Middle East all-star team

[babak_australia]

well we are definitely not apart of europe or africa,
we are not part of central asia.
I think we are closest to the middle east.

i agree

[Türküm]

turks are not a pure race
they are a mixture of asian , middle eastern , balkan, greek, armenian, iranian etc..

exactly...there no such thing as this Pure Race BS...maybe in African and the East Asian Countries...but then again theres no such thing as Race anyways

look at Iranians...u have blonde ones...arab looking ones....hindu looking ones....

Seyyeds with Blue eyes and blond hair

[Pharaoh]

Alright, made a few replacements in the squad based on the advice of my scouts , specifically my Directors of Player Personnel of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran.

The Middle East can cooperate after all!

Too bad half the players might not take the field since they don't think they're Middle Eastern .

[Pharaoh]

Bassim in action during the AC07 final: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsjghJTiJZM
He's quite acrobatic lol.
Edit: Offtopic, but on 4:49 you can see a nice play by up and coming forward Karrar. Him and Ismaily's Mustafa Karim are going to be Iraq's future striking partnership.

I'm surprised I didn't know much about him, as I follow the regions teams and players closely as you can probably tell. Please give Mr. Abbas my congratulations for make the Middle East all-stars squad .

[SabzSorkhSefid]

Israel has many good players you missed! Especially for midfield and forward...unless you think like most arabs... "israel does not exist"

[Türküm]

Israel has many good players you missed! Especially for midfield and forward...unless you think like most arabs... "israel does not exist"

well in his defense he is putting ppl on the team who play for middle eastern teams and are ethnically middle eastern...thats y Mehmet Aurelio of Turkey isnt on it...he is playing on a Middle Eastern Team, but he's Brazilian...he could easily be one of the best in the Middle East

maybe same thought process with Israel...the country is located in the middle east...but many of the players are German, Russian and from other European countries.

to be fair, Pharaoh should maybe add the Arab players and the Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews from the Israeli NAtional team

[Türküm]

Alright, made a few replacements in the squad based on the advice of my scouts , specifically my Directors of Player Personnel of Turkey, Iraq, and Iran.
The Middle East can cooperate after all!
Too bad half the players might not take the field since they don't think they're Middle Eastern .

thank you

i think you should start trimming the list down...

most of the players who dont play for european teams really shouldn't be on the list...egyptian teams like Ahly and Zamalek are competitive enough where the players on those teams are good enough to play for European teams..but many of the Players on Iraq's national team and Saudi's as well would never be able to set foot on the same grass as some of the other Middle Easterners listed.

If your playing in Cyprus or Qatar/Saudi Arabia for example...chances are your not going to represent a Middle Eastern Team that well

[Türküm]

Im surprised you included Ugur Boral because not many people know about him...

however after watching him play, I can say he will be a VERY good player in the future...tremendously smart in his style.

[South Iraq]

LB Bassim Abbas, IRAQ (Umm-Salal, QAT)

Small correction Pharaoh, Bassim is now with (Al-Talaba, IRQ)

[Ali]

too many egyptians not enough iranians.
comon man hosseini??rahmati??they could atleast make the 36 man squad.
Altintop should be in the starting lineup instead of abu teriaka

[Soorakhian]

Nihat should definitely be in the starting line-up, no matter what the system is.

The fixed players should be:

Nihat
Nekounam
Aurelio (if he counts)
Benayoun

[futbol>>>IRAN]

I'm telling you pharaoh this team wouldn't work because the turks would refuse to play for the team!

[Rumi]

OMG Emre?!?!?!

damn dude.

also add these Iranian players:

Shojaei
Gholam Reza Rezaei
Aghili
Karimi

o and this guy: Khalili:

[Pharaoh]

well in his defense he is putting ppl on the team who play for middle eastern teams and are ethnically middle eastern...thats y Mehmet Aurelio of Turkey isnt on it...he is playing on a Middle Eastern Team, but he's Brazilian...he could easily be one of the best in the Middle East
maybe same thought process with Israel...the country is located in the middle east...but many of the players are German, Russian and from other European countries.
to be fair, Pharaoh should maybe add the Arab players and the Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews from the Israeli NAtional team

Actually it's more because Israel sucks.

[Pharaoh]

too many egyptians not enough iranians.
comon man hosseini??rahmati??they could atleast make the 36 man squad.
Altintop should be in the starting lineup instead of abu teriaka

I picked them based on merit (and really being from the Middle East), not by country quota. You tell me which Egyptians from the final squad should be eliminated besides the ones I already excluded.