JAKARTA (29 Dec 2011) – One of the biggest club in Uruguay, Club Atletico Penarol, have signed two Indonesian youngsters – Manahati Lestusen and Abdul Rahman Lestaluhu – to their payroll. The two players were part of the Sociedad Anonima Sportiva (SAD) team which had been playing in the Uruguay junior league. “They will play…
HANOI (28 Dec 2011) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have accepted the resignation of general secretary Tran Quoc Tuan. The resignation was accepted and announced at a press briefing in Hanoi – the The Thao & an Hoa (Sports & Culture) newspaper reported. Quoc Tuan had submitted his resignation to the VFF last week…
SINGAPORE (27 Dec 2011) – V. Sundram Moorthy, the chief coach of LIONSXII, is confident that this team can only get better following their 3-2 loss to Johor in a friendly that was played at home at the Jalan Besar Stadium last week. Playing in their first real test since their inception last month, the…
YANGON (27 Dec 2011) – Defending champions Yangon United have signed a year’s contract with sporting good supplier Dong Luc for the new Myanmar National League 2012 where they will be wearing the Ebet brand for the next year. Yangon had previously worn kit from Thailand’s FBT. “We see the sponsorship deal as a positive…
PHNOM PENH (27 Dec 2011) – The organisers of the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy 2012 have offered USD 15,500 as reward for the champions in the tournament slated for 25 February to 5 March. The runners up stand to win USD 7,700 with the team coming in third picking up USD 3,800. The competition which is…
HANOI (26 Dec 2011) – If the indication from Nguyen Trong Hy, the president of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) is anything to go by, then Vietnam may look to hire a local coach to lead the Vietnam national team. Vietnam’s failure to win the gold medal at the SEA Games in Indonesia this year…