JAKARTA (5 July 2008) – Australian national Under-16 head coach Martyn Crook is looking forward to the challenge ahead of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) U16 Youth Championship in Jakarta from 9-19 July. Crook has named 18 players to take part in the five team tournament which also included Bahrain, Malaysia, Singapore and host nation,…
PHNOM PENH (4 July 2008) – A strike four minutes to the end from Chim Ratanak gave Phnom Penh Empire FC the top spot in the Cambodia Premier League 2008 when they beat National Defense Ministry FC 2-1 at the National Olympic Stadium. The score up to that point was 1-1 with Phnom Penh striking…
JAKARTA (4 July 2008) – Australia have arrived in Jakarta in anticipation of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Under-16 Youth Championship slated for 9-19 July 2008. The tournament this year will be played at the Stadium Lebak Bulus. The Australian youth side which is being managed by Joel Freeme came into the Indonesian capital city…
HANOI (3 July 2008) – The Bank of Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) are keen to have Manchester United next year. The bank will be cooperating with insurer AIG – the official sponsor of the English football club – to bring the Premier League and European champions to Vietnam. Last month BIDV wrote to…
PHNOM PENH (2 July 2008) – Moha Garuda FC picked up only their third win in the Cambodia Premier League with a close 3-1 win over Naga Corp FC at the National Olympic Stadium. Ek Vannak’s early strike in the 23rd minute for Moha Garuda set the rhythm for the game but Naga Corp were…
MANILA (1 July 2008) – Philippines were the biggest Asian mover in June when they climbed 19 rungs to be ranked 170th in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. This marked improvement follows their inspiring performance at the recent AFC Challenge Cup, where they stayed undefeated in the qualifiers to finish level on points with reigning champions…