SINGAPORE (29 June 2017) – A double from Stipe Plazibat snapped Albirex Niigata (S)’s unbeaten run in the Great Eastern-Hyundai S.League when they suffered a 2-0 loss to Home United at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Plazibat struck on either side of half-time as the White Swans fell to their first defeat after 12 games in the S.League.…
BANGKOK (28 June 2017) – Jose Maria Mendes or Pulpis has signed up as the new head coach of Thai Futsal on a three year contract. Following the departure of Miguel Rodrigo, who has since joined Vietnam, Pulpis’s immediate task would be to form a team for the SEA Games 2017 in Kuala Lumpur in…
HO CHI MINH CITY (28 June 2017) – Newly-appointed Vietnam Futsal head coach Miguel Rodrigo has chosen Thailand as their destination to polish the squad ahead of the SEA Games 2017 in Kuala Lumpur in August. This follows his announcement of 17 players, who has been selected for the centralised training camp which starts this…
MANILA (27 June 2017) – Japanese midfielder Takashi Odawara struck twice as JPV Marikina edged Global Cebu, 2-1, to seize top spot in the Philippines Football League at Rizal Memorial Stadium. Odawara scored in each half as JPV came away with a fifth straight victory to leapfrog past Meralco Manila on top with 18 points.…
SYDNEY (27 June 2017) – Australia exited the FIFA Confederations Cup on Sunday despite securing an impressive 1-1 draw with South American champions Chile. Knowing that only a win by two goals or more would secure their passage through the semi-finals, Australia went ahead on 42 minutes at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow when Robbie…
DILI (26 June 2017) – The first AFC Women’s Coaching Tutors Course taking place in Shanghai, China PR, this and next week, highlights the importance of coaching for women’s football development. The 25 participants are leading coaches from 22 AFC Member Associations, with two participants from the continent’s biggest countries China PR and India, and a representative of the Oceania Football Confederation, the Papua New Guinea Football…