HANOI (16 Feb 2012) – Sergio Gargelli , the chief coach of the Vietnam national Futsal team, feels that the match against Malaysia in the qualifying round of the ASEAN zone of the AFC Futsal Championship next week will be decisive for their progress into tournament proper. Vietnam are placed in Group B alongside Malaysia,…
HANOI (15 Feb 2012) – Newcomer Saigon FC moved up to second in the Vietnam Super League after dumping former champions SHB Da Nang 2-1 at the Thong Nhat Stadium. The win allowed Saigon to not only occupy the spot behind current league leaders Hanoi T&T, but also ensured that they remained unbeaten after five…
MANILA (15 Feb 2012) – The Philippines national team bounced back to beat Al Ahli of Qatar 3-1 in the second friendly in their Tour of the Middle East to at once erase the bitter experience of losing 3-0 to the Uzbekistan Under-23 in their first friendly a few days earlier. In the match against…
JAKARTA (14 Feb 2012) – Muslim women are being driven away from football by FIFA’s ban of the hijab, with more likely to follow if rule makers fail to reverse the decision at a meeting next month, Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan said. While physical Olympic sports such as rugby and taekwondo allow Muslim…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (14 Feb 2012) – The failure of several key players in the mandatory beep test cost DPMM FC’s the full points when they were held to a 2-2 draw by defending champions Tampines Rovers FC in their opening game of the S-League at the Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium last night. DPMM FC…
DILI (14 Feb 2012) – The official draw for the AFC Under-22 Asian Cup qualifiers was made this afternoon at the AFC House with the 41 Member Associations being divided into seven groups. There are only 15 available spots for the final competition to be played in 2013. The qualifiers will take place from 23…