BANGKOK (27 Oct 2008) – Thailand will open their T&T CUP campaign against DPR Korea tomorrow in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi. Newly-appointed head coach of the Thailand national team Peter Reid is pleased with his players’ fitness but felt that he will be under pressure to do well in his first official assignment. The…
PHNOM PENH (26 Oct 2008) – Now that the qualification round is over and where Laos and Cambodia have proven themselves worthy, they have to start looking at upping the ante for the main event of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 in December. But they will have little time to make drastic improvisation where the…
KUALA LUMPUR (26 Oct 2008) – Vietnam beat hosts Malaysia 6-5 in sudden death penalty to lift the 40th edition of the Merdeka Cup in the final that was played at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. The score at the end of regulation and extra-time was 0-0. The Malaysians who had confidently swept past…
KUALA LUMPUR (24 Oct 2008) – Malaysia booked their place in the final of the Merdeka Tournament this year when they beat Myanmar with a comprehensive 4-0 beating in the semi-finals which was played at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. In front of more than 10,000 screaming fans, the Malaysian side started strongly with…
HO CHI MINH CITY (20 Oct 2008) – It was an excellent final that was played out between hosts Vietnam and Australia at the Thang Long Stadium this evening. But in the end, it took an own goal in the 79th minute to decide the winner of this year’s AFF Women’s Championship. In their haste…
PHNOM PENH (22 Oct 2008) – Going into the fourth match day of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 qualifiers tomorrow, the forecast as to which teams will win the two available slots for the final round in December is still not very apparent. The early signs had pointed to the Philippines getting past the qualifiers…