HANOI (Jan 2, 2008) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have announced a windfall of USD 43,400 (VND 700 million) for the winner of the V-League 2008 which will kick off on Jan 6, 2008. The V-League 2008 will still be funded by the Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) and where this season…
PHNOM PENH (Jan 1, 2008) – Cambodian football were given some friendly lessons from their Korean counterparts as the two countries treat the series of games this week as further effort to bridging relations. First up was the Cambodian Veterans winning 3-0 against the veterans from Korean Eagle with goals from Phea Sophiaktra in the…
BANGKOK (Dec 27, 2007) – Thailand will take on Iraq in the final of the 38th King’s Cup which will be played at the Stadium Rajamangala this Sunday. This follows hosts Thailand’s superb 1-0 win over North Korea and Iraq’s 3-1 victory Uzbekistan in the in the final match of the preliminary round of the…
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…