Indonesia drops to 129th place in latest FIFA rankings

Indonesia dropped to 129th position in FIFA’s latest world rankings, from the 126th last month.
FIFA/Coca-Cola’s February 2011 World Ranking saw Indonesia drop to below Thailand, which ranked 120th, but above other Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam (134th), Malaysia (140th) and Singapore (142nd).
The latest ranking shows that none of the 10 ASEAN members managed to improve their positions in Asia, with none entering the top 10 Asia list, which is still topped by Japan, the winner of the 2011 Asian Cup.
Topping the list for the global ranking is Spain.
The Top 10 in FIFA’s February 2011 ranking:

1. 1. Spain
2. 2. The Netherlands
3. 3. Germany
4. 4. Brazil
5. 5. Argentina
6. 6. Britain
7. 7. Uruguay
8. 8. Portugal
9. 9. Croatia
10. 10. Greece

Top 10 in the Asian Football Confederation’s February 2011 ranking:

1. 1. Japan (17th globally)
2. 2. Australia (21st)
3. 3. South Korea (32nd)
4. 4. Iran (44th)
5. 5. China (75th)
6. 6. Uzbekistan (77th)
7. 7. Saudi Arabia (82nd)
8. 8. Jordan (84th)
9. 9. Iraq (88th)
10. 10. Qatar (90th)

Top 10 in ASEAN:

1. 1. Thailand (120th)
2. 2. Indonesia (129th)
3. 3. Vietnam (134th)
4. 4. Malaysia (140th)
5. 5. Singapore (142nd)
6. 6. Myanmar (149th)
7. 7. The Philippines (152nd)
8. 8. Cambodia (166th)
9. 9. Laos (169th)
10. 10. Brunei (197th)

The full list can be seen at http://www.fifa.com.

Life Stories of Westlife

Westlife is an Irish pop band formed on 3 July 1998. The group's original lineup comprised Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Brian McFadden who left in 2004. Currently, Filan and Feehily serve as the band's lead vocalists. The band is the only act in UK history to have their first seven singles go straight to Number 1, and they have gone on to sell over 45 million records worldwide which includes their studio, single, video, and compilation albums.

They were signed by Simon Cowell and are currently managed by Steve Mac. In 2008, they were declared as Ireland's ninth-richest celebrities under 30 years old and 13th in general.They garnered 14 number one singles in the United Kingdom, the third-highest in UK history, tying with Cliff Richard and trailing behind only Elvis Presley and The Beatles. The band has also broken a few top records, including "Music artist with most consecutive number 1's in the UK" and the "Biggest selling arena act in the Wembley Arena".

Over years of their career, Westlife's music has evolved from teen pop to a pop sound, with an emphasis on ballads. All of the band members are songwriters, although most of their hits have been composed by external writers, most notably Steve Mac and Wayne Hector. On 1 June 2008, Westlife marked their 10th anniversary with a concert in Croke Park, Dublin which saw more than 83,000 fans attending the special occasion. Music Week revealed on their website that Westlife is the official third top touring act within the years 2005–2008, while they were 7th top touring act of 2008. 

History

Prior to Westlife, Kian, Mark and Shane along with fellow Sligonians Derrick Lacey, Graham Keighron and Michael Garrett, were part of a six-member pop vocal group called IOYOU. Managed by choreographer Mary McDonagh along with two other informal managers, they released a single titled "Together Girl Forever". Louis Walsh, the manager of the 1990s boy band Boyzone, was contacted by Shane's mother and came to know about the band. However, IOYOU did not meet Simon Cowell's approval for a record deal with BMG, and thus changes were needed. Three members of IOYOU were told they would not be part of the new band, and auditions were held in Dublin where Nicky Byrne and Brian McFadden were recruited. The new group, formed on 3 July 1998, was re-named Westside but as the name was already taken by another band, it was changed to Westlife. Also changing the spelling of Brian's name to Bryan. Boyzone singer Ronan Keating was brought in to co-manage the band with Walsh. Westlife then released an EP titled Swear It Again, though only in Asia.

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Profile Nicky Byrne ( Westlife )

Full Name: Nicholas Bernard James Adam Byrne

D.O.B.: 9 October 1978

Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland

Football Careers

Before joining Sligo based band IOU, Byrne was a footballer who played for Home Farm F.C. and St. Kevins Boys F.C. in North Dublin. He became a professional football player, and joined Leeds United as a goalkeeper in 1995, and was a squad member of the FA Youth Cup winning team of 1997 He played for Leeds for two years, leaving when his contract expired in June 1997.

It was not renewed as he wasn't tall enough and needed to grow another two inches - he never was able to meet these height requirements. He played in a reserve game for Scarborough F.C. and in a trial game with Cambridge United before returning to join Dublin club Shelbourne. He then signed for Cobh Ramblers playing 11 games, then St. Francis F.C., all in Ireland's League of Ireland. On the 14/5/09 Nicky was a substitute for a Liverpool FC Legends XI that played against an All Star XI in a Hillsborough Memorial match to mark the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. All the proceeds from the match went to the Marina Dalglish appeal. He represented Republic of Ireland at U15, U16 and U18 levels.

Musical career

In June 1998, he attended an audition for a new Irish boyband, where he was spotted by Boyzone manager Louis Walsh, and Walsh approached him to join his new venture, Westlife. He joined Westlife along with Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Brian McFadden. Byrne also had a number 1 single in Ireland in 2002, alongside the Republic of Ireland national football team and Dustin the Turkey with the Irish World Cup anthem, 'Here Come The Good Times (Ireland)'. His first album with Westlife was released in November, 1999, titled Westlife. With Westlife, Byrne has had 14 UK number ones and 7 number one albums in the UK, and sold 40 million records worldwide.[4]

Family

He married his childhood sweetheart Georgina Ahern, daughter of the former Irish Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern on 5 August 2003 at the Wicklow Registry Office, Wicklow, County Wicklow, Ireland. The civil ceremony was followed on Saturday August 9 by a church blessing at the Roman Catholic Church of St Pierre et St Paul in Gallardon, Eure-et-Loir, France and a reception at the nearby 16th century Château d'Esclimont.

Georgina gave birth to fraternal twin sons Rocco Bertie Byrne and Jay Nicky Byrne on 20 April 2007, 6 weeks premature. Rocco and Jay were christened on 15 July 2007 in the Saint Sylvester Church in Malahide, Dublin. Jay's godparents are Nicky's sister Gillian Byrne and her husband Mark Gallagher. Rocco's godparents are Georgina's sister Cecelia Ahern and Nicky's brother Adam Byrne. Nicky Byrne's father, Nicky Byrne Sr, died on November 3, 2009, from a suspected heart attack at the age of 60. Westlife's promotional tour of London was cancelled as Nicky flew back to Dublin to be with his family. A few months later his niece-in-law was born to his sister-in-law Cecelia Ahern and partner David Keoghan. It was a third grandchild for his father-in-law Bertie Ahern. The baby girl was called Robin and born in the Rotunda Hospitak, Dublin on the 13th of December 2009

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Profile Kian Egan ( Westlife )

Full Name: Kian John Francis Egan

D.O.B.: 29 April 1980

Place of birth: Sligo, Ireland

Life stories:

Egan was born to parents Patricia and Kevin (d. 2009). He has three brothers; Tom, Gavin and Colm, and three sisters; Marielle, Vivienne and Fenella. He attended Summerhill College secondary school in Sligo, where he met fellow band members Mark Feehily and Shane Filan. Egan married the actress and singer, Jodi Albert, on 8 May 2009 in Barbados.

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Profile Mark Feehily ( Westlife )

Full Name: Markus Michael Patrick Feehily

D.O.B.: 28 May 1980

Place of birth: Sligo, Ireland

Mark Michael Patrick Feehily (born 28 May 1980 in Sligo, Ireland), better known as Mark Feehily, is a member of the popular Irish vocal pop group, Westlife. He has two younger brothers named Barry (born 1985) and Colin (born 1989). His parents are Marie and Oliver Feehily. [1] In Westlife's music, Mark is distinctive for his rich, soulful voice, which is prominently featured in all of Westlife's songs. He shares most lead vocals with Shane Filan. Before Westlife Mark Shane Filan and Kian Egan came from the band IOU where he had partly written the band's songs, Everlasting Love and Together Girl Forever. Feehily has also co-written a few songs, along with the other band members, including:

• Imaginary Diva • Reason For Living • Crying Girl • You Don't Know • Never Knew I Was Losing You • Where We Belong • Singing Forever • I Won't Let You Down • You See Friends (I See Lovers) • I'm Missing Loving You • Miss You When I'm Dreaming • Reach Out

Personal Life

Feehily publicly came out as gay in the UK tabloid The Sun, and announced his long-term relationship with Kevin McDaid, a member of the now-defunct British boy band In an interview he said, "My life has got umpteen times better. My sexuality doesn't define me as a person, but it's a huge part of anyone to be open about it. It's changed my life totally as I feel so much happier and at ease. It's the best thing I've ever done." Unlike his band mates, for years Feehily did not discuss his private life. His manager Louis Walsh was unaware of Feehily's sexuality when he picked him for the band.

The pair have been dating since January 2005 after having met at a Cheerios Childline Concert in Ireland. In yet another interview, Feehily told the Sydney Morning Herald that despite the fact that the majority of Westlife's fans are female, there had really been no negative reaction. "I am so much happier now and I think our fans can see that," he said. "Through the years of getting to the point where I wanted to come out, I had to go through every kind of emotion, but I can honestly say that the day before I came out, I didn't care what the reaction was going to be.That was the hardest point to get to."

Feehily said that while he did not intend on getting married right away, he is happy to know he could form a civil partnership in Britain with the recent passing of the Civil Partnership Act.[6] They both say that when the time is right, they will look into having a civil partnership ceremony. In December 2007, Mark and Kevin appeared on the cover of Attitude magazine. They also did a joint interview. In this interview, Mark stated that he wants to grow old with Kevin, and that the pair believe that they will be together forever. Mark and Kevin also own a pet pug called Saffy.

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Profile Shane Steven Filan ( Westlife )

Full Name: Shane Steven Filan

D.O.B.: July 5, 1979

Place of birth: Sligo, Ireland

Biography

Filan was born on July 5, 1979 to Peter and Mae Filan, and grew up in Sligo, a small town in the northwest of Ireland. The youngest of seven children, he has three brothers and three sisters: Finbarr, Peter Jr, Yvonne, Liam, Denise and Mairead. His parents owned a diner in Sligo named Carlton Cafe located on Castle Street and Shane used to work there as a waiter from a very early age. Filan attended Summerhill College, a Catholic school, with Kian Egan and Mark Feehily. All three of them participated in a school production of Grease when they were about 12. The Hawkswell Theatre became a significant part of their careers. Filan was a fan of Michael Jackson as a child, and claimed the singer inspired him to pursue a career in music.

Musical career

Before Westlife, Egan and Feehily were with Filan in a band known as I.O.U. with other Sligonians Derrick Lacey, Graham Keighron and Michael "Miggles" Garrett. He partly written the IOYOU's song Together Girl Forever. For 6 months, Shane's mom, Mae Filan, tried to phone Louis Walsh (who is also the Manager of Boyzone). Eventually, she was able to speak to him and talked about his son's band. 3 of them are dropped, and the other 3, Shane, Kian and Mark joined ventures to finding 2 more slots for the band. Then they were joined by Nicky Byrne and Brian Mcfadden to form Westlife.

Filan, along with Mark Feehily, is the main lead singer (first voice) in Westlife. In most of Westlife's songs, Filan always start the song first. Their first album was released in November, 1999, titled Westlife. With Westlife, Filan has received twenty-eight platinum discs and sold 40 million records worldwide.

Filan has also co-written a few songs, along with the other band members, including: • Fragile Heart • Bop Bop Baby (Became a hit single and made it into #5 in U.K. singles charts) • I Wanna Grow Old With You • Don't Say It's Too Late • Love Crime • How Does It Feel • Crying Girl • Reason For Living • Miss You When I'm Dreaming He has also written songs for other artists, (together with his former bandmate McFadden): • Listen Girl sung by John Ostberg • Let Me Be the One sung by Simon Casey (the song written by only Shane himself) • Sei Parte Ormai Di Me sung by Il Divo Filan's recent appearance when he becomes Walsh's guest judge in the groups category of The X Factor. Among the four guest judges, he is the only guy.

Personal Life

Filan married his childhood sweetheart, Gillian Walsh (bandmate Kian Egan's cousin) on Sunday December 28, 2003 at Ballintubber Abbey, followed by a reception at Ashford Castle, Ireland.[4] Gillian gave birth to their first child, a daughter, Nicole Rose, at Sligo General Hospital on 23 July 2005. Their second child, a son, Patrick Michael, was born at Sligo General Hospital on September 15, 2008. On 5 July 2009(the day of his 30th birthday) Shane Announced that he and Gillian are expecting their third child, due in January 2010.

Shane likes to play golf in his spare time, but loves horses much more. He and his family own more than 70 of them, and used to compete at horse tournaments. All of Shane's horses are named Carlton something (e.g. Carlton Flight, Carlton Clover Association of Ireland). A massive Manchester United fan, Filan and bandmate Nicky Byrne proudly wore their Man Utd scarfs as they were half time guests at Old Trafford for the game between United and Bolton Wanderers He and his eldest brother, Finbarr, have a company called Shafin Developments Ltd. They are hoping to expand its portfolio with the proposed construction of 63 luxury apartments at the rear of Lisroyan House, Knappagh Road, Sligo

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