HANOI (17 August 2009) – Vietnam prolific striker Le Cong Vinh will be heading to Portuguese club Leixoes on a loan spell. A contract between Cong Vinh’s current T&T Hanoi and Leixoes was signed recently and where he will be heading to Portugal on 20 August 2009 for the medical test. Should Cong Vinh pass…
PETALING JAYA (16 August 2009) – Goalkeeper Mohd Farizal Marlias was the toast for his Malaysian Under-23 side where his excellent performance gave them a well-deserved scoreless draw against China last night. The deadlock at the Shah Alam Stadium has at least managed to erase the bitter memory of the 5-1 beating the Malaysians suffered…
JAKARTA (15 August 2009) – Persipura Jayapura have gained some measure of reprieve by the Appeals Committee of the FA of Indonesia (PSSI). Earlier this month, the team which is also known as the ’Black Pearl’, were handed with a variety of punishments for their recent walk-out in the final of the Copa Dji Sam…
HANOI (14 August 2009) – The Vietnam Under-16 team will undergo a 40-day training session in preparation for the Asean Football Federation (AFF) U16 Women’s Championship in Myanmar in October. The Vietnam U16 squad will officially check in on 23 August 2009 in Hanoi. The squad of 26 players under the guidance of head coach…
SINGAPORE (13 August 2009) – Singapore fell to a 4-3 loss on penalties to China in the inaugural National Day Challenge while the Malaysian Under-23 side held Kenya to a scoreless draw in a friendly last night. At the National Stadium, the score at the end of regulation was 1-1 with striker Noh Alam Shah…
HO CHI MINH CITY (12 August 2009) – Goalkeeper Ukrit Wongmeena delivered Thailand the title in the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Under-19 Championship when he saved three penalties to edge out Australia 3-2 in the penalty-shootout at the Thong Nhat Stadium. The score at the end of regulation and extra time was 2-2. “It was…