BANGKOK (21 June 2012) – Defending champions Buriram United kept up the pressure at the top of the Thai Premier League 2012 when they beat TTM Chiang Mai 2-0 on the road. The northeastern side took the lead through Ghana’s Frank Acheampong in the sixth minute before doubling their lead through Ekachai Sumre just before…
JAKARTA (21 June 2012) – Andi Mallarangeng, the Indonesian Sports Minister, has promised that the allocated funds will be disbursed to the FA of Indonesia (PSSI) as long as they stick to the fundamentals of the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). After months of uncertainty in as far as the future of Indonesian football…
PHNOM PENH (21 June 2012) – Phnom Penh’s iconic National Olympic Stadium would not be lost to the city’s rapid development – an official at Canadia Bank’s Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC) told the Phnom Penh Post this week in response to questions about an online campaign launched in opposition to the rumoured plan. Meng…
MANILA (20 June 2012) – The Philippines Football Federation (PFF) have arranged four friendly games for their national side in the United States this August as part of their preparation for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2012. The PFF stated that among the possible teams they will be playing against in their 15-day training camp in…
YANGON (19 June 2012) – The Myanmar national Under-22 side had a tough time during their trip to South Korea recently when they lost all their friendly matches. The team under new chief coach Park Sung Hwa spent one month training and playing games against university teams in Korea. “Myanmar had no way of beating…
DILI (19 June 2012) – The AFC recently successfully organised a seminar called ‘MRI for Age Determination’ for the West Asian region in the capital of Jordan – the first such a programme in the region following the AFC’s move to de-centralise their educational programmes. Thirteen radiologists from 13 countries attended the seminar which was…