SYDNEY (17 June 2018) – Bert van Marwijk has declared himself “proud but disappointed” of his Socceroos side after they fell 2-1 to France in their opening game of the FIFA World Cup™. After holding out the much more fancied opponents for the entire first half and then pegging them back just four minutes after…
SYDNEY (17 June 2018) – Antoine Griezmann scored the first VAR-assisted penalty awarded in the history of the World Cup as title hopefuls France need a late Paul Pogba goal to beat a gutsy Australia side 2-1 on Saturday. The Atletico Madrid star wrote his name into the history books after he went down under…
MANILA (16 June 2018) – The Philippines Football Federation (PFF) have announced former England World Cup captain Terry Butcher as the new head coach ahead of the AFF Suzuki Cup at the end of the year. The AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 starts in November. The 59-year-old will be assisted by former Irish coach Scott Cooper…
DILI (16 June 2018) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is to open an office in Doha, Qatar to assist and support in the preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2022. The AFC Executive Committee, meeting in Moscow, decided in line with the AFC’s Vision and Mission, which sets out the objective of supporting the…
SINGAPORE (15 June 2018) – The Singapore Under-23 team will take on their Myanmar counterparts in a friendly next week. The match will be played on 20 June 2018 at the Bishan Stadium. “This match against Myanmar provides a good opportunity for the U23 players who have been performing for their clubs in the Singapore…
YANGON (14 June 2018) – Shan United kept up the chase at the top of the MPT Myanmar National League 2018 when they beat former champions Yadanarbon 3-2 on the road to keep within two points of leaders Yangon United. With Yangon United falling to an uncharacteristic 3-2 loss at home to Ayeyawady United at…