Hussein Saeed
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Hussein Saeed Mohammed is a former Iraq
i football (soccer)
player. Hussein Saeed is in 10th place in FIFA’s list of most international matches at 126 matches. He was also in the Iraq national football team
's golden team in 1986. He competed for Iraq at the 1980
, 1984
and 1988 Summer Olympics
.
Saeed is also President of the Iraqi FA. It is rumored that Hussein Saeed is planning on stepping down from his position for the interest of Iraqi football. Saeed was involved in a row which led to the IFA being disbanded by FIFA due to Government intervention. In a recent interview with AlSharqiya TV Hussein Saeed said "I feel that my position as IFA president has caused me a lot of stress and it has been a hastle and I am not sure that I can continue this position for any longer." Hussein Saeed also said that he has been attacked by the Iraqi media and public and named as "selfish and unwilling to work in the interest of Iraqi football". He said he is willing to do whatever it takes to get Iraq out of the current crisis.
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
i football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. Hussein Saeed is in 10th place in FIFA’s list of most international matches at 126 matches. He was also in the Iraq national football team
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
's golden team in 1986. He competed for Iraq at the 1980
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
, 1984
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
and 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
.
Saeed is also President of the Iraqi FA. It is rumored that Hussein Saeed is planning on stepping down from his position for the interest of Iraqi football. Saeed was involved in a row which led to the IFA being disbanded by FIFA due to Government intervention. In a recent interview with AlSharqiya TV Hussein Saeed said "I feel that my position as IFA president has caused me a lot of stress and it has been a hastle and I am not sure that I can continue this position for any longer." Hussein Saeed also said that he has been attacked by the Iraqi media and public and named as "selfish and unwilling to work in the interest of Iraqi football". He said he is willing to do whatever it takes to get Iraq out of the current crisis.