DILI (31 Dec 2018) – The Asean Football Federation (AFF) think tank deserved a pat on the back for injecting a new vigour to the biennial tournament with a new format this year. Without doubt the new “home and away” format was a roaring success as it brought along and injected a new wave of…
PETALING JAYA (31 Dec 2018) – International Akhyar Rashid is Johor Darul Takzim player – with a four-year contract with the Southern Tigers from 2019. Akhyar’s home state Kedah will also get more than RM75,000 as compensation as stipulated by the FA of Malaysia (FAM). Instead, JDT will pay an extra RM25,000 and pay the…
SYDNEY (30 Dec 2018) – Caltex Socceroos midfielder James Jeggo believes Sunday’s pre-AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019™ international friendly against Oman provides Graham Arnold’s side with the perfect chance to “make a statement”. The Dubai clash – which begins at 11pm (AEDT) on Sunday and is live in Australia on FOX SPORTS and Network Ten…
BANGKOK (29 Dec 2018) – Veteran striker Teerasil Dangda has been appointed as the captain of Thailand as he look to restore the nation’s battered pride at the AFC Asian Cup this year. Teerasil, who just returned from playing for J-League 1 runners-up Sanfrecce Hiroshima, takes over the captain’s armband from injured goalkeeper Kawin Thamsatchanant.…
HANOI (28 Dec 2018) – Vietnam head coach Park Hang-seo has announced his squad for the AFC Asian Cup next week. He has dropped Luc Xuan Hung due to an injury while Nguyen Hoang Duc, Ngo Tung Quoc and Phan Thanh Hau were left out due to the inability of the trio to adapt to…
BANGKOK (27 Dec 2018) – Thailand have roped in Chilean game analyst Julio Cesar Moreno Yanez as part of the coaching squad ahead of the AFC Asian Cup next month. Yanez is a former colleague of Thai national coach Milovan Rajevac where they worked together previously at Qatar League’s Al-Sadd Club. “It’s an honour to…