HANOI (25 May 2011) – Nguyen Trong Hy, the chairman of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has confirmed Falko Goetz of Germany as the new chief coach of Vietnam. He said that Goetz – a former coach of Hertha Berlin – will sign a contract worth USD25,000 a month with the VFF next week. “We…
BANGKOK (25 May 2011) – A hat-trick from Franck Ohandza of Cameroon gave Buriram PEA a well-deserved 4-0 win over SCG Samut Songkhram to extend their lead at the top of the Thai Premier League 2011 to six points. Ohandza was on target in the 16th, 61st and 65th minute before Obama Joseph Florent completed…
MANILA (24 May 2011) – Negros Occidental FA won the Philippines Football Federation (PFF)-Suzuki Under-23 National Championships when they destroyed Iloilo FA 9-0 in the second-leg final that was played at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City. Following their 3-1 win from the first leg just a few days earlier, Negros Occidental were all fired…
JAKARTA (24 May 2011) – Joko Driyono, a member of the FIFA-appointed Normalisation Committee, said that the possibility of the Indonesia FA (PSSI) being sanctioned by FIFA is 2,000%. The Congress to elect a new chairman, deputy chairman and also the executive committee ended in chaos last week which forced Agum Gumelar, the chairman of…
BANGKOK (23 May 2011) – Datuk Worawi Makudi, the president of the FA of Thailand (FAT) is confident that the decision against the Thai Olympic squad will be overturned. He said this week that he has he has lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Lausanne to allow Thailand to…
MANILA (23 May 2011) – Philippines national chief coach Michael Weiss still need time before deciding on his line-up for the Philippines national side which is to play in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers against Sri Lanka next month. “We are still evaluating the new players trying out, although I haven’t seen spectacular stuff,” said…