The Philippines continues to reap the benefits of its 2012 AFC Challenge Cup campaign.
The Philippines maintains their hold on the spot on the FIFA / Coca-Cola rankings with the release of the May 2012 edition earlier Wednesday.
In the aftermath of the so-called "ghost goal" benefitting Chelsea during the FA Cup Semifinal, the clamor for goal-line technology once again resurfaces. And might just be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
The Philippines remained as the 156th ranked nation in the FIFA/Coca-Cola rankings that was released yesterday on FIFA.com, as 91 international matches were incorporated into the rankings computations.
The latest results from the FIFA Coca-Cola World Rankings came out, and the Philippines improves without playing a match.
It has been confirmed that the International Football Federation (FIFA) will be giving a final decision on the use of goal-line technology at the upcoming International Football Association Board (IFAB) meeting this summer.
The FIFA / Coca-Cola World Rankings were just released earlier today. Given that there were not much international friendlies that took place during the previous time frame, it is not surprising that there will be minimal movement. Spain retains the top spot, and so did the rest of the top ten. Chile moved up a spot to 12th, buoyed by a 3-2 win against Paraguay.
The FIFA / Coca-Cola Rankings were just released today (September 21), and the Philippines has dropped three slots to 165th.
The European Professional Football League (EPFL) has issued a statement for calls of reforms for both UEFA and FIFA and regarding scheduling of the international calendar.
The appeal forwarded by former AFC chief Mohamed Bin Hammam was rejected by the FIFA Appeal Committee regarding the ban imposed on the Qatari due to the allegations of vote buying during the FIFA election last June.