BACOLOD CITY (1 Dec 2018) – A dwindling squad does not bother Sven Goran Eriksson one bit as the Philippines head coach looks forward to playing Vietnam in the first leg, semifinals of the AFF Suzuki Cup tomorrow night at the Panaad Park and Stadium. The Philippines have had to grapple with injuries and non-availability…
DILI (30 Nov 2018) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competitions Committee has recommended that the AFC U-16 and U-19 competitions become U-17 and U-20 competitions from 2022 to ensure Asian teams are competitive in FIFA tournaments. At their meeting in Muscat on Monday, Oman under the chairmanship of Saoud Al Mohannadi, the committee heard…
KUALA LUMPUR (30 Nov 2018) – Thailand coach Milovan Rajevac wants to end his team’s losing track record against Malaysia at the National Stadium. While the head-to-head record of 13 matches is in favour of Thailand, the interesting fact is that their losses were in Bukit Jalil. Playing at the National Stadium and in front of…
BACOLOD CITY (30 Nov 2018) – The Philippines will have to make do without the overlapping runs of Daisuke Sato when they take on Vietnam in the semi-final of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018. The winger has had to return to his Romanian club – ACS Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe. “On to the semi-final of…
BACOLOD CITY (29 Nov 2018) – There were two extra set of eyes in Jakarta when Indonesia take on the Philippines in the last group match last Sunday. In fact, there were also two more in Bangkok when hosts Thailand entertained Singapore at the same time. And certainly both men were not there to…
BANGKOK (28 Nov 2018) – Midfielder Sanrawat Dechmitr has come out in defence of Thailand’s defensive quality ahead of their clash against Malaysia in the semifinals of the AFF Suzuki Cup on Saturday. Defending champions Thailand will play Malaysia in the first leg semifinals in Kuala Lumpur before the return tie in Bangkok a few…