BANGKOK (14 May 2011) – Somkid Pinthong, the deputy governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) told a Senate Committee on Sports this week, that Datuk Worawi Makudi is no longer the president of the FA of Thailand (FAT). The SAT pointed out that the postponement of FAT elections last week was illegal, and…
JAKARTA (14 May 2011) – The Normalisation Committee have announced the candidate list for the 20 May election for the posts of chairman of the PSSI (FA of Indonesia), deputy chairman and also Exco members for the period 2011-2015. Agum Gumelar, the chairman of the Normalisation Committee, was accompanied by Joko Driyono, FX Rudi Hadyatmo,…
Global efforts to prevent corruption in football reached a milestone with the announcement that world football’s governing body FIFA, are to work and donate a substantial amount of money to international police agency INTERPOL. The grant from FIFA is the largest donation INTERPOL have ever received from a private institution to create an unprecedented ten-year…
PHNOM PENH (13 May 2011) – Kirivong Sok Sen Chey FC proved that they are a class above Chhlam Samot when they beat the latter 3-1 in the Metfone Cambodia League 2011 match that was played at the National Olympic Stadium. League debutants Chhlam Samot put up a hard fight in the opening first half…
JAKARTA (12 May 2011) – Agum Gumelar have made an official request to FIFA to change several members of the Normalisation Committee. Agum, the chairman of the Normalisation Committee, said that at the moment there seems to be a lost in direction for five of the members whom he feels are part of the party of…
SINGAPORE (12 May 2011) – Singapore have been selected as the centre of operation for FIFA’s battle against match-fixing following the pledge of USD29 million over the next 10 years with international police agency Interpol. The unit will be housed within the agency’s Singapore-based Global Complex, which will be ready in 2013 and where they…