BANGKOK (9 May 2011) – Former Thailand national team manager Virach Chanpanich is ready to be nominated for the position of FA Thailand (FAT) president. Virach, who is an FAT executive, said that should he be nominated later for there- arranged election before the end of the month, he would not turn it down. “I…
HANOI (9 May 2011) – Falko Goetz is close to be signed as the new chief coach of Vietnam following the agreement reached with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). Goetz’s representative Andrea Milz confirmed this week that the two sides have agreed on wage terms and contract duration with just a few minor details to…
KUALA LUMPUR (8 May 2011) – The Malaysian Olympic squad will play a friendly against their counterparts from Cambodia in Phnom Penh early next month. The match has been slated for 7 June 2011 at the National Olympic Stadium. The Malaysian youngsters will leave for Cambodia after a centralised training session (29 May to 4…
JAKARTA (8 May 2011) – Arema Indonesia, the defending champions of the Indonesia Super League (ISL) is for sale – for IDR20 miliar (USD 2.3 million). Arema president Rendra Kresna said this week that the current cub management has little choice but to put the cash-stricken club up for sale to a third party, possibly…
PHNOM PENH (7 May 2011) – Cambodia will be fielding a women’s team for the first time ever in the the AFC Festival of Football to be held in Vietnam on 1-14 June 2011. “It is an exciting development. We have never sent a U14 team to an international event before,” said Samuel Schweingruber, director…
BANGKOK (7 May 2011) – The proposed election for president of the FA of Thailand (FAT) was called off yesterday with the federation claiming that several member had more than one representative while others did not have proper ID cards. Incumbent FAT president Datuk Worawi Makudi and Pichate Munkong were the only two candidates although…