YANGON (31 May 2015) – Myanmar performed admirably on their FIFA U-20 World Cup debut but ultimately finished on the losing side as the South East Asians let slip an early lead to lose 2-1 to the USA in their Group A opener on Saturday. The USA, appearing at the tournament for the 14th time,…
SINGAPORE (31 May 2015) – The Malaysians might not have scored anywhere near the six goals each that were plundered by Vietnam and Thailand the previous day but as coach Datuk Ong Kim Swee said afterwards, winning the three points is more important than scoring lots of goals. Malaysia edged Timor Lest 1-0 on the…
SINGAPORE (30 May 2015) – Ten-man Malaysia had to survive some harrowing moments in the second half before they were able to beat a resilient Timor Leste side 1-0 on the second matchday of Group B of the men’s football event here at the Bishan Stadium. A moment of madness in the 32nd minute when…
JAKARTA (30 May 2015) – FIFA on Saturday suspended Indonesia after the government in Jakarta sought to oust the country’s football association, the latest crisis to hit the sport in Indonesia. The decision means Indonesian sides will no longer be able to take part in world football, and comes less than two weeks before the country…
SINGAPORE (30 May 2015) – Twelve goals on the first day of the men’s football event at the SEA Games 2015 makes for an exciting start to the campaign this year. And while there were expectations that the lesser-regarded teams would at least spring some surprise, the scorching heat seems to have seared all that…
DILI (30 May 2015) – A new election triumph in the midst of a corruption scandal established FIFA president Sepp Blatter as the politician who can come through any storm. Unapologetically divisive, Blatter has had to deal with scandal virtually since his first day in office. And Blatter knows that he still has a long…