MANILA (27 Jan 2011) – A handful of new faces will join the Philippines national team following the three-day trials which was conducted by new chief coach Hans Michael Weiss. The team is being prepared for the AFC Challenge Cup match against Mongolia whom they will play against on 8 February at the Panaad Stadium…
PETALING JAYA (26 Jan 2011) – The Malaysian Under-21 squad bounced back from their loss to the Thai Olympic side in midweek to beat the Singapore Olympic team 2-0 at the Jalan Besar Stadium. The Malaysian youngsters had conceded a 2-1 defeat to Thailand previously while this week, a goal each from Jaringan Irfan Fazail…
Well-paid Vietnam football stars are increasingly looking to the investment sector as a way of supplementing their incomes away from the pitch. The most recent sports star to go into business is national Olympic team’s goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong, who received VND5 billion (USD250,000) for an extended three-year contract with V-League football club Dong Thap…
JAKARTA (26 Jan 2011) – Indonesia national coach Alfred Riedl has made his announcement the 25 players which will carry the country’s challenge for the qualifying round of the 2012 Olympic Games to be held in London. The 25 players selected were chosen from the several trials conducted earlier this month by Riedl and his…
SINGAPORE (25 Jan 2011) – The FA of Singapore (FAS) have placed their trust on Vanda Sports to reignite interest in the S-League. Winston Lee, the general secretary of the FAS said that he is confident that Vanda Sports can rekindle interest in the domestic competition. “Based on their track record, we are optimistic that…
HANOI (24 Jan 2011) – Following the injection of VND30 billion (USD1.5 million) from Eximbank, the V-League 2011 will see a three-fold increase in the prize money. The V-League champions for 2011 will see their purse increase from VND1 billion (USD50,000) to VND3 billion (USD150,000) while the runners-up will earn VND1.5 billion (USD77,000) and the…