MANILA (17 April 2018) – Philippines’ dream of reaching a first ever FIFA Women’s World Cup came to end as they were soundly beaten in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2018 play-off for fifth, but captain Tahnai Annis believes the tournament could be a turning point for the women’s game in the country. Annis, who…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (16 April 2018) – The sixth edition of the Hassanak Bolkiah trophy will kick off on 23 April 2018 with seven teams taking part. Teams are restricted to using only Under-22 years-old players with hosts Brunei, Thailand, Myanmar and Timor Leste in Group A. In Group B are Laos, Singapore and Cambodia.…
BINH DUONG (15 April 2018) – Becamex Bình Duong held their nerves playing with ten men to hold FLC Thanh Hoa to a 3-3 draw in the V.League 2018 at the Go Dau Stadium. Despite playing with ten men when To Van Vu was sent off in the 78th minute after both head coach Tran…
JAKARTA (14 April 2018) – With the decision to return Bima Sakti back as the assistant to Indonesia national Under-23 head coach Luis Milla, the question this week will be who will be appointed to lead the U19 for the AFC Championship later this year. Bima was chosen as the head coach of the Indonesian…
SYDNEY (14 April 2018) – Australia confirmed their place in the FIFA Women’s World Cup next year in Paris – courtesy of a late, late goal from the prolific Sam Kerr that gave them a 1-1 draw against former world champions Japan. The Japanese had taken the lead through Mizuho Sakaguchi’s 63rd minute strike but…
DILI (14 April 2018) – The 10 countries of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) officially gave their backing Friday for the joint bid from the United States, Mexico and Canada for the 2026 World Cup. The CONMEBOL board announced in a statement that they had taken the decision “unanimously” to support the North American…