BANGKOK (1 August 2020) – After coming close to the title twice before, Thailand are hoping that this year’s AFC Futsal Championship crown in Turkmenistan may yet be theirs. Thailand were the runners-up in 2008 (lost to Iran 4-0 in the final) and then in 2012 (lost 6-1 to Japan). But with Thailand fielding what…
HANOI (31 July 2020) – In spite of the fact that the LS V.League 2020 is currently suspended due to the recurrence of COVID-19, there are no plans to totally abandon the 2020 season. Tran Anh Tu, the chairman of V.League organisers Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF), said that cancelling the league would…
KUALA LUMPUR (30 July 2020) – The ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) today announced that the AFF Suzuki Cup 2020 will be postponed until 2021 in view of the rapidly deteriorating coronavirus situation, regionally and globally. For AFF, the health and safety of the players, coaches, partners, fans and the public are of the highest priority,…
HANOI (30 July 2020) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have been confirmed as the host Member Association for the AFC Cup 2020 ASEAN Zone Groups F and G matches, which are scheduled to take place over three match days from September 23 to September 29, 2020. The matches in Group F will take place…
MANILA (30 July 2020) – Philippine Football Federation (PFF) officials expressed gratitude after the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) between the Department of Health (DOH), Games and Amusements Board (GAB), and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) was signed Monday, 27 July 2020, paving way for the return to training of professional teams. The Inter-Agency Task Force…
DILI (30 July 2020) – FIFA’s groundbreaking COVID-19 Relief Plan reached a major milestone as the Bureau of the FIFA Council approved the plan’s regulations. Under the terms of the COVID-19 Relief Plan, USD 1.5 billion is being made available to support all 211 FIFA Member Associations and the six Confederations to assist in the…