KUALA LUMPUR (18 May 2011) – FIFA’s head of security Chris Eaton and two other officials from the world football ruling body will arrive in Malaysia tomorrow as part of a global investigation into match-fixing and illegal gambling. The anti-corruption unit will be led by Eaton, said Datuk Azzuddin Ahmad, the general secretary of the…
YANGON (18 May 2011) – Defending champions Yadanarbon FC are in the AFC Challenge Cup 2011 when they emerged as the runners-up team from Group B of the qualifying round that was played at the National Youth Training Centre in Yangon. Istiklol FC from Tajikistan win Group B on better goal difference. The Myanmar National…
PHNOM PENH (17 May 2011) – Former champions Naga Corp FC slammed league newcomers Rithysen 10-1 in the Metfone Cambodia League 2011 to strengthen their position in the top half of the standings. Naga, who had a stuttering start to the season, found the goals through hat-tricks from Oiboh Julius (37th, 74th and 79th) and…
BACOLOD CITY (17 May 2011) – Iloilo FA will take on Negros-Occidental FA (NOFA) in the final of the PFF (Philippines Football Federation)-Suzuki Under-23 Championship final. In the semi-finals, Iloilo beat National Capital Region (NCR) Team B 2-1 while NOFA edged out Davao FT 3-2. Iloilo got the best of start in the 23rd minute…
JAKARTA (16 May 2011) – Five-times European champions Liverpool have launched a football academy in Jakarta – the first of their kind outside of Europe. Former player Phil Neil was also at hand to conduct a Coaching Clinic at the Sports Complex in Soemantri Brojonegoro in Jakarta. “I feel very comfortable being with these young…
BANGKOK (16 May 2011) – Embattled Thai football chief Worawi Makudi is planning to take legal action against former English Football Association chairman David Triesman after being implicated in a bribery scandal. Worawi, a FIFA executive committee member, also insisted he was still president of the FA of Thailand (FAT), despite the Sports Authority of…