SYDNEY (9 October 2017) – Caltex Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou believes a return to home soil will give his side a lift as they look to overcome Syria in a make-or-break World Cup qualifier second leg on Tuesday night at Sydney Olympic Park. Following a 1-1 draw in Thursday’s first leg in Malaysia, a win or…
BANGKOK (9 October 2017) – A solitary strike from Teerasil Dangda was enough to give Thailand a a hard fought 1-0 win over Kenya in a friendly that was played at the SCG Stadium last night. The win was Thailand’s second after scoring a 3-1 victory over Myanmar a few days earlier in Mandalay. Against…
DILI (8 October 2017) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Club Licensing Task Force reinforced its commitment to enhance the professionalism of club football in the Continent through closer collaboration with the AFC Member Associations and their clubs at its third meeting on Friday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. While the Task Force, led by Chairman…
MANDALAY (7 Oct 2017) – Thailand were just too commanding in Mandalay when they beat hosts Myanmar 3-1 in an international ‘A’ friendly that was played at the Mandalar Thiri Stadium this week. Mongkol Thosakrai opened account in the 12th minute before Teerasil Dangda doubled the advantage in the 32nd minute. And even though Myanmar…
HANOI (7 October 2017) – Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) will take on Becamex Bình Dương in the final of the National Cup 2017. In the semi-finals, SLNA beat Quang Nam 7-4 on aggregate while Binh Duong edged SHB Da Nang 5-2 on aggregate. Playing away to Quang Nam was no deterrent to SLNA when…
BACOLOD CITY (6 Oct 2017) – Three former national team players are part of the ongoing Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ‘B’ Coaching Certificate Course (Part 1) held in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. Organized by the Philippine Football Federation, in coordination with AFC, this is the second course held in the country this year. 18 participants…