BANGKOK (22 Dec 2012) – Singapore won a record-breaking fourth AFF Suzuki Cup title despite dropping a goal to Thailand in the second leg final at the Supachalasai Stadium here tonight. The Lions, winners in 1998, 2004 and 2006, bagged the prestigious regional crown with a well-deserved 3-2 aggregate victory. Tonight’s win, worth USD200,000, ensured Singapore…
BANGKOK (22 Dec 2012) – Striker Kirati Kaewsombut’s header right at the end of the first half gave Thailand a hard-earned 1-0 lead over Singapore at the break in the second-leg, finals of the AFF Suzuki Cup tonight here Supachalasai Stadium. Needing to score at least two goals for them to lift their fourth crown,…
BANGKOK (22 Dec 2012) – The Asean Football Federation (AFF) have pledged a sum of USD100,000 to the victims of the deadly typhoon Bopha which claimed the lives of over 1,000 and left over 300,000 homeless. The AFF made the pledge at their Council Meeting held here today in conjunction with the AFF Suzuki Cup…
BANGKOK (22 Dec 2012) – Thailand, a three-time former winner of the prestigious AFF Suzuki Cup, will attempt to defy history by recovering from a first leg final loss to win the event for a record-breaking fourth time. Since the two-leg home and away format was introduced in 2004, all the teams that won the first-leg…
BANGKOK (22 Dec 2012) – Uzbek Irmatov Ravshan, three-time former Asian Referee of The Year, has been appoined to handle the second leg AFF Suzuki Cup final between Thailand and Singapore tomorrow night. Irmatov, voted the best Asian referee in 2008, 2009 and 2010, is rated among the best referees in the world. He missed…
JAKARTA (22 Dec 2012) – The FA of Indonesia (PSSI) have announced the list of 43 players who will be in training in preparation for the qualifying round of the AFC Asian Cup which will begin in early February 2013. Indonesia have been placed in Group C of the qualifiers against Iraq, China and Saudi…