MANILA (Nov 12, 2007) – Former Philippines international Mariano Araneta Jr has been named as one of the candidates vying to win the presidency of the Philippines Football Federation (PFF). Araneta, the current president of the Iloilo FA and who played for the Philippines in the 70s and 80s, are among the four candidates which…
PHNOM PENH (Nov 10, 2007) – Back to back wins within the space of just three days have given Naga Corp FC the points and their place at the top of the Cambodian Premier League. Naga Corp FC, who last sat at the top of the CPL in August, beat Royal Cambodian Armed Forces 2-1…
HANOI (Nov 9, 2007) – Vietnam will battle newly-crowned AFF Women’s champion Myanmar for a place in the final round of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup which have been scheduled for mid-2008. Vietnam and Myanmar made the second round of the qualifiers directly following their top eight finish in the previous AFC Women’s Asian Cup…
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7, 2007) – FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter praised Asian teams for their performances in the recently-concluded FIFA Women’s World Cup saying the teams have the abilities to pull off surprises in the future. “I am happy with the development of women’s football in this continent. Though, none of the Asian teams…
VIENTIANE (Nov 6, 2007) – Laos ended their AFC Under-16 qualifiers on a winning note by beating Hong Kong 4-0 even though they failed to make the final round of the tournament next year. Despite Indonesia conceded a 1-0 loss to Cambodia in their final match to end the qualifiers on the same three wins…
SINGAPORE (Nov 5, 2007) – Bosnian-born forward Aleksandar Duric has been named as part of the Singapore squad which will play Tajikistan in the second round of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers next week. Singapore will take on Tajikistan in the first leg match, second round match of the FIFA World Cup 2010 Asian Zone…