Well-paid Vietnam football stars are increasingly looking to the investment sector as a way of supplementing their incomes away from the pitch. The most recent sports star to go into business is national Olympic team’s goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong, who received VND5 billion (USD250,000) for an extended three-year contract with V-League football club Dong Thap…
JAKARTA (26 Jan 2011) – Indonesia national coach Alfred Riedl has made his announcement the 25 players which will carry the country’s challenge for the qualifying round of the 2012 Olympic Games to be held in London. The 25 players selected were chosen from the several trials conducted earlier this month by Riedl and his…
SINGAPORE (25 Jan 2011) – The FA of Singapore (FAS) have placed their trust on Vanda Sports to reignite interest in the S-League. Winston Lee, the general secretary of the FAS said that he is confident that Vanda Sports can rekindle interest in the domestic competition. “Based on their track record, we are optimistic that…
HANOI (24 Jan 2011) – Following the injection of VND30 billion (USD1.5 million) from Eximbank, the V-League 2011 will see a three-fold increase in the prize money. The V-League champions for 2011 will see their purse increase from VND1 billion (USD50,000) to VND3 billion (USD150,000) while the runners-up will earn VND1.5 billion (USD77,000) and the…
JAKARTA (22 Jan 2011) – The FA of Indonesia (PSSI) will be USD5.5 million (IDR50 billion) richer following the approval from the Indonesian government to give financial assistance to the national sporting body. Angelina Sondakh of House Commission X said that the USD5.5 million allocations will have to be channeled to the men’s national football team.…
SINGAPORE (21 Jan 2011) – In the hope of generating more interest and attendance for S-League matches, the FA of Singapore (FAS) have decided to reschedule all their matches to the afternoon when the S-League 2011 season kick off on 12 February. The rationale behind the move by the FAS in rescheduling domestic fixtures to…