PETALING JAYA (4 Nov 2015) – FIFA on Wednesday ordered Palestine to play World Cup qualifying matches against Saudi Arabia and Malaysia at neutral venues because of security fears. A FIFA emergency bureau made the decision after the Saudis announced on Tuesday they would refuse to travel to the occupied territories for their match. FIFA…
HO CHI MINH CITY (3 Nov 2015) – Hanoi T&T won the Vietnam National Under-21 Football Championship when they beat An Giang 2-1 in the final that was played at the Thong Nhat Stadium. Two goals from Van Thanh – the first as early as third minute off a cross from Van Hiep and then…
JAKARTA (2 Nov 2015) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday met FIFA officials in Jakarta for crisis talks nearly six months after football’s governing body banned his country from international competition. Indonesia was suspended in May after the government attempted to replace the country’s football association, known as the PSSI, at the height of…
SYDNEY (2 Nov 2015) – Internationally respected Australian FIFA futsal referee Chris Colley has been invited to attend the UEFA course for international futsal referees being held in Belgrade, Serbia from 3 – 5 November 2015. Attended by UEFA’s best futsal referees and instructors, the course aims to continue to improve the quality and consistency…
BANGKOK (2 Nov 2015) – Thai Beverage signed a three-year extension to what it described as “more than a partnership, a memorable friendship” with Spanish La Liga giants Barcelona. The company, which makes Chang beer, has been the regional partner of the Catalan side, winners of the La Liga title, Spanish Cup and the Champions…
JOHOR BARUÂ (1 Nov 2015) – Where others failed Malaysian Super League champions Johor Darul Takzim created Malaysian football in the Tajikistan capital city of Dushanbe – defeating Tajikistan club FC Istiklol in the AFC Cup final on Saturday. The Johor outfit defeated Istiklol 1-0 in final which was watched by HRH Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar…