January 9, 2007 (SINGAPORE): A long-running feud between rival football leagues in Thailand ended on a winning note as the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) and the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) agreed to merge their previously separately organised competitions. The FAT organises the Thai Premier League while the SAT has its own Thailand Professional…
JANUARY 9, 2007 (MANILA) ¨C Philippines continued its rise in world football this month – jumping thirteen places to 171st in the year-end rankings released by the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). From 184th in November, the Filipinos saw an improvement in their world rankings following their inspiring performance at the recent Asean Football…
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7, 2007) – Building on the success of the first FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence in Schulthess Clinic in Zurich in May 2005, FIFA has since accredited five further official medical centres all over the world. This is in line with a view of ensuring that players on all continents know just…
JANUARY 5, 2007 (BANGKOK) ¨C It took six years but Thailand finally regained the prestigious King’s Cup after defeating Vietnam 3-1 in front of a near capacity crowd at the Supachalasai Stadium here the previous week. Thailand, whose football fortunes have taken a hit in recent times, showed that they were back on track with…
JANUARY 4, 2007 (HANOI): Vietnam national women’s football team will begin training tomorow in preparation for an international friendly against Thailand on Feb 19 in Bangkok. The national women’s team is being prepared for the qualifying round of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games which will be held later in the year. Towards making sure that…
DECEMBER 24, 2006 (VIENTIANE) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Appeals Committee has reduced the one-year suspension placed on the Laos Football Federation (LFF) to six months. However, the fine of USD 15,000 which was meted earlier out for fielding an averaged player in the AFC U-13 Festival of Football 2005 stays. The LFF was…