YANGON (19 Nov 2015) – Former Timor Leste coach Emerson Alcântara has been unveiled as the new coach of Yangon United – the multi-time winners of the Myanmar National League (MNL). Alcantara’s immediate task would be to prepare the squad for the Mekong Club Championship which begins this week – minus all four of their…
SYDNEY (18 Nov 2015) – Tim Cahill’s first half hat-trick helped Australia seal a comprehensive 4-0 win over Bangladesh on Tuesday and leapfrog Jordan at the top of the Group B 2018 FIFA World Cup/2019 AFC Asian Cup joint qualifiers table. Click here for the latest tables A further effort from Mile Jedinak saw Australia…
DILI (18 Nov 2015) – Football fans across Asia are to be offered a unique invitation to join the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) consultation process to deliver a new Vision and Mission for the AFC, which will help shape the game on the continent. The AFC’s process has already involved the organisation’s Executive Committee and…
HO CHI MINH CITY (17 Nov 2015) – Bangu Atletico Club of Brazil won the BTV Cup this week after beating South Korean Students’ 3-2 in the final. Gabriel do Carmo scored the opener just five minutes into the game before doubling the advantage three minutes later with a cheeky back heel. The Koreans fought…
VIENTIANE (16 Nov 2015) – FIFA on Monday banned the president of the Laos federation for two years while Nepal’s football chief was given ten years suspension. Viphet Sihachakr , the president of the Laos Football Federation (LFF) was banned for two years after he “solicited and accepted a payment from another football official” around…
MANILA (15 Nov 2015) – Former Philippines national captain Mariano Araneta received a fresh mandate to lead Philippine football for the next four years – winning a second term unopposed during the 12th Philippine Football Federation (PFF) Congress at the Century Park Hotel in Manila. The athlete-turned-businessman, who is also a member of the Executive Committee…