JOHOR BARU (21 Jan 2017) – Malaysia Cup champions Kedah made a return to the elite league in style with a 1-1 draw against three-time Super League champions Johor Darul Takzim at Johor Bahru’s Larkin Stadium but took the Charity Shield 5-4 after a penalty shootout. New signing, Argentinian-born Brian Ferreira who holds an Iraqi…
PHNOM PENH (20 Jan 2017) – Cambodian international Chan Vathanaka has signed for Japanese third-tier side Fujieda MYFC on a one-year loan deal. The 23-year-old striker is currently attached to Boeung Ket Angkor. “Some people think that with my abilities I should be playing higher than the third division, but I want to work my…
DILI (20 Jan 2017) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary Committee has at its meeting on Thursday held the Federacao Futebol Timor-Leste (FFTL) and its General Secretary, Mr. Amandio de Araujo Sarmento (Amandio), liable for the use of falsified documents. Mr. Gelasio De Silva Carvalho (Gelasio), an official of the FFTL, was found to…
JOHOR BARU (19 Jan 2017) – Just two days before three-time Super League champions Johor Darul Takzim play Malaysia Cup champions Kedah in the Charity Shield in the M-League curtain raiser, the Southern Tigers shocked the local football fraternity by parting ways with their Argentine coach Mario Gomez. At a press conference held at Johor…
DILI (19 Jan 2017) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) independent Entry Control Body on Wednesday decided that Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) are ineligible to participate in AFC competitions for the 2017 season due to its indirect involvement in activities aimed at arranging or influencing the outcome of matches during the 2013 and 2014 K League…
YANGON (19 Jan 2017) – Former champions Yangon United made a smashing start to the Myamar National League (MNL) 2017 when they blasted Magwe Sesame Seeds 5-0 to go top of the table. Just five minutes in, Yangon went ahead off a header from Zaw Min Tun before Emeka (8th minute), Emerson (45th) then gave…