KUALA LUMPUR (31 Dec 2011) – The FA of Malaysia (FAM) will only be sending their Under-19 team for the Hassana Bolkiah Trophy (HBT) 2012 which will be held in Bandar Seri Begawan on 25 February to 5 March. The HBT is making a return this year after editions in 2002, 2005 and 2007. But…
JAKARTA (31 Dec 2011) – The FA of Indonesia (PSSI) have removed four of their Executive Committee members after founding them guilty of breaching the code of ethics of the association. The four are La Nyalla Matalitti, Erwin D. Budiawan, Roberto Roue and Tony Aprliani. PSSI spokesman Eddy Elison confirmed the removal this week. “We…
For the entire football family, players, coaches, referees and directors alike, 2011 has been a year tinged with sadness. From legendary Brazilian midfielder Socrates to the vastly experienced Croatian coach Tomislav Ivic, football has lost some of their most iconic figures over the past twelve months. In a list that is by no means exhaustive, FIFA.com…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (30 Dec 2011) – Brunei’s Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy (HBT) 2012 team did not exactly got the result they wanted in a tune-up match when they fell to a 3-2 defeat to DPMM FC. Despite scoring the early goal the HBT squad which featured five players over the age of 21-years-old, could not…
BANGKOK (30 Dec 2011) – With Buriram PEA already confirmed as the champions of the Thai Premier League 2011, Chonburi FC have now secured the runners-spot following their slim win over Bangkok Glass this week. The only goal in the game came off striker Pipob On-mo four minutes to the end for the Sharks to…
HANOI (29 Dec 2011) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have parted ways with national chief coach Falko Goetz after what was felt as a failure to deliver the gold medal at the SEA Games in Jakarta last month. The VFF held a meeting with the National Coaching Council and both sides agreed that the…