HANOI (19 April 2011) – Returned to fitness striker Le Cong Vinh led defending champions Hanoi T&T to victory over their bitter northern rivals Hai Phong 3-1 on the tenth matchday of the V-League this week. Cong Vinh, who recently recovered from a knee surgery, added to his two-goal tally last week with the second…
YANGON (18 April 2011) – Six matches into the Myanmar National League (MNL) 2011 season, two teams have shown that they are determined to win the crown this year as they romped to identical 15 points collected from the same number of games played. Zayar Shwe Myay and Yangon United are currently at the top…
SINGAPORE (18 April 2011) – Aleksandr Duric saved the day for Tampines Rovers when he struck the only goal in the game to give them a hard fought 1-0 win over the Young Lions. “In football we need a bit of luck (to gain results),” said Steven Tan, the chief coach of Tampines afterwards. “If…
KUALA LUMPUR (17 April 2011) – Defending Malaysian league champions Selangor went back to the top of the Malaysian Super League following their close 1-0 win over Perak at the Shah Alam Stadium last night. A stiff right foot shot from national captain Safiq Rahim in the 68th minute was enough for the Red Giants…
MANILA (16 April 2011) – The Philippines national team will take their training to Germany in preparation for their first qualifying match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup match against Sri Lanka. Philippines will play Sri Lanka on 29 June 2011 in Colombo before the return tie at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila five…
A group of young women sporting laced-up football boots and yellow training tops stands at the roadside. It is not yet six in the morning as they await the old pick-up truck that will take them to the wooden huts on the muddy streets of the city’s edge, stopping off at many children’s homes and…