JAKARTA (28 March 2014) – A late penalty from Raphael Maitimo saved Indonesia the blushes when they escaped with a slim 1-0 win over lowly Andorra in a friendly this week in Valencia. Head coach Alfred Riedl commented afterwards that a draw would have been a fair result, considering the action of both teams. “It…
HANOI (27 March 2014) – Le Hung Dung has been appointed as the new president of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). Hung Dung was the only candidate for the post where he had also served as the acting president of the body following the announcement of an early retirement by then president Nguyen Trong Hy…
HANOI (26 March 2014) – Becamex Binh Duong showed their pedigree when they crushed Vissai Ninh Binh 5-2 on the ninth match day of the V-League 2014 at home at the Binh Duong Stadium. It was Binh Duong’s fourth win in five matches, which pushed the former double champions (2007 and 2008), to second at…
JAKARTA (25 March 2014) – The Indonesian Under-23 team has lined up matches against their counterparts from Sri Lanka an also Singapore as part of their preparations for the Asian Games 2014 in South Korea later in the year. The team is currently in centralised training camp in Jogjakarta until 6 April 2014. The plan…
DILI (24 March 2014) – Seiko Holdings Corporation have signed a three-year sponsorship deal to support the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as the Japanese company becomes the latest commercial backer of the continental body’s club programme. The agreement between the two organisations was completed ahead of the 2014 season and will see Seiko become the…
HANOI (23 March 2014) – The Vietnam Under-19 team suffered a loss in their final match of their England Tour when they fell to a 4-2 loss to the Birmingham youth side. What made the defeat even harder to swallow was the fact that the Vietnam side had taken a 2-0 lead on 16 minutes…