PHNOM PENH (4 Feb 2018) – Former Cambodian champions NagaWorld have snapped up former Japanese youth international Tatsuro Inui in an effort to inject more presence for the new season. The 27-year-old midfielder, was a member of S.League winning side Albirex Niigata Singapore two years ago. Following appearances for Japan’s Under-15 to U-18 teams, Inui…
BANGKOK (3 Feb 2018) – The FA of Thailand (FAT) are set to host the annual King’s Cup next month and where they have confirmed the participation of four teams. Other than hosts Thailand, the other teams taking part are Gabon, Slovakia and the United Arab Emirates. The tournament has been slated for 23-25 March…
SYDNEY (2 Feb 2018) – Bert van Marwijk admitted Australia’s ‘sporting culture’ was one of the key factors behind his decision to take on the role as the new Caltex Socceroos coach. Van Marwijk, 65, was last week announced as Australia’s Head Coach for June’s tournament, taking over from Ange Postecoglou. The Dutchman flew…
MANILA (2 Feb 2018) – The Philippines Football League (PFL) 2018 will kick off in March with six teams taking part. This was approved by the PFL Board of Directors, chaired by Philippine Football Federation (PFFF) president Mariano Araneta. The PFL will start on 3 March with the format being two rounds of home and…
HANOI (1 Feb 2018) – The Vietnam Under 23 team received a USD 1 million windfall this week for their recent performance after finishing runners-up at the AFC U23 Championship in China. A total of VND23 billion (USD 1 million) were collected from different organisations – VND3.6 billion from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), VND1.5…
BANGKOK (1 Feb 2018) – Muangthong United of Thailand and Ceres Negros FC of the Philippines – fell in the AFC Champions’s League qualifiers this week. Muangthong came undone 3-0 to Kashiwa Reysol of Japan while Ceres conceded a 2-0 loss to China’s Tianjin Quanjian. Kashiwa’s Cristiano converted a Junya Ito cut-back in the 51st…