SYDNEY (2 Oct 2014) – Australia’s Western Sydney Wanderers will face Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in the final of the AFC Champions League after the A-League side edged out former finalists FC Seoul 2-0 on aggregate in their semi-final second leg on Wednesday. Mateo Poljak and Shannon Cole scored in either half at Parramatta Stadium following a goalless draw between the pair…
SYDNEY (1 Oct 2014) – The “100-Day Countdown” for the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 well and truly began today with events held across the region celebrating the increasing proximity of Asia’s premier football event. The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) oldest, largest and most important football tournament starts on January 9 when hosts Australia play Kuwait in front of an expected…
MANILA (30 Sept 2014) – The Philippines national side will take on Malaysia in a friendly slated for 11 October at the Shah Alam Stadium. The Malaysians were initially supposed to take on Jordan at the same venue but the latter had since rescinded the fixture. Both the Philippines and Malaysia are preparing for the…
YANGON (30 Sept 2014) – Yadanarbon were crowned champions of the Myanmar National League (MNL) 2014 where the one point in their final game of the season against Southern MYanmar ensured them the crown. The Mandalay-based side held Southern Myanmar to a 2-2 draw in the match that was played at the Youth Training Centre…
SYDNEY (29 Sept 2014) – Coach Choi Yong-soo remains confident FC Seoul can advance to a second straight AFC Champions League final by ending their continental goalscoring drought in Wednesday’s semi-final second leg against Australia’s Western Sydney Wanderers. Following a goalless draw with Western Sydney in Korea Republic a fortnight ago, FC Seoul have gone three matches without scoring in the AFC…
DILI (28 Sept 2014) – Following recent reports of possible match manipulation at the Incheon Asian Games 2014 football competition, the AFC would like to confirm that we are closely monitoring the situation. The AFC are working collaboratively with the Olympic Council of Asia to look into the matter, backed by a strong cooperative agreement between the two…