KUALA LUMPUR (4 Feb 2012) – Sultan Ahmad Shah, the president of the FA of Malaysia (FAM) and who is also the president of the AFF, said this week that players who are involved in match-fixing should have the conscience to leave the game by their own accord. He said that there is no good…
KUALA LUMPUR (4 Feb 2012) – Safee Sali, who recently signed a multi-million ringgit deal with Indonesian club Pelita Jaya FC, can still play for the Malaysian national team – at least for the moment. Pelita Jaya FC are playing in the Indonesia Super League (ISL) which is not officially sanctioned by the FA of…
JAKARTA (3 Feb 2012) – Persipura Jayapura received a boost this week when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that the ISL 2011-2012 champions should be allowed into the AFC Champions League 2012. In a ruling by a three-judge panel this week, the CAS provisionally granted Persipura’s appeal against the FA of Indonesia…
HANOI (2 Feb 2012) – A football for free community programme has been initiated in Vietnam with the youth exposed to the same programme as Barcelona’s La Masia Academy. Players between the age of 6 to 14-years-old will be exposed to the training method through a partnership programme between FC Barcelona, the Vietnam Football Federation…
JAKARTA (31 Jan 2012) – The FA of Indonesia (PSSI) have announced the squad of 30 players which will be in training in preparation for their final 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Bahrain on 29 February 2012. After five matches in the qualifiers, the Indonesians have yet to pick up a point. The team…
MANILA (31 Jan 2012) – The Philippines national team have confirmed three friendly matches in their tour of the Middle East next month which will also include a match against the Australian Olympic team. The Azkals will play their first friendly against Uzbekistan on 11 February 2012 at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Oud Metha,…