JAKARTA (14 Aug 2011) – Former Arema Indonesia coach Robert Rene Alberts is set to make a return to Indonesian football – this time with Persija Jakarta. The Dutchman who led Arema to their first Indonesia Super League (ISL) crown in 2010, left PSM Makassar earlier this year due to a certain dispute with the…
The career of a top-level player tends to be short and intensive, a whirl of training sessions, matches, flights and tournaments that leaves little time for them to think about doing anything else, at least until they hang up their boots. As FIFA.com reveals, however, there are some well-known footballers who do find the time…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (14 Aug 2011) – Even during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadhan, there is no break for the Brunei national Under-19 squad as they upped the ante in preparation for the AFF Under-19 Championship which will be held in Yangon, Myanmar next month. The AFF U19 Championship will be played out on…
HANOI (13 Aug 2011) – The Vietnam national team have agreed to take on Japan in a friendly on 7 October 2011 in Kobe. The game which is under the invitation of the FA of Japan (JFA) will see Vietnam taking on Japan for the first time ever – with the Japanese using the game…
JAKARTA (13 Aug 2011) – The Indonesia national Under-23 side have drawn matches against South Korea and Hong Kong as part of their preparation for the SEA Games which they will be hosting at the end of the year. Indonesia will be hosting the SEA Games for the first time since 1997 on 11-22 November…
BANGKOK (12 Aug 2011) – The FA of Thailand (FAT) are offering up to USD 400,000 (THB 12 million baht) should the national side make the final round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. Thailand – in Group D of the third round qualifiers against Australia, Saudi Arabia and Oman – will open their campaign…