VIENTIANE (16 Jan 2011) – The Vientiane Capital Football Federation will be hoping that the 400 million kip (USD50,000) they will inject into the team this year will give the chance to win the Lao League 2011. The three-time winner of the Lao League (2007, 2008, 2009) failed to win the 2010 championship. “Therefore, we…
JAKARTA (15 Jan 2011) – The Indonesian FA (PSSI) are set to take actions against the illegal Indonesia Premier League (LPI) following the official backing given by international football body, FIFA. Nugraha Besoes, the secretary general of the PSSI, said that in the letter which was signed by FIFA secretary general Jerome Valken, the international…
HANOI (15 Jan 2011) – Vietnam captain Nguyen Minh Phuong has quit the national team following their failure to retain the AFF Suzuki Cup they won two years ago. Vietnam picked up their maiden silverware of the AFF Suzuki Cup in 2008 when they beat Thailand in the final. But last month, their quest for back-to-back…
KUALA LUMPUR (14 Jan 2011) – The winners of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 have received a further RM65,000 (USD21,000) from the Malaysian government for their effort in taking the regional silverware for the first time in their history. The team which received the award from Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was also…
MANILA (12 Jan 2011) – Other than the extended assistance from the German FA (DFB), the Philippines Football Federation (PFF) have also received further support from several Middle East countries and Japan. Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait have agreed to provide a combined USD100,000 annual assistance for the PFF. “The aid is a big boost to…
BANGKOK (12 Jan 2011) – The FA of England have cancelled the planned friendly against the Thailand in Bangkok this year which was initially pencilled in for a June date. It was to have been the first time the England national side would had played in Thailand but the English FA had cited scheduling concerns…