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        "msgid": "asians-call-off-w-cup-boycott-1447893297",
        "date": "1999-09-08 00:00:00",
        "title": "Asians call off W. Cup boycott",
        "author": null,
        "source": "AFP",
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        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Asians call off W. Cup boycott KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and FIFA are expected to formally announce the participation of Asian teams in the 2002 World Cup, a source close to the AFC said Tuesday. The source told AFP that the announcement would be made following a meeting on Tuesday in Zurich between AFC president, Sultan Ahmad Shah, and FIFA chief, Sepp Blatter.",
        "content": "<p>Asians call off W. Cup boycott<\/p>\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and<br>\nFIFA are expected to formally announce the participation of Asian<br>\nteams in the 2002 World Cup, a source close to the AFC said<br>\nTuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The source told AFP that the announcement would be made<br>\nfollowing a meeting on Tuesday in Zurich between AFC president,<br>\nSultan Ahmad Shah, and FIFA chief, Sepp Blatter.<\/p>\n<p>The decision ends a threat by Asian countries to boycott the<br>\nWorld Cup, which is jointly staged by Japan and South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The AFC was upset at what it considered an unfair allocation<br>\nof places for the 2002 World Cup and staged a dramatic walkout at<br>\nFIFA's extraordinary general meeting in Los Angeles in June.<\/p>\n<p>\"With an amicable agreement having been reached, a major split<br>\nin international football has been averted,\" the source said.<\/p>",
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