HANOI (27 April 2020) – Next Media Solutions Joint Stock Company (Next Media) announced today that they have acquired exclusive media rights to the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 in four countries: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. The deal was brokered by Lagardere Sports, the exclusive commercial partner of South East Asia’s biggest football championship. Under…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (26 April 2020) – FIFA will be disbursing up to USD 500,000 to each Member Associations in the coming week as the first step of a relief plan to assist the football community impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This measure will mean that a total of around USD 150 million will be…
SINGAPORE (25 April 2020) – Singapore have recorded the lowest ratio of mortality due to COVID-19 – as recorded by the Center for Strategic and International Studies on 24 April 2020. Based on the statistics provided by Johns Hopkins University and Southeast Asian Health Ministries, Singapore have recorded just 12 deaths from COVID-19 as compared…
BANGKOK (25 April 2020) – The FA of Thailand (FAT) have officially written to the government to seek approval of the resumption of the Thai League behind closed doors should the situation with COVID-19 continue to improve. The letter was sent to Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is also the chairman of the Centre…
PETALING JAYA (25 April 2020) – Hopes of the Malaysian League making an early return to competitive matches received a rude jolt with a firm ”NO” from Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. The defense minister in his daily press briefing on the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country said the standard operating procedure (SOP)…
HO CHI MINH CITY (24 April 2020) – HCM City are the first team to get back to training as they look forward to the expected return of the V.League One on 15 May 2020. After postponing the V-League One in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vietnam Professional Football (VPF) have announced that…