CHONBURI (22 July 2017) – Vietnam served the ultimate surprise at this year’s AFF Under-15 Championship when they beat hosts Thailand 4-2 on penalties to lift only their second crown in the thirteen year history of the meet. The score at the end of the regulatory 80 minutes was 0-0. Vietnam, who last won the…
BANGKOK (22 July 2017) – The FA of Thailand (FAT) have notified the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) of their decision to withdraw from the on-going bidding process for the AFC Asian Cup to be staged in 2023. China PR and Korea Republic will now contest the right to stage Asia’s showcase national team event in…
JAKARTA (22 July 2017) – The FA of Indonesia (PSSI) have given the assurance that the Indonesian men’s Futsal team will be in Kuala Lumpur next month to take part in the SEA Games 2017.. Earlier, there were some uncertainty as to the team’s participation after the Futsal Federation of Indonesia (FFI) indicated that they…
SINGAPORE (22 July 2017) – An extra-time winner by Tsubasa Sano saw Albirex Niigata (S) sink Warriors 1-0 in The New Paper League Cup final to clinch a record-breaking fourth triumph in this tournament in front of 2,384 fans at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night. Jordan Webb had a chance to win it for…
HANOI (21 July 2017) – Vietnam women’s football head coach Mai Duc Chung wants his players to play easy football and forget about the target of winning gold at the SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur next month. The Vietnam women’s football team has been set with the target of winning the gold medal as against…
MANILA (21 July 2017) – The Philippines has pulled out of hosting the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, the government said, Friday to focus on rebuilding a city ravaged by a two-month battle between security forces and Islamic militants. The country’s sports officials formally abandoned their plans to host the games after a series of meetings with…