HANOI (24 May 2012) – Phan Thanh Hung, the current chief coach of Hanoi T&T, has been appointed as the interim coach of the Vietnam national team as they prepare for the friendlies against China and Hong Kong next month. The 2008 AFF Suzuki champions are currently going through some tough moments in appointing a…
VIENTIANE (23 May 2012) – Former Japan international Kazushi Kimura has been appointed as the new national coach of Laos as they look to maintain their stranglehold of consistently winning one of the only two available places in the AFF Suzuki Cup qualifiers. Laos have been regularly making the main draw of the AFF Suzuki…
JAKARTA (23 May 2012) – The newly-assembled Indonesia national team was denied a place in the final of the Al-Nakbah Football Championship when they were fell to a 2-1 loss to hosts Palestine in the semi-finals last night at the Dora International Stadium in Hebron. The Indonesians, who are using the meet as part of…
KUALA LUMPUR (22 May 2012) – Malaysian youngster Mohd Nazmi Faiz has signed a three-year contract with Portuguese Division One side S.C Beira Mar, after impressing the club selectors in a week-long trial. “It is hard to describe how I feel at the moment as this is a great opportunity in my playing career,” said…
MANILA (22 May 2012) – Philippines’ Neil Etheridge, the highly rated custodian who plays for Fulham FC in the English Premier League, will miss the team’s rematch against Malaysia on 1 June 2012 in Kuala Lumpur. Etheridge will miss the game due to a ban and also a USD3000 fine handed down by the Asian…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (22 May 2012) – The National FA of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) are expecting more than 60 teams for their inaugural DST FA Cup which will kick off on 6 June 2012. “We expect more than 60 teams to participate in the tournament. We have more than 40 teams affiliated to NFABD and…