KUALA LUMPUR (9 July 2012) – The FA of Malaysia (FAM) have announced a training squad of 27 players in preparation for the two highly-rated friendlies against English sides Arsenal FC and Manchester City. The team under chief coach Datuk K. Rajagobal, who is using these games as part of their preparation for the AFF…
JAKARTA (9 July 2012) – The hotbed of football development Holland has been identified by the FA of Indonesia (PSSI) as the venue where their national Under-23 side will spend time polishing up for the SEA Games in Myanmar next year. Djohar Arifin Husin, the president of the PSSI, said that he had spoken to Micheal van…
HO CHI MINH CITY (8 July 2012) – Sergio Gargelli, the chief coach of Vietnam’s Futsal club Thai Son Nam felt that the country will need structural changes if they want either the national team or the club to progress further in continental futsal. In the recently concluded AFC Futsal Club Championship, Thai Son Nam…
KOTA BAHRU (8 July 2012) – Kelantan made it back to back titles in the Malaysian Super League when they lifted their second crown in two years last night after demolishing Perak 6-0 at home at the Sultan Mohd IV Stadium last night. What made the win this year more memorable was the fact that…
BANGKOK (8 July 2012) – Former champions Chonburi FC narrowed the gap at the top of the Thai Premier League 2012 when they set aside TTM Chiang Mai 1-0 to within five points of leaders SCG Muang Thong United – with a game in hand. In the game that was played at the Chiang Mai…
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter discussed 5 July’s historic, unanimous decision by the IFAB (International Football Association Board) to allow goal-line technology to be used in the game. Speaking to members of the international press, he also talked about additional assistant referees, his dramatic change in stance on technology and the need to maintain football’s…