HANOI (27 Jan 2018) – A late strike from substitute Andrey Sidorov in the final minute of extra-time gave Uzbekistan a 2-1 win over Vietnam for them to lift the AFC U23 Championship China 2018 title. In decidedly wintry conditions at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Center, it was Uzbekistan who controlled the early proceedings, and…
CANBERRA (27 Jan 2018) – Westfield Matildas star Sam Kerr received yet another accolade on Thursday night when she was named Young Australian of the Year at a ceremony in Canberra. Kerr has inspired thousands of Australians, for her exploits and endeavours both on and off the pitch. But on the field there’s arguably been…
MANILA (28 Jan 2018) – The Philippines Football Federation (PFF) have appointed Richard Boon as the head coach of the Philippine Women’s national team for the upcoming AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Jordan. Boon is an American coach who holds a US Soccer Federation A license. The American is an experienced coach and was the…
JAKARTA (26 Jan 2018) – Success does not come easy and certainly, it does not come over night. Indonesian head coach Luis Milla said this week that the problem with football nowadays is that everyone wants success – instantly. Milla said that having a short term contract meant that coaches cannot lay the foundation in…
SYDNEY (25 Jan 2018) – Bert van Marwijk will take the Socceroos to the World Cup in Russia, Football Federation Australia announced Thursday following Ange Postecoglou’s sudden resignation from the top job late last year. Dutchman Van Marwijk, who led Saudi Arabia to World Cup qualification before leaving in September last year over a contract dispute,…
HANOI (25 Jan 2018) – The Vietnamese women’s football team finished fourth in a quadrangular meet that was organised by the China Football Association (CFA) this week. In the tournament that was played out at Guangdong Province, Vietnam conceded a 2-0 loss to archrival Thailand on the last day of competition. The Thais completed the…