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ANFA President Ganesh Thapa in hot soup

If I am not wrong, this is the first time in seventeen years President of All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) Ganesh Thapa finds himself in the midst of   a serious bribery charge. The Associated Press (AP)   report   stated that   Gaurav Thapa son of ANFA boss received a whopping   $100,000 (deemed illegal) from the suspended former President of AFC Mohamed Bin Hammam.   It may be recalled that the Qatari native had challenged Sepp Blatter for the FIFA presidency.He, however, had to withdraw his candidacy after he was found guilty of buying votes for the leadership election. Upon   his return from   Malaysia, Thapa was quick to address and dismiss the bribery charges. He defended himself and his son vigorously, and he   claimed that he borrowed the money for personal matters and  has  paid it all back. Do you really believe the man? I don’t. How do you know he is telling the truth? Where   is the documentary evidence to back up his assertion?  His reasoning   lac

London warms up for Olympic Games

England’s capital London is     proudly, elegantly    attired     for the planet’s most    spectacular, extravagant, enthralling    and alluring    mega sporting     spectacle     the     XXX Olympic Games, commencing from 27 July. The 2012   Games   will be   officially   opened by   Queen Elizabeth II & Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at the Olympic stadium, and the closing ceremony takes place in the same venue, as well. This is the third time   London   is hosting the Summer Olympic Games. It may be   recalled   that the city had hosted   the Games in 1908 and 1948. The Olympic Games held every four years is much more than   just a colossal spectacle. Apart from its entertainment value, it is a powerful and effective tool that blends and binds together   athletes of all castes, creeds, colors, faiths and political ideologies from across the globe. Every athlete harbors   a lifelong dream to represent   his/her country   in the Olympics. It is widely believed

ANFA responsible for Nepali football slump

Another tournament and     another     debacle for Team Nepal. The inept performance of Nepal in the recently concluded AFC under-21 football championship in Kathmandu was a case of an endeavor that met with abject failure. The host rounded up the competition   with a solitary win and   three   consecutive   defeats. Indeed   for supporters like me it was agonizing, painful   and frustrating to see the team bit the dust. There is no excuse for the   poor and deflating showing. I am sad   to admit that it was a listless and toothless performance, all in all. Coach Krishna   Thapa and his boys squandered   the chance to make some real headway into the   championship, but it was wasted and lost. Despite the presence of a significant number of current national players, the team played unimpressive and average football. Eventually, they   ended the competition with a whimper, not a bang. Hopes were high prior to the tournament, but at the end of the day they left everyone