BANGKOK (3 Feb 2018) – The FA of Thailand (FAT) are set to host the annual King’s Cup next month and where they have confirmed the participation of four teams. Other than hosts Thailand, the other teams taking part are Gabon, Slovakia and the United Arab Emirates. The tournament has been slated for 23-25 March…
SYDNEY (2 Feb 2018) – Bert van Marwijk admitted Australia’s ‘sporting culture’ was one of the key factors behind his decision to take on the role as the new Caltex Socceroos coach. Van Marwijk, 65, was last week announced as Australia’s Head Coach for June’s tournament, taking over from Ange Postecoglou. The Dutchman flew…
MANILA (2 Feb 2018) – The Philippines Football League (PFL) 2018 will kick off in March with six teams taking part. This was approved by the PFL Board of Directors, chaired by Philippine Football Federation (PFFF) president Mariano Araneta. The PFL will start on 3 March with the format being two rounds of home and…
HANOI (1 Feb 2018) – The Vietnam Under 23 team received a USD 1 million windfall this week for their recent performance after finishing runners-up at the AFC U23 Championship in China. A total of VND23 billion (USD 1 million) were collected from different organisations – VND3.6 billion from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), VND1.5…
DILI (31 Jan 2018) – The stature and global appeal of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) club competitions was further underlined today with German cleaning equipment manufacturer Kärcher announced as the new official sponsor of both the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup. Dato’ Windsor John, the AFC General Secretary, said: “Kärcher are a…
YANGON (31 Jan 2018) – Yadanarbon FC still lead the Myanmar National League (MNL) 2018 as Yangon United kept chase at the top. Despite playing away on the weekend, both Yadanarbon and Yangon kept up their winning ways with the former disposing GFA 2-0 while the latter triumphant 3-1 over Saging United. A goal in…