another former Villa player, Peter Withe, who managed the national team from 2004-07, recalls having to visit the prison to hold meetings with him.
This situation has given rise to the Liga Primer Indonesia, the breakaway league created by an oil tycoon in which Hendrie plays. The PSSI has threatened punishments including the deportation of foreign players. But with the government giving tacit encouragement deportations are unlikely, although there is a risk that Hendrie, the league's most high-profile recruit to date, and everyone else involved, will be banned by Fifa.
Not that any of this appeared to concern Hendrie when The Independent caught up with him after a recent match. In fine footballer tradition he doesn't know too much of what goes on behind the scenes. "I have spoken to the main people at the league and they have told me their plans, but I don't know too much about it," he said.
Hendrie seemed more worried about the playing conditions. "The pitches have been hardest to adapt to," he said after the defeat to Batavia Union. "The surface isn't great, I've blisters all over my feet. The ball bounces everywhere. Around the box I'm going to be shooting because it can bobble over the 'keeper. It's hot but I don't mind that."
Indonesia is, though, a very different place to the English Midlands, where Hendrie spent the bulk of his career. A sprawling archipelago of more than 17,000 islands and three time zones, it is best-known in England for the island of Bali, whose Devata team play Hendrie's tomorrow.
Bandung is a long way, literally and culturally from the idyllic tourist destination. Established by the Dutch to serve tea plantations it has become a major city of two million. It is, though, passionate about football with the city's established "official" team, Persib, regarded as representing the region – which has its own language and was once independent.
"It's a little bit different," admitted Hendrie. "I didn't know anything about it and was shocked when I first came here, but the people have been really good to me. I think if that hadn't been the case I might have gone home, but people around the place have been first-class to me."
It helped that he has been handed a gentle introduction to Indonesian football beginning with a series of home games plus a local derby. He will soon understand what he has let himself in for with away games on far-flung islands that will introduce him to the joys of long-distance travel in Indonesia. Next week's match in Papua, for example, is over 2,000 miles away and the journey will involve a gruelling three-hour ride to Jakarta's airport along one of West Java's most scenic, and notorious, roads, then a seven-hour flight with a couple of stops along the way.
Then there are the volatile crowds. His debut was nearly made behind closed doors following a riot at a previous game in Bandung. Eventually permission was granted to admit spectators but the crowd was limited to 6,000. In another match, on Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of Borneo), a player was dismissed for punching and kicking the referee.
There is also the problem of the team. Bandung won their last match but that was their first victory of a nine-game campaign and they remain bottom of the 19-team league with four points.
Hendrie though, appears to be in for the long haul. He has signed a two-year deal, reportedly as the best-paid player in the league at US$550,000 (£340,000) per year, and has brought his children out. The club have appointed him "football ambassador for coaching grassroot and youth development" and, said Bandung chief executive, Mohamad Kusnaeni, Hendrie will be "a role model for other players given his experience playing in the best league in the world".
That this reputation precedes him is evident as he heads for the team bus. Fans and media jockey to have their picture taken with him and supporters sing his name. It is not the Holte End, but after several seasons drifting from club to club Hendrie is pleased to be wanted again.
Antony Sutton writes the blog Jakartacasual jakartacasual.blogspot.com
Former England player admits it's taken time to get used to life with Bandung
Friday, 25 March 2011
Lee Hendrie could have been looking forward to playing at Wembley this season, a last hurrah in the sun for a player whose potential was never quite fulfilled. Instead the former Aston Villa midfielder is playing for the bottom-placed club in an illegal league thousands of miles away, in Indonesia.
Few well-known Englishmen play abroad, and those that do, like David Beckham and Robbie Fowler, tend to go to places they would be happy to visit on holiday. Hendrie, however, has boldly gone where no English player has gone before.
Hendrie, now 33, looked set for a long international future when he made his England debut late in 1998 but he lacked the dedication to go with his talent and his career declined rapidly after he ceased to be a Villa regular six seasons ago. Having been released by Bradford City this January, after unsuccessful spells at several clubs, the non-League game appeared the only option with Mansfield, who will be at Wembley in May for the FA Trophy final, offering a contract.
Then came a call from Indonesia. Hendrie played only 13 minutes for England but it was enough to ensure his name will always carry the cachet of being an England international. That and his Premier League pedigree attracted the owners of Bandung FC, a new team operating in an unsanctioned league in need of a star.
Hendrie is at the unwitting forefront of an attempted football revolution. Indonesia is a football minnow. The national team is 129th in the Fifa rankings and lost their only World Cup finals match – when they appeared as the Dutch East Indies in 1938 – 6-0. However, the country is football-daft. On any given weekend fans can catch live games from England, Germany, Italy and Spain as well as local matches. During the week a number of dedicated magazines and tabloids sate fans' desire for information while TV shows repeat the latest gossip from Europe.
With such enthusiasm amid a population of 238 million, the fourth most populous country in the world, the potential is obvious, but internal mismanagement has hindered development. Match-fixing, corruption and contractual disputes are suspected to be rife in the domestic game. The current Football Association (PSSI) chairman, Nurdin Halid, has even run the organisation from jail – another former Villa player, Peter Withe, who managed the national team from 2004-07, recalls having to visit the prison to hold meetings with him.
This situation has given rise to the Liga Primer Indonesia, the breakaway league created by an oil tycoon in which Hendrie plays. The PSSI has threatened punishments including the deportation of foreign players. But with the government giving tacit encouragement deportations are unlikely, although there is a risk that Hendrie, the league's most high-profile recruit to date, and everyone else involved, will be banned by Fifa.
Not that any of this appeared to concern Hendrie when The Independent caught up with him after a recent match. In fine footballer tradition he doesn't know too much of what goes on behind the scenes. "I have spoken to the main people at the league and they have told me their plans, but I don't know too much about it," he said.
Hendrie seemed more worried about the playing conditions. "The pitches have been hardest to adapt to," he said after the defeat to Batavia Union. "The surface isn't great, I've blisters all over my feet. The ball bounces everywhere. Around the box I'm going to be shooting because it can bobble over the 'keeper. It's hot but I don't mind that."
Indonesia is, though, a very different place to the English Midlands, where Hendrie spent the bulk of his career. A sprawling archipelago of more than 17,000 islands and three time zones, it is best-known in England for the island of Bali, whose Devata team play Hendrie's tomorrow.
Bandung is a long way, literally and culturally from the idyllic tourist destination. Established by the Dutch to serve tea plantations it has become a major city of two million. It is, though, passionate about football with the city's established "official" team, Persib, regarded as representing the region – which has its own language and was once independent.
"It's a little bit different," admitted Hendrie. "I didn't know anything about it and was shocked when I first came here, but the people have been really good to me. I think if that hadn't been the case I might have gone home, but people around the place have been first-class to me."
It helped that he has been handed a gentle introduction to Indonesian football beginning with a series of home games plus a local derby. He will soon understand what he has let himself in for with away games on far-flung islands that will introduce him to the joys of long-distance travel in Indonesia. Next week's match in Papua, for example, is over 2,000 miles away and the journey will involve a gruelling three-hour ride to Jakarta's airport along one of West Java's most scenic, and notorious, roads, then a seven-hour flight with a couple of stops along the way.
Then there are the volatile crowds. His debut was nearly made behind closed doors following a riot at a previous game in Bandung. Eventually permission was granted to admit spectators but the crowd was limited to 6,000. In another match, on Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of Borneo), a player was dismissed for punching and kicking the referee.
There is also the problem of the team. Bandung won their last match but that was their first victory of a nine-game campaign and they remain bottom of the 19-team league with four points.
Hendrie though, appears to be in for the long haul. He has signed a two-year deal, reportedly as the best-paid player in the league at US$550,000 (£340,000) per year, and has brought his children out. The club have appointed him "football ambassador for coaching grassroot and youth development" and, said Bandung chief executive, Mohamad Kusnaeni, Hendrie will be "a role model for other players given his experience playing in the best league in the world".
That this reputation precedes him is evident as he heads for the team bus. Fans and media jockey to have their picture taken with him and supporters sing his name. It is not the Holte End, but after several seasons drifting from club to club Hendrie is pleased to be wanted again.
Antony Sutton writes the blog Jakartacasual jakartacasual.blogspot.com
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Raphael Maitimo,,,new boy for Bali De Vata..
Netherlands footballer whose Indonesian descendant, now officially come to his motherland's ancestor to strengthen Bali De Vata.
He ever appear to tv show in on of the private television along with Jhon Van Beukering due to the naturalization program for the national team.
He ever appear to tv show in on of the private television along with Jhon Van Beukering due to the naturalization program for the national team.
Pantelidis heading to Indonesia ...
original from: theworldgame.sbc.com
7 February 2011-SBS EXCLUSIVE
A-League hardman Steve Pantelidis has become the latest player to join the exodus from Gold Coast United with the combative midfielder inking a two-year deal with Indonesian outfit PSMS Medan.
7 February 2011-SBS EXCLUSIVE
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| Moving on ... Gold Coast United hardman | Steve Pantelidis |
A-League hardman Steve Pantelidis has become the latest player to join the exodus from Gold Coast United with the combative midfielder inking a two-year deal with Indonesian outfit PSMS Medan.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
An Australian in Indonesia: Aleks Vrteski...
original from: thefootballsack.com
Following up on my article about the perils of playing football in Indonesia, Aleks Vrteski has kindly spoken to The Football Sack about what it is like, personally, to be part of the new revolution in Indonesian football.
Born in Karratha on the north west coast of Western Australia, Aleks has plyed his trade as a goalkeeper for a number of teams including Perth Glory on two stints and FK Pobeda in Macedonia. He has also represented Australia at U17 and U20 level and Macedonia at U21 level.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Born in Karratha on the north west coast of Western Australia, Aleks has plyed his trade as a goalkeeper for a number of teams including Perth Glory on two stints and FK Pobeda in Macedonia. He has also represented Australia at U17 and U20 level and Macedonia at U21 level.
From LPI to national team...
Two LPI's side,Ksatria Solo FC and Cendrawasih Papua FC, both team will lost their key player in the next fixture of LPI. Base on the twitter of LPI's spokesman, Abi Hasantosa, both players (Aleksandar Vrteski and Deniss Romanovs) will play for their national team in the Euro 2012 qualifying round.
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Aleksandar Vrteski, the goal keeper from Solo FC will play for Macedonian national team. In the previous game,Solo FC was goalless against Cendrawasih Papua FC.
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| Deniss Romanovs, in national team's jersey |
| Deniss Romanovs, also a goal keeper who plays for Cendrawasih Papua FC and Latvian national team. He draws the attention after excellent performance in the game against Persebaya 1927, which goalless in that game. |
Change The Game..
from :http://about-footbal.blogspot.com/
two foreign players from Breakaway League have been listed for their national team...
Two LPI's side,Ksatria Solo FC and Cendrawasih Papua FC, both team will lost their key player in the next fixture of LPI. Base on the twitter of LPI's spokesman, Abi Hasantosa, both players will play for their national team in the Euro 2012 qualifying round.
Aleksandar Vrteski, goal keeper from Solo FC will play for Macedonian national team
Aleksandar Vrteski, goal keeper from Solo FC will play for Macedonian national team
Monday, March 14, 2011
A History of The Premier League ....
It is the world's most watched league and the most lucrative - attracting the top players from all over the globe. Hard to believe then that the first ball kicked in the Premier League was as relatively recently as 15th August 1992.
The 1980s saw a nadir in English football. Stadiums were crumbling and hooliganism was rife. English teams were banned from Europe following the death of 39 fans at Heysel Stadium in Belgium ahead of Liverpool's European Cup Final against Juventus in 1985. Few of the world's top players would even contemplate plying their trade in England.
The 1980s saw a nadir in English football. Stadiums were crumbling and hooliganism was rife. English teams were banned from Europe following the death of 39 fans at Heysel Stadium in Belgium ahead of Liverpool's European Cup Final against Juventus in 1985. Few of the world's top players would even contemplate plying their trade in England.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Exclusive: Blatter Applies Sucker Blow to Disgraced Indonesia FA..
An Indonesian fan with an effigy of PSSI president Nurdin Halid at last week's protests. (Getty Images) March 8, 2011
(WFI) FIFA President Sepp Blatter says that disgraced Indonesian FA (PSSI) President Nurdin Halid will not be allowed to stand for a third term in elections to be held next month.
Monday, March 7, 2011
The perils of Premier League football in Indonesia..
Thursday, March 03, 2011
by Nick Guoth
At a time when the FFA have chosen to contract the Hyundai A-League, just north of the Arafura Sea everything appears to be on the go. In Indonesia there are now two different major competitions and Australians are flocking there in numbers - drawn in by lucrative salaries.Yet there are perils many do not understand and recent articles in the region's newspapers and blogs show that all is not in harmony in our closest northern neighbour.
Nurdin halid ,,The Fallen..should be fall from right now..
The Fallen,the powerful enemy from the autobots in box office movie "The Transformer" famously have known by the movie lovers. Reflecting to the Indonesian football, the existing of Nurdin Halid's regime in PSSI (Indonesia FA) could be referred as The Fallen.
And the question, who's gonna be take the rule as "Sam Whitwicky" and "The autobots"?...
Meanwhile, when Nurdin halid hasn't fallen yet in Indonesia, he has fallen yet in Anfield Stadium. Take a look at the picture..
from Anfield with no respect to Nurdin Halid..
original picture from kaskus.com
And the question, who's gonna be take the rule as "Sam Whitwicky" and "The autobots"?...
Meanwhile, when Nurdin halid hasn't fallen yet in Indonesia, he has fallen yet in Anfield Stadium. Take a look at the picture..
original picture from kaskus.com
Sunday, March 6, 2011
table league of LPI..
You can view the recent table, results, next fixture by clicking in here.
change the game..
change the game..
Friday, March 4, 2011
In Indonesia, a Scandal Over Soccer....
Published: March 3, 2011
JAKARTA — Chaotic street protests, bickering elites and swirling allegations of corruption — it all looks like another typically unsavory episode of politics in Indonesia.But the latest protracted fight to absorb the attention of one of the world’s largest democracies is not about politics as usual. It is about soccer. And it is all the more serious for it.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
LPI schedule in coming week..
| 1 | Sunday, 06/03/2011 | Harapan Bangsa | Aceh United vs Semarang United | - - - |
| 2 | Sunday, 06/03/2011 | H. Agus Salim | Minangkabau FC vs Batavia Union | - - - |
| 3 | Sunday, 06/03/2011 | Klabat | Manado United vs Medan Chiefs | - - - |
| 4 | Sunday, 06/03/2011 | Baharudin Siregar | Bintang Medan vs Persebaya 1927 | - - - |
| 5 | Sunday, 06/03/2011 | Benteng | Tangerang Wolves vs PSM | - - - |
| 6 | Saturday, 05/03/2011 | Mandala Krida | Real Mataram vs Jakarta FC 1928 | - - - |
| 7 | Saturday, 05/03/2011 | Mandala | Cendrawasih Papua vs Persibo | - - - |
| 8 | Saturday, 05/03/2011 | Kapten I Wayan Dipta | Bali Devata vs Solo FC | - - - |
| 9 | Saturday, 05/03/2011 | Stadion Persikabo | Bogor Raya vs Bandung FC | - - - |
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
LPI results on giornata 8th...
In this week,,two referees from East Europe has started to lead the game on LPI. Todor Todovski, the Serbian referee led the game between the host, Bandung FC against the visitor, Tangerang Wolves. Meanwhile, in Surabaya, Macedonian referee, Borka Smokvoski, led the game between Persebaya 1927 versus Cendrawasih Papua FC.The game sad ending for the host, 1-2 for the visitor. The wolves started his goal from spectacular shot from Junaidi, heading from Perry N Somah leveled the scored. But the error from second goalkeeper, Ripi, made Wallace score the goal easily for the Wolves.
In Surabaya, the amazing performances from the former International Latvian goalkeeper, Denni Romanovs, has saved the Papua club from loosing. More than 5 savings made the attacker from Persebaya 1927 have frustrated. The final score 0-0.
The complete score:
Surabaya : Pesebaya 1927 vs Cendrawasih Papua FC = 0-0
Medan : Medan Chief vs Real Mataram = 3-0
Bandung : Bandung FC vs Tangerang Wolves = 1-2
Bojonegoro : Persibo vs Bali De Vata = 1-1
Jakarta : Jakarta 1928 vs Atjeh United = 3-1
Malang : Persema vs Minangkabau FC = 1-1
from : all about football.com
In Surabaya, the amazing performances from the former International Latvian goalkeeper, Denni Romanovs, has saved the Papua club from loosing. More than 5 savings made the attacker from Persebaya 1927 have frustrated. The final score 0-0.
The complete score:
Surabaya : Pesebaya 1927 vs Cendrawasih Papua FC = 0-0
Medan : Medan Chief vs Real Mataram = 3-0
Bandung : Bandung FC vs Tangerang Wolves = 1-2
Bojonegoro : Persibo vs Bali De Vata = 1-1
Jakarta : Jakarta 1928 vs Atjeh United = 3-1
Malang : Persema vs Minangkabau FC = 1-1
Makassar : PSM Makassar vs Manado United = 0-0
Semarang : Semarang Utd vs Medan Bintang = 3-2
The goalscorer list :
6 gol Juan Cortez (Batavia Union) & Irfan Bachdim (Persema)
5 gol I Made Wirahadi (Persebaya 1927) & Ilija Spasojevic (Bali DV)
4 gol Fernando Soler (Real Mataram)
3 gol Andik Vermansyah, Rendy Irawan (Persebaya 1927) & Jardel Santana (Manado Utd).
5 gol I Made Wirahadi (Persebaya 1927) & Ilija Spasojevic (Bali DV)
4 gol Fernando Soler (Real Mataram)
3 gol Andik Vermansyah, Rendy Irawan (Persebaya 1927) & Jardel Santana (Manado Utd).
Indonesian Premier League Looks Like It’s Here to Stay..
Six weeks into the breakaway Indonesian Premier League and it shows no sign of going away despite the efforts of the game’s national governing body.
Indeed, attracting players like Lee Hendrie, Irfan Bachdim and Shahril Ishak suggests that players’ concerns about the league’s status are receding.
Indeed, attracting players like Lee Hendrie, Irfan Bachdim and Shahril Ishak suggests that players’ concerns about the league’s status are receding.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Exclusive: FIFA Urged to Act Amid Allegations of Indonesian FA Corruption...
FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke speaks with Nurdin Halid (second from right) on the sidelines of the 2010 FIFA Congress in South Africa (WFI) February 24, 2011
(WFI) Indonesian FA members have called on FIFA to remove their own president ahead of a series of key meetings in Zurich next week, as more details about the country’s farcical World Cup bid emerge.
Exclusive: Rebel Indonesian Leader Believes FIFA Will Sort Election Crisis..
An Indonesian fan at protests staged at PSSI headquarters in Jakarta last week. (Source: JoniMetal) March 1, 2011
(WFI) Arifin Panigoro, one of the figures at the centre of the Indonesian FA (PSSI) power struggle, tells INSIDER that he believes FIFA will do the right thing for the country’s football during a series of key meetings in Zurich this week.
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