DILI (6 Jan 2011) – Datuk Worawi Makudi of Thailand has won a seat on the FIFA Executive Committee while HRH Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah of Malaysia was elected as one of four AFC Vice Presidents following the 24th AFC Congress today. There were two seats up for grabs with Datuk Worawi picking up…
SINGAPORE (6 Jan 2011) – Following what was felt as a disappointing year for the Lions, the FA of Singapore (FAS) have decided to disband the current national team with chief coach Radojko Avramovic to start afresh. Zainudin Nordin, the president of the FAS said that ‘to save the current situation’, drastic steps had to…
JAKARTA (5 Jan 2011) – The battle between the FA of Indonesia (PSSI) and the newly-formed Indonesian Premier League is heating up. Max Boboy, the legal director of the PSSI, said this week that players under contract to Indonesian Super League (ISL) clubs that are defecting to the rival IPL could leave their clubs without…
PHNOM PENH (4 Jan 2010) – The fifth edition of the Samdech Hun Sen Cup will kick off on 7 January providing provincial teams the chance to take on their more illustrious opponents from the city. The week-long preliminary round will involve 32 teams being split into eight groups of four, each playing simultaneously at…
JAKARTA (3 Jan 2010) – Recently naturalised Kim Jeffrey Kurniawan can finally fight for a place in the Merah Putih after being granted Indonesian citizenship recently. The Indonesian Justice and Human Rights Ministry issued the official naturalisation letter on 6 Dec 2010 officially making the 20-year-old Kim an Indonesian citizen. “I’m proud that I’m finally…
MANILA (2 Jan 2011) – Former Philippines national coach Juan Cutillas has urged the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and the country to be realistic in setting targets for the national team. He said that putting the aim for the Philippines national team to qualify for the next FIFA World Cup is an impossible dream without…