DILI (12 Jan 2016) – Barcelona star Lionel Messi won a record fifth FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the world’s best player at a ceremony in Zurich on Monday. The Argentine dethroned three-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo in adding to his four consecutive awards from 2009 to 2012. Brazil star Neymar, who also plays for Barca,…
JOHOR BARU (11 Jan 2016) – The Johor FA have appointed their former player, Alistair Edwards of Australia, as Johor Darul Ta’zim’s (JDT) Sporting Director with immediate effect, starting Sunday. Johor FA through the JDT official Facebook page, the Southern Tigers said the former Australian international who played for Johor in 1991-1992 will be tasked…
BRISBANE (11 Jan 2016) – Brisbane Roar have regained the outright lead on the Hyundai A-League table after playing out a tense 0-0 stalemate with the Phoenix yesterday. A combination of international duty, injury and suspension saw both sides field vastly different starting line-ups at Westpac Stadium in a fixture that has traditionally rained goals.…
SYDNEY (10 Jan 2016) – It was yet another exciting installment of end to end action across eleven age groups as the 2016 FFA National Futsal Championships came to a close on finals day at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre on Friday. The week long tournament, hailed as one of the best in Australian…
BANGKOK (9 Jan 2016) – The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA’s Ethics Committee chaired by Mr Hans-Joachim Eckert has decided to extend the suspension of Datuk Worawi Makudi by 45 days, at the request of the investigatory chamber. The suspension imposed on Datuk Worawi on 7 October 2015 (notified to him on 12 October 2015) for a duration…
SINGAPORE (8 Jan 2016) – Tampines Rovers’ trialist Jermaine Pennant shared that he is in Singapore for the long haul, should he agree to join the club. The former Liverpool and Birmingham City star is on a week-long trial with the Stags, and is primed for a six-month contract, should he and Tampines come to…