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| South Korea captain Lee
Woon-jae has been axed from the Asian Player of the Year
shortlist after receiving a one-year ban for a late-night
drinking session during the Asian Cup in Jakarta in July.
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| South Korea captain Lee Woon-jae
and three team mates have been banned from the national side
for one year after confessing to a late-night drinking session
during the Asian Cup in Jakarta.
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| South Korea captain Lee Woon-jae
delivered a tearful apology after admitting to a late-night
drinking session with team mates during the Asian Cup in
Jakarta.
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| JAKARTA, Indonesia (Ticker) - The double car bombing that killed dozens of Iraqi soccer fans after the national team's Asian Cup semifinal win over South Korea spurred goal-scorer Younes Mahmoud and his teammates to victory in the final. |
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| By Robert Smith, AFP - JAKARTA - Skipper Younis Mahmoud's thumping headed goal crowned Iraq as the Asian Cup champions for the first time with a stirring 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia in the final yesterday. |
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| AFP - JAKARTA - Four referees officiating at the Asian Cup have been suspended for substandard performances, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said. |
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| Iraq moved into its first Asian Cup final, beating South Korea 4-3 on penalty kicks Wednesday night after a 0-0 tie. At least 50 fans were killed by car bombs during postgame celebrations in Baghdad. Iraq advanced to Sunday's final in Jakarta against Saudi Arabia, which beat two-time defending champion Japan 3-2 in Hanoi. |
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| South Korea and Saudi Arabia advanced Sunday to the Asian Cup semifinals. South Korea defeated Iran 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 0-0 tie as goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae made two saves in the shootout and Kim Jung-woo slotted the final kick. Saudi Arabia beat Uzbekistan 2-1 at Jakarta, Indonesia, when Yasser Al Qahtani scored one goal and created a second. |
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| Captain Lee Woon-jae made two crucial saves in the shootout and South Korea advanced to the Asian Cup semifinals with a 4-2 win over Iran on penalty kicks Sunday. Saudia Arabia also advanced, defeating Uzbekistan 2-1 in the other quarterfinal in Jakarta, Indonesia. Saudi striker Yasser Al Qahtani scored one goal and created a second. |
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| Uzbekistan coach Rauf
Inileyev is keen to see as much footage of Saudi Arabia as he
can before their Asian Cup quarter-final on Sunday in Jakarta.
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