according to several reports, the Australian authorities arrested Jordan's team coach Adnan Hamad at the airport of Melbourne and didn't allow him to enter Australia for the upcoming WC qualifier. They kept him over 4 hours and only released him because the Australian foreign minister ordered the release...
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That's really dirty. Australia fitting in nicely in AFC it seems.
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why did they hold him up?Comment
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This is completely stupid. It seems Australia has been saudied.
Jordan to notify FIFA after football coach detained at Melbourne airport
Updated Fri Jun 7, 2013 10:57am AEST
PHOTO: Adnan Hamad was given permission to proceed to the team's hotel after the Jordanian embassy intervened.(AFP: Marwan naamani, file photo)
The Jordanian Football Association (JFA) says it is outraged that its national coach was detained by Customs officials at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport.
Adnan Hamad was stopped at Customs yesterday after flying in with the team from New Zealand.
He was detained for several hours despite having a valid Australian visiting visa.
The JFA says other members of their delegation were also detained inside the airport despite having valid documentation.
The Jordanian embassy intervened in the process and Hamad was eventually given permission to proceed to the team's hotel.
The team is said to be so outraged they will contact the sport's governing body, FIFA, over the incident.
The Jordanians say Football Federation Australia (FFA) did not send a representative to meet them at the airport, according to protocol.
But the FFA says it had two representatives at the airport and it was an unfortunate incident involving Customs.
He says the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Immigration are working together to ascertain what happened.
In a statement the JFA thanked the Jordanian embassy for helping the coach.
The FFA says it hopes the incident does not overshadow the crucial World Cup qualifier game between Australia and Jordan in Melbourne on Tuesday.
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It's very clear he has done something to deserve this treatment.I went to Sharif University. I'm a superior genetic mutation, an improvement on the existing mediocre stock.
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