‘Hand of Henry’

With this summer’s World Cup vulnerable to another scandal, we are unlikely to have heard the end of this debate, that is for sure.

The IFAB reconvene in May to discuss the role of the fourth official with regard to informing the referee of incidents, plus proposals to yellow-card players who stop or feint while taking a penalty kick, stopping the automatic red card for denying a goal-scoring opportunity and extending the UEFA Europa League’s trial of an extra referee behind the goal to FIFA competitions from next season.

Kuala Lumpur in AFC House.

AFC President Mohammed Bin Hammam received the bid book from FFA Chairman Frank Lowy in the presence of AFC Vice President Zhang Jilong, AFC General Secretary Alex Soosay and FFA CEO Ben Buckle.

Australia is the only candidate to bid for the 16th edition the Asian Cup tournament.

Mr Lowy said “We at the FFA are dedicated, honoured Delhi Bazaar Satta King and privileged to make AFC Asian Cup bigger, better and more successful than the previous editions.

“It’s my honour to present the bid book and I can tell you that Australia is excited to host this event at all levels, sporting, government and the general public.”