SYDNEY (11 October 2017) – Australia will be Asia’s representative in the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Inter-Continental Play-off after Tim Cahill scored an extra-time winner in a 2-1 victory over Syria at Stadium Australia on Tuesday that saw the Socceroos through with 3-2 on aggregate. Omar Al Soma (pictured below) opened the scoring in…
BANGKOK (10 October 2017) – A total of six teams will be taking part in the M-150 Cup 2017 which will be held in Thailand in December. The six teams will feature all Under-23 sides from hosts Thailand, Myanmar, Uzbekistan, North Korea, Japan and Vietnam. Thailand are in Group B against Vietnam and Myanmar, while…
MANILA (10 October 2017) – Philippine Azkals coach Thomas Dooley is already moving on with midfielder Manny Ott’s injury. While he can’t emphasize enough the importance of Ott’s in the line-up, Dooley says he has already a plan to offset the latest injury woes to hit the Azkals. “You try to find ways, solutions to…
SYDNEY (9 October 2017) – Caltex Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou believes a return to home soil will give his side a lift as they look to overcome Syria in a make-or-break World Cup qualifier second leg on Tuesday night at Sydney Olympic Park. Following a 1-1 draw in Thursday’s first leg in Malaysia, a win or…
BANGKOK (9 October 2017) – A solitary strike from Teerasil Dangda was enough to give Thailand a a hard fought 1-0 win over Kenya in a friendly that was played at the SCG Stadium last night. The win was Thailand’s second after scoring a 3-1 victory over Myanmar a few days earlier in Mandalay. Against…
DILI (8 October 2017) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Club Licensing Task Force reinforced its commitment to enhance the professionalism of club football in the Continent through closer collaboration with the AFC Member Associations and their clubs at its third meeting on Friday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. While the Task Force, led by Chairman…