BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (21 Feb 2016) – TELECOM service provider DST continued their support of local football following their sponsorship extension this week with the National FA of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD). The signing of the agreement makes DST Group the title sponsor for this year’s DST Super League, DST Premier League, DST FA Cup and…
SYDNEY (20 Feb 2016) – Ecstatic Australian coach Rob Varela described his side as the best ‘amateur team’ in Asia after they qualified for this year’s FIFA Futsal World Cup by defeating Kyrgyzstan 3-1 to take fifth place at the AFC Futsal Championshipon Friday. With only two overseas-based players in his squad, the team had…
SYDNEY (19 Feb 2016) – Australia coach Robert Varela insists Friday’s fifth place play-off with Kyrgyzstan at Universal Stadium is his side’s final as the Futsalroos look to book their ticket to the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia in September. After being eliminated at the quarter-final stage by Thailand, Australia responded well by seeing off…
DILI (19 Feb 2016) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations (MAs) on Wednesday voiced united support to reform the world football’s governing body FIFA. The meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, offered a vital opportunity for the AFC MAs to widen their knowledge of the FIFA Reform Process, including a comprehensive question-and-answer session. The AFC…
BANGKOK (19 Feb 2016) – Thailand coach Victor Hermans has announced that the forthcoming FIFA Futsal World Cup will be his last, with the tournament ever-present stating that he will not be coaching at the global finals after Colombia 2016. Speaking following the 6-1 AFC Futsal Championship quarter-final victory over Australia, which qualified the Thais…
HANOI (18 Feb 2016) – Phung Trong Luan scored the decisive penalty as Vietnam edged out defending champions Japan 2-1 on penalties in Wednesday’s AFC Futsal Championship quarter-final following a 4-4 draw after extra-time to secure a place in the semi-finals for the first time and qualification for a maiden FIFA Futsal World Cup. After…