Asian football struggles to shed off-field malaise

SEOUL,Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly South Korea (AP) – The motto of the Asian Football Confederation is 'The Future is Asia', yet a series of recent controversies indicate the game seems unable to shake off its unhappy history of corruption, bribery and political interference across the continent.
Asian football may be making great strides in some areas - luring top quality players - but the problems off the pitch remain as Nike Football Cleats a brake on development, with Syria's expulsion from the 2014 World Cup qualifiers being yet another example.
In its second-round win over Tajikistan in July, Syria selected George Mourad despite the fact that the player had represented Sweden earlier in his career and was therefore ineligible.
The Syrian Football Association queried the decision and said FIFA's ban was politically motivated - a charge that Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly is a common and often legitimate refrain in the Middle East nations.
Political interference is endemic on multiple levels, according to James Dorsey, a senior fellow at Nanyang Technological University's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies and the author of the blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Nike Football Cleats.