SINGAPORE (30 March 2011) – Former Japanese World Cupper Hidetoshi Nakata will turn out for Singapore’s Albirex Niigata in a fund-raising exhibition match called the S-League Cares, Action for Japan’s Earthquake Victims. In the match that will be played between Albirex and the S-League All-Stars, two other former Japanese players will also take part and…
PHNOM PENH (29 March 2011) – Acquiescing to the requests of teams playing in the Metfone Cambodia League, the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) have decided to scrap the Super Four playoffs. The Super Four playoffs was introduced by the FFC to decide the Cambodian League champions where after the league stage of home and…
MANILA (28 March 2011) – The Philippines are looking to play six tune-up matches in preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifying round which will kick off in June. Shortly after qualifying for the main draw of the AFC Challenge Cup last week, Philippines national coach Hans Michael Weiss said he will need the…
PETALING JAYA (27 March 2011) – Malaysia held Singapore’s S-League champions Etoile FC to a 1-1 draw in a friendly that was played last night at the artificial turf of the Jalan Besar Stadium. The ASEAN champions, who had scored a 2-0 win over Hong Kong at the Shah Alam Stadium last month, took the…
The Thai Premier League (TPL) has seen a definite influx of foreign players where there are now 121 overseas players this season. This follows the new regulation introduced by the Thai Premier League Co and FA of Thailand (FAT) last season which allowed each club to have seven foreign players on their books and…
DILI (26 March 2011) – The use MRI for age determination is specific for football and may not be applicable to other sports. The FIFA (F-MARC) / AFC pilot study using MRI scanning for age determination, concluded that an MRI scan showing grade 6 (complete fusion of radial bone growth plate), the player is deemed…