JAKARTA (11 June 2011) – Agum Gumelar, the chairman of the Normalisation Committee, has set 9 July 2011 as the date for the Indonesia FA (PSSI) Congress. The Congress to choose the new Executive Committee of the PSSI was initially supposed to be held on 30 June 2011 but Agum pointed out that they needed…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (11 June 2011) – The National Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) have appointed former FIFA referee Mohd Noor Abdullah as their new general secretary. Following FIFA’s decision to lift the suspension on Brunei, the NFABD this week held their first Extraordinary Congress to elect their Executive Committee – and also the…
MANILA (10 June 2011) – The Universal Football League (UFL) All-Stars team gave an injection of reality to the aspiration of the Philippines national side when they scored a 4-3 win over the latter in a friendly this week at the Makati Field. The match was being used as a tune-up for the Philippines national…
JAKARTA (10 June 2011) – Persipura Jayapura confirmed their second Indonesia Super League (ISL) crown in three season following their 2-1 win over Persisam Samarinda this week. With three games yet to play, Persipura have garnered 55 points from 25 matches played – nine points ahead of second-placed and defending champions Arema Indonesia, who incidentally…
BANGKOK (9 June 2011) – Bryan Robson has left Thailand. The 54-year-old Robson handed in the letter of resignation to the the FA of Thailand (FAT) yesterday with both parties agreeing to part company. The former Manchester United captain underwent surgery for throat cancer three months ago with doctors optimistic that he would make a…
HANOI (9 June 2011) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have confirmed Falko Goetz as the new coach of the Vietnam national team on a two-year contract worth USD22,000 a month. The German has been tasked with leading the Vietnam national team and the Olympic football teams in preparation for the 2014 World Cup and…