The Asian Football Awards 2013 (October 2013)

OFFICIAL CHARITY PARTNER 11 FLying StARt FLying StARt Flying Start is Flying Startcharity global charity partnership the global is the partnership between British Airways and Comic Relief Comic Relief between British Airways and UK – a partnership a partnership to raiseaim is to raise UK – whose aim is whose money to help children livingchildren living incredibly money to help incredibly tough lives in tough lives in the UK and around the the UK and around the world. Every child deserves hope and world. Every child deserves hope and the chance ofthe chance of a which is a bright future, bright future, which is what Flying Start is Flying Start is all single Every single what all about. Every about. penny raised through the Flying Start Flying Start penny raised through the partnership will go directly to go directly to children’s partnership will children’s projects in the cities where we fly. where we fly. projects in the cities Launched in June 2010, we are now inwe are now in the Launched in June 2010, the third year of our partnership and have third year of our partnership and have already raisedalready millionover 5 million pounds over 5 raised pounds thanks to the thanks to the generosity of our generosity of our customers and the dedication of dedication of customers and the our fantastic colleagues and local our fantastic colleagues and local communities. communities. All donations All donations made to Flying made to Flying Start go directly to go directly to helping Start helping transform thetransform the lives of lives of hundreds of thousands of thousands hundreds of children, living in the living in the of children, UK and in some of the some of the UK and in poorest countries across poorest countries across the world. Wethe world. We want to want to create lasting create lasting change by giving children change by giving children and their families a helping hand rather hand rather and their families a helping than a handout and the chance tothe chance to start than a handout and start supporting themselves. We want to We want to supporting themselves. make sure that children have children have a chance to make sure that a chance to enjoy their childhood, whether by giving enjoy their childhood, whether by giving them a break them caring for sickcaring for sick family from a break from family members, supporting their education or education or members, supporting their helping children livingchildren streets tocity streets to helping on city living on break free from poverty.from poverty. break free CONTENTS PAGE 11 05 07 09 FOUNDERS WELCOME LETTER FROM THE FA ASIAN FOOTBALL AWARDS LAUNCH 11 YOUR HOSTS 12-13 JUDGING PANEL 17 NON LEAGUE PLAYER AWARD 21 THE AFA TROPHY 23 BEHIND THE SCENES - ADMINISTRATION AWARD 25 SOUTH EAST ASIAN AWARD 27 WOMAN IN FOOTBALL AWARD 29 COACH AWARD 31 ASIAN TEAM AWARD 33 ENTERTAINMENT 37 UP AND COMING PLAYER AWARD 39 INSPIRATION AWARD 41 43 45 YOUNG PLAYER AWARD UNSUNG HERO AWARD MEDIA AWARD 47 49 51 53 59-60 BEHIND THE SCENES - MEDICAL AWARD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT AWARD SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD PLAYER AWARD MESSAGES FROM SPONSORS 62 THANK YOU 63 SPONSOR THANKYOU

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