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…
BANGKOK (7 Jan 2019) – The FA of Thailand (FAT) have ended their partnership with Milovan Rajevac following the team’s shocking 4-1 loss to India in their opening game of the AFC Asian Cup. FAT President Somyot Poompanmoung had warned that Milovan’s job would be on the line should he fail to lead the team…
SYDNEY (6 Jan 2019) – A dominant Australian side failed to catch a break with their full on possession when the defending champions fell to a 1-0 loss to Jordan in their opening game in Group B of the AFC Asian Cup. In the match that was played at the Hazza bin Zayed Stadium in…
BANGKOK (6 Jan 2019) – Thailand failed to ignite as they slumped to a 4-1 loss to India in their opening game of Group A of the AFC Asian Cup 2019. Despite having creating numerous chances at the start, it was India who went ahead when Sunil Chhetri converted a penalty in the 27th minute…