BLEACHERS BREW EST. MAY 2006

Someone asked me how my blog and newspaper column came to be titled "Bleachers Brew". It's like this, it's an amalgam of sorts of two things: The bleachers area in the stadium/arena where I used to sit when I would watch baseball, football, and basketball games and Miles Davis' great jazz album Bitches Brew. That's how it got culled together. I originally planned on calling it "The View from the Big Chair" that is a nod to Tears For Fear's second album, Songs from the Big Chair. So there.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Breaking news: Araneta "recognized" by AFC. Leaves for Qatar for AFC Elections.

The leadership of the Philippine Football Federation -- President Mariano V. Araneta and Secretary General Ramon Manuel -- will be flying to Qatar tonight for the meting and elections of the Asian Football Confederation. The accreditation of the two came in today and that means that AFC recognizes them already. 

So that you know, before the 2010 ended, AFC President Mohammad Bin-Hammam already invited Araneta to leave earlier for Qatar so that they could talk. The way we interpret this is that the findings of the FIFA and AFC lawyers validated the results of the 7th Ordinary Congress of the PFF where the former president was removed and replaced.

That invalidates the TRO filed by the former president since AFC already recognizes Mr. Araneta.

Congratulations to all for a job well done.

Posted by Rick Olivares

11 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    Finally. We can all now move forward. Same goes to you Mr. Martinez. For the better of RP football.

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  2. MheanTheSuperFanJanuary 3, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    Thank God we can sleep well tonight! Lots of things needed to be done though.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    well, i hope this is end of this until the next election maybe

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    I hope this ruined the microscopic chance of Marimar to stay in the position...Haha... Salamat naman..

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    That's nice to hear...
    RP Football and fans does not want you anymore Martinez, what kind of leadership is that when you lost your mandate?! he he...

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  6. Daryl LagosJanuary 4, 2011 at 1:18 AM

    rakenrawl!!!

    See you here in Qatar!

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  7. PFSAJanuary 4, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    sometimes horror is in offside position.. how nice! :)

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    Great news ! At sana wala ng pahabol ha......

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    Philippines in FIFA World Cup Qatar...

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  10. Rick OlivaresJanuary 4, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    Wala na. Tapos na ang boxing.

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Okay!!!!!!! :) GO TEAM PILIPINAS! GO TEAM AZKALS! :)GO FOOTBALL FANS! :)

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