JAKARTA (6 March 2011) – Pelita Jaya FC have signed John van Beukering on a three-year contract. Beukering – of Indonesian-Dutch descent – had previously been on a contract with Dutch club Feyenoord. But due to his inability to compete against Feyenoord’s other signings like Soren Larsen, Kriszian Simon and Ryo Niyaichi, Beukering has has…
BANGKOK (6 March 2011) – Datuk Worawi Makudi, the president of the FA of Thailand (FAT) has announced that five-times World Champions Brazil will take on Thailand in an international friendly on 7 October this year. The South American powerhouse will play in Bangkok as part of the celebrations of His Majesty the King’s 84th…
HANOI (5 March 2011) – Rumours are rife in Vietnam that former Philippines national coach Simon McMenemy and current Thailand’s Sisaket FC David Booth have been linked to football’s top job – following the departure of the volatile Henrique Calisto this week. The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) confirmed that they are looking for a capable…
MANILA (4 March 2011) – The Philippines Football Federation (PFF) will be using the national Under-23 championship sponsored by motoring giant Suzuki to pick players for the SEA Games which will be held in Jakarta at the end of the year. This was confirmed by PFF president Mariano Araneta who also said that the competition…
HANOI (3 March 2011) – Henrique Calisto, the chief coach of the Vietnam national team has resigned after what he felt was unfair media criticism following his team’s failure to retain the AFF Suzuki Cup last December. The Portuguese tactician, whose contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) was due to run until 2013, was…
SINGAPORE (3 March 2011) – A record 192 million viewers in key ASEAN markets tuned in to watch the 2010 AFF Suzuki Cup – the region’s top national team football competition, according to official figures. The audience, which represents ratings on broadcasters RCTI in Indonesia, RTM in Malaysia, ABS-CBN in the Philippines, MediaCorp in Singapore,…