JOHOR BARU (4 Jan 2019) – Five-time Malaysia Super League champions Johor Darul Takzim have signed up Brazilian hit man Diogo Luis Santo from Thai League 1 champions Buriram United. The 31-year-old Brazilian comes with strong credentials and the Southern Tigers could not have asked for a better player as they look to make…
BANGKOK (3 Jan 2019) – ASEAN powerhouse did not get the result they were looking for in their final test ahead of the AFC Asian Cup which starts in a few days when they fell to a 2-0 loss to Oman. Oman got the ball rolling after 25 minutes through Ahmed Mubarak before doubling the…
SYDNEY (2 Jan 2019) – Caltex Socceroos goalkeeper Mat Ryan said it was a ‘special moment’ to play his 50th cap for Australia, but insisted this is only the beginning of his hard work. When Ryan started in goals against Oman, he became the youngest ever Australian player to reach 50 ‘A’ International caps for…
HANOI (1 Jan 2019) – Vietnam head into the AFC Asian Cup this week on a high after beating ASEAN neighbours Philippines 4-2 in a friendly that was played this week at the Grand Hamad Stadium in Qatar. The newly crowned ASEAN champions got the goals through Nguyen Quang Hai, Phan Van Duc, Doan Van…
DILI (31 Dec 2018) – The Asean Football Federation (AFF) think tank deserved a pat on the back for injecting a new vigour to the biennial tournament with a new format this year. Without doubt the new “home and away” format was a roaring success as it brought along and injected a new wave of…
PETALING JAYA (31 Dec 2018) – International Akhyar Rashid is Johor Darul Takzim player – with a four-year contract with the Southern Tigers from 2019. Akhyar’s home state Kedah will also get more than RM75,000 as compensation as stipulated by the FA of Malaysia (FAM). Instead, JDT will pay an extra RM25,000 and pay the…