BANGKOK (28 Sept 2008) – Thailand will take on Iran in the final of the Under-21 Football Tournament Thanh Nien Newspaper Cup 2008 which will be played at the Tu Do Stadium in the central town of Hue. Thailand beat Asean neighbours Singapore 3-1 while hosts Vietnam crumbled to a 4-0 thrashing at the hands…
HO CHI MINH CITY (27 Sept 2008) – The Vietnam national team will take on Myanmar in the opening match of the HCM City International Football Tournament-SJC Eximbank Cup on 1 Oct, 2008. Both Vietnam and Myanmar are using this tournament as part of their tune-up for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 which will be…
PHNOM PENH (26 Sept 2008) – The Cambodian national team are currently in South Korea as they gear up to prepare a strong team for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 qualifiers next month. The team has been in training and playing several friendly matches in South Korea since early this month and has been making…
HANOI (25 Sept 2008) – Vietnam will be sending their Olympic squad for the 40th edition of the Merdeka Tournament which will be held in Malaysia on 15-25 October, 2008. Under the guidance of head coach Mai Duc Chung, the 25-member strong team will gather in Hanoi on 1 Oct before starting a ten-day training…
HUE (25 Sept 2008) – Thailand came back from behind to beat hosts Vietnam 2-1 to take Group A of the 2nd International Under-21 Thanh Nien Cup 2008 at Tu Do Stadium. Buoyed by the vociferous crowd in this central town of Hue, the young Vietnamese players started strongly and it took them only eight…
MANILA (24 Sept 2008) – Dutch-based Jason De Jong will be playing for the Philippines for the upcoming AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 qualifiers which will be held in Cambodia on 17-25 October, 2008. The 18-year-old De Jong currently plays for the U-19 team of NAC Breda in the First Division of the Dutch League. “It…