YANGON (3 June 2015) – Myanmar crashed to their second defeat of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup on Monday when the tournament debutants conceded six times in the second-half to go down 6-0 to Ukraine. Looking to bounce back from their 2-1 defeat to the USA in their Group A opener on Saturday, Myanmar…
DILI (3 June 2015) – Statement by Sepp Blatter on Tuesday announcing he would be stepping down as president of world football’s governing body FIFA: “I have been reflecting deeply about my presidency and about the forty years in which my life has been inextricably bound to FIFA and the great sport of football. I cherish…
SINGAPORE (3 June 2015) – The disappointment was obvious and Aji Santoso could not hide the fact that the problems off the pitch that are affecting Indonesian football currently, had a hand in the team’s 4-2 loss to Myanmar at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Speaking at the post match press conference Aji said that while…
SINGAPORE (2 June 2015) – Myanmar made a smashing start to their campaign in Group A of the men’s football event when they smashed Indonesia 4-2 in the match that was played at the Jalan Besar Stadium tonight. Buoyed by an enthusiastic crowd of several thousands, Myanmar scored twice in each half to pick up…
SINGAPORE (2 June 2015) – He asked for it and the Asian Football Confederation rightly slapped a six-match ban on Malaysia’s talented footballer Nazmi Faiz Mansor for spitting on Timor Leste’s Filipe Oliveira. The lengthy ban did not come as a surprise although some parties may still question the six-match suspension which effectively shut the…
SYDNEY (2 June 2015) – Australia’s ‘Matildas’ have yet to progress out of the quarter-finals at five women’s World Cups, but team leaders say they are ready to turn potential into genuine contention in Canada next month. The Matildas have to first get out of a tough Group D containing two-time winners United States, Sweden…