BANGKOK (2 April 2011) – Bryan Robson, the chief coach of Thailand is confident that his team can reach the group stage of the Asian qualifiers of the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup. Following the draw for the Asian qualifiers this week in which Thailand gained a first round bye, Robson is pleased that he…
JAKARTA (1 April 2011) – Persipura Jayapura failed to extend their lead at the top of the Indonesia Super League (ISL) when they could only afford a 1-1 draw on the road against Persija Jakarta at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium this week. But the one point earned was good enough for Persipura considering that…
HANOI (31 March 2011) – According to a local daily in Hanoi, the Vietnam national team and also the Vietnam national Under-23 team will be led by local coaches. Two local frontrunners linked to the two teams are Mai Duc Chung and Phan Thanh Hung who it seemed have changed their mind and agreed to lead…
DILI (30 March 2011) – The road to the 2014 FIFA World Cup begins following the draw which was held this afternoon at the AFC House for the first and second round of Asian qualifiers. The 16 lowest ranked teams – based on their record at the qualification campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup…
KUALA LUMPUR (30 March 2011) – AFF members, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia, will all face West Asian rivals in the second round of the London Olympic qualifying competition. In the draw conducted at the AFC headquarters here today, the Asean teams will have to battle the likes of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Lebanon in the…
SINGAPORE (30 March 2011) – Former Japanese World Cupper Hidetoshi Nakata will turn out for Singapore’s Albirex Niigata in a fund-raising exhibition match called the S-League Cares, Action for Japan’s Earthquake Victims. In the match that will be played between Albirex and the S-League All-Stars, two other former Japanese players will also take part and…