BANGKOK (Dec 26, 2007) – Thailand made the final of the 38th King’s Cup after edging Asian Cup champions Iraq 2-1 – courtesy of a late own goal from Mohammed Ahmed Abid Ali. Up until the last ten minutes of play at the Stadium Rajamangala, the score was tied 1-1 after Nattaporn Phanrit’s header in…
HANOI (Dec 24, 2007) – Vietnam have been ranked eighth for the qualifying round of the Asian Cup 2011 – which was based on their awesome results at the Asian Cup 2007 of which they were one of the four hosts. Qualifications for the tournament which will be hosted by Qatar will see Iraq, Saudi…
BALI (Dec 22, 2007) – In what was the closest race for the hosting job of the biennial Asean Football Championship, Indonesia and Thailand have emerged as the two venues for 2008. After studying the possibilities from five potential countries – the others being Malaysia, Myanmar and Vietnam – the council decided to give the…
BALI (Dec 21, 2007) – Cambodia will host the qualifying round of the Asean Football Championship 2008 following the withdrawal of Laos from the hosting job. At the Competitions Committee meeting of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) this morning in Bali, reports were received on the current organising capabilities of the two countries concerned. But…
BALI (Dec 20, 2007) – In spite of the relaxed atmosphere here in the resort city of Bali, it will be an intense two days for the members of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) who have converged into this holiday destination in Indonesia. With almost two representatives from each of the 11 member countries in…
BANGKOK (Dec 18, 2007) – Thailand’s best-known Futsal player Somkid Chuenta recently completed his move to Kazakhstan club side Aktobe BTA on a year’s contract for an undisclosed fee. The transfer created history not only for Thailand but also for Southeast Asia when he became the first fully-pledged Futsal professional to ply his trade outside…