HANOI (8 June 2016) – Vietnam’s most prolific goal poacher Le Cong Vinh has announced his retirement from international football after the blue riband event of the AFF Suzuki Cup at the end of the year. The 31-year-old marksman, who has scored 46 goals in 74 appearances at various levels for the Vietnam national side,…
SYDNEY (8 June 2016) – Football Federation Australia on Wednesday promised five-year bans for fans who lit flares before and during the Socceroos’ clash with Greece, which was marred by pre-match scuffles. Melbourne has a large Greek community and hundreds of fans marched from the city’s “Little Athens” precinct on Tuesday evening towards Etihad Stadium,…
YANGON (8 June 2016) – Singapore succumbed to a lack of fitness when they fell to a 3-0 loss to Vietnam in extra time to allow the latter to lift the inaugural AYA Bank Cup 2016 this week. With the score tied at the end of the regulatory 90 minutes, veteran striker Le Cong Vinh…
VIENTIANE (7 June 2016) – Thailand claimed their second AFC U-14 Girls’ Regional Championship for the ASEAN zone title after beating the Philippines 1-0 in Sunday’s final, and also won the MVP Award thanks to the efforts of midfielder Pattaranan Aupachai. The Thais won four of five games on their way to the title, a repeat of…
JOHOR BARU (7 June 2016) – Malaysia are through to next year’s Asian Cup qualifying round on a 6-0 aggregate after knocking out Timor Leste with a 3-0 win at Johor Bahru’s Larkin Stadium on Monday night. The national team had won the first-leg on Thursday at the same venue by a similar scoreline If…
MANILA (7 June 2016) – With less than a month to go to the AFF U16 Championship, the Philippines are already into their final day of selection to pick players for the Cambodia event. A total of 30 players have been in training at the University of the Philippines in Los Banos, Laguna over the…