PETALING JAYA (Jan 22, 2007) – Malaysia and Singapore have had numerous skirmishes in the past, but believe it or not, this will be the first time in the history of the Asean Football Championship, that two traditional enemies will face each other in the semifinals. Since the tournament began in 1996 as the Tiger…
BANGKOK (Jan 21, 2007) – Thailand skipper Kiatisuk Senamuang is elated to be leading his team to his former base of Vietnam for the first leg of their Asean Football Championship semi-finals this Wednesday. Kiatisuk used to play for Hoang Anh-Gia Lai FC and was promoted to player-coach during his stint in the V-League. He…
JAKARTA (Jan 20, 2007) – Benny Dolo, who had previously guided club side Arema to the Indonesia Cup as well as recently leading club Persita to the Jusuf Cup in Makassar, has just become the front runner to replace Peter Withe as the coach for Indonesia. Withe was released by the Indonesia FA (PSSI) as…
HANOI (Jan 18, 2007) – Vietnam made the biggest move among Asean countries when they jumped 38 positions to 134th in the world following the latest release by international body FIFA. Vietnam, who will be facing Thailand in the semi-finals of the Asean Football Championship next week, was boosted by their second-placed finish at the…
SINGAPORE (Jan 17, 2007) – Defending champions Singapore and Vietnam completed the cast for the semifinals of the Asean Football Championship but Indonesia had to settle for an early exit from the regional tournament. The Lions were held to a 2-2 draw at the National Stadium but it was enough to see them through to…
BANGKOK (Jan 16, 2007) – The Thai media sarcastically dubbed Sarayoot Chaikamdee as ‘Joe Five Yards’ early on in his career and the mercurial striker lived up to his nickname in Thailand’s 4-0 win over the Philippines in the Asean Football Championship on Sunday. Sarayoot grabbed two first half goals from inside five yards to…