MANILA (6 Jan 2012) – The historic Rizal Memorial Stadium will be upgraded, courtesy of the third FIFA Goal project through the Philippines Football Federation (PFF). Mariano Araneta, the president of the PFF said to the Philippines Inquirer this week that through the project, the capacity of the stadium will be increased to 23,000 from…
KOTA BAHRU (5 Jan 2012) – Ambitious Kelantan have set nothing less than the AFC Cup 2012 title alongside the other domestic trophies at stake as their target for the new Malaysian League season which will kick off in two days. “We have been one of the better local teams over the past few seasons.…
SURABAYA (5 Jan 2012) – Persebaya Surabaya lifted the Unity Cup after beating Kelantan 3-2 in the second leg of the one-off event at the Stadion Gelora 10 November Tambaksari. The score at the end of the first leg played the previous week at the Sultan Mohd IV Stadium in Kota Bahru had ended in…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (5 Jan 2012) – Brunei chief coach Kwon Oh-Son will be out to create history when his team take part in the Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy (HBT) 2012 next month. In the three editions (2002, 2005 and 2007) which the Sultanate side has organized, Brunei have yet to make past the group stage.…
PHNOM PENH (5 Jan 2012) – Ly Kimchhun, the chairman of Preah Khan Reach FC, felt that taking part in the Malaysia FA Cup is a great step for the Cambodian club. Preah Khan, the Hun Sen Cup winners in 2011, are the latest team to be invited to play in the Malaysia FA Cup,…
HANOI (4 Jan 2012) – Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) raced to the top of the newly launched Vietnam Super League with a 3-1 win over Vicem Hai Phong at the Pleiku Stadium as former champions Becamex Binh Duong kept it close with a 2-0 victory over Kien Long Bank Kien Giang at the Go…