YANGON (10 Jan 2019) – Shan United FC delivered their first salvo of the new season when they dumped highly-rated Yangon United 5-4 in the penalty shootout to lift the MFF Charity Shield at the Aung San Stadium. The score at the end of regulation was 1-1. With defending champions Yangon United struggling with some…
BANGKOK (10 Jan 2019) – Thailand put their nightmare against India behind them to bounce back and beat Bahrain 1-0 at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai to put their AFC Asian Cup 2019 campaign back on track. The ASEAN powerhouse suffered a humiliating start to their Asian Cup campaign when they fell to a…
HANOI (9 Jan 2019) – The Video assistant referee (VAR) will be introduced in stages in V.League 1, starting from the new 2019 season which starts next month. Tran Anh Tu, general director of the Vietnam Professional Football (VPF) Company confirmed the latest development at a meeting in Hanoi. “I do not know much about…
PETALING JAYA (8 Jan 2019) – Tan Cheng Hoe has been given a new two-year contract as the Malaysian national coach by the FA of Malaysia (FAM). The 51-year-old flew in from Penang and was ‘delighted’ with the new deal which will allow him to work on his plans for Malaysia’s campaign at the 2020…
HANOI (8 Jan 2019) – A late strike from Ali Adnan denied newly crowned ASEAN champions Vietnam the one point from their Group D opener when they fell to a 3-2 loss to Iraq at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The 2007 champions clawed back from two goals down before Adnan’s sublime…
MANILA (7 Jan 2019) – The Philippines put up some strong performances in their first ever appearance at the AFC Asian Cup but they just could not prevent South Korea from walking away 1-0 winners in their opening Group C tie at the Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai. Playing without the Younghusbands gave the Philippines…