DILI (3 Oct 2011) – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland had this week rejected an appeal on provisional measures filed by Mohamed Bin Hammam on 19 August 2011 against the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Since the decision of the FIFA Ethics Committee on 29 May 2011 to provisionally ban Hammam from…
HANOI (2 Oct 2011) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have decided to give up all control of the V-League and relinquished their powers to the chairmen of the 28 foremost clubs in the country. Following widespread criticism in the manner in which the V-League is being run, a recent meeting between the VFF and…
JAKARTA (2 Oct 2011) – Six women referees have been identified to handle matches in the new season of the Indonesia Super League (ISL) 2011/2012 and also the lower Premier Division. The six referees – Samkarya (Sulawesi Tenggara), Minin (Bekasi), Yiyin (Sumedang), N Cori (Sumatera), Herlin (Padang) and Cici (Semarang) – are now undergoing final…
PETALING JAYA (2 Oct 2011) – The Malaysian national Under-23 side will take on their senior counterparts in a friendly that will be played at the Wisma FAM field later today. The U23 side under chief coach Ong Kim Swee reported for camp this week in preparation for the SEA Games which will be hosted…
YANGON (1 Oct 2011) – The second leg match between Myanmar and Oman in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers on 28 July 2011 was brought to a sudden halt by the referee in the 45+2 minute – after local supporters repeatedly hurled objects on to the field. The score at the time of…
HO CHI MINH CITY (1 Oct 2011) – Vietnam and Singapore did not fared well at the Ho Chi Minh International Football Tournament-Eximbank Cup 2011 when they finished third and fourth respectively. The tournament was won by the Republic of Korea University team with seven points while second was Aspire Qatar (with five points). Third…