SINGAPORE (17 Feb 2012) – The much-improved performance of the LIONSXII team in the on-going Malaysian Super League has caught the eye of Singapore chief coach Radojko Avramovic where he has decided to give a recall to striker Agu Casimir and defender Baihakki Khaizan for the team’s next assignment. The duo were dropped from the…
JAKARTA (16 Feb 2012) – The Liverpool FC International Football Academy & Football School (LFCIFA) have teamed up with Indonesian agricultural firm PT Agspec to bring football to rural kids in West Java farming communities. The four month long competition and coaching clinic will kick-off later this month with participating teams from West Java’s regencies…
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…