Iraq’s soccer fed. disbands juniors’ squad

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi Football Federation disbanded the national juniors’ team after its early elimination from the Asian tournament, currently hosted in the Saudi cities of al-Dammam and al-Khobar, according to a Federation source. “The decision was taken after the frail results in the Asia tournament and the team’s early elimination from the first-round matches,” the source told IraqiNews.com. The Iraqi junior footballers played three games in Group B of an Asian championship. It lost 1/2 to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), defeated Syria 2/1 and lost 0/2 to South Korea. AmR (P) 1