On 2 June 1886, a group of like-minded men met in offices at Holborn Viaduct in London. They all had two things in common – each was possessed of a magnificent and well-nurtured moustache, and each was convinced of the need to establish a supreme authority to enshrine and protect the laws of the…
BANGKOK (13 Feb 2011) – Buriram PEA showed their seriousness to win this year’s Thai Premier League when they opened their campaign this season by beating former champions BEC Tero Sasana 2-1 yesterday at the Thephatsdin Stadium. Thai international midfielder Suchao Nutnum gave the visitors the lead on 25 minutes before Sariff Sainui doubled the…
JAKARTA (12 Feb 2011) – Shortly after watching his young side beat the Hong Kong Under-23 team 4-1 in a friendly, Indonesia chief coach Alfred Riedl said that physical fitness is still an issue with his squad. The Indonesia U23 side emerged the better side at the Pho Kong Village Park in Hong Kong with…
MANILA (12 Feb 2011) – The cost of renovating and increasing the capacity of the Panaad Stadium to 32,000 has been estimated to cost some PHP200 million (USD4.5million). The current capacity of the Panaad Stadium is 16,000 and was the venue of the Philippines 2-0 win over Mongolia in the first-leg play-offs of the Asian…
HANOI (11 Feb 2011) – Vietnam international Hoang Danh Ngoc paid a heavy price for his disregard of his contractual obligation when the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Disciplinary Committee handed the 21-year-old an 18 months and fine of VND2.4 billion (USD123,000) for his contractual infringement. Danh Ngoc had decided to unilaterally end his contract –…
VIENTIANE (10 Feb 2011) – Playing on the road proved to be too tough for Laos when they fell to a 5-2 defeat to Chinese Taipei in the first-leg play-offs of the AFC Challenge Cup 2012. Lin Cheng Yi opened account with the first goal of the game in the tenth minute before Chang Han…