(0614 CR M11)ACTING AFC CHIEF'S GOALS

From Xinhua News Agency: (0614 CR M11)ACTING AFC CHIEF'S GOALS DATELINE: June 14, 2011 LENGTH: 00:02:45 PKG INTRO After the president for the Asian Football Confederation, or AFC, was suspended over bribery allegations, Chinese football official Zhang Jilong was appointed as the acting president of the Asian soccer governing body. In his first day at work at AFC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Zhang talked with CNC in an exclusive interview about his goals in the position. China Report has his words. PKG Zhang Jilong says he intends to unite and boost the standards of Asian football, which is recently plagued by a series of scandals. He says the Asian football has come a long way, from having only 12 members when AFC was first established in 1954 to 46 members today. SOUNDBITE (CHINESE) ZHANG JILONG, AFC ACTING PRESIDENT: "The challenge faced by the Asian football now is its unity. Meanwhile, the standard of football in Asia is still lagging behind. Although South Korea and Japan gave outstanding perfor Powered by www.newslook.com

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