MANILA (16 March 2011) – Philippines made the qualifying round of the AFC Challenge Cup 2012 despite the 2-1 loss they suffered in the second-leg play offs this week in Ulan Bator. But with the 2-0 advantage they had from the first leg of the play-offs last month in Bacolod City, the team which is…
DILI (15 March 2011) – Playing in major football tournaments during the fasting month or Ramadan will be one of the mostly discussed topics in the 4th AFC Conference 2011 on Science and Football Medicine on 18-20 March 2011 in Kuala Lumpur. Prof. Ron Maughan from Loughborough University’s School of Sport in the United Kingdom…
BANGKOK (15 March 2011) – Muang Thong United scored their first win of the Thai Premier League (TPL) 2011 season under new chief coach Henrique Calisto when they beat Thai Port FC 2-0 at the Yamaha Stadium. Muang Thong were determined to put on a good show for the newly-appointed coach although it took a…
PHNOM PENH (14 March 2011) – Preah Khan Reach FC picked up their first major silverware when they beat Build Bright United 2-0 in the final of the Hun Sen Cup 2011 that was played at the National Olympic Stadium. With Khuon Laboravy and international Sam El Nasa leading the attack for Preah Khan, it…
ALOR STAR (13 March 2011) – Terengganu raised the season-opening Charity Trophy in the Minister of Education League Cup (MELC) when they sensationally defeated reigning champions Kedah 2-1 at the Mini Stadium SMK Tengku Anum Tunku Abdul Rahman here yesterday. The visitors sank the hosts hopes of a dream start in a four-minute blitz…
You might think you’ve seen it all in football, but there’s always something lurking around the corner to make you say ‘you’re kidding me’, or words to that effect. At the same time that Arsenal’s Robin van Persie was attracting all the publicity by being shown a rather silly red card in front of 95,000…