HANOI (11 March 2011) – Former Philippines national chief coach Simon McMenemy has signed a two-year contract with V-League side Dong Tam Long An. “I would like to try myself here to help Dong Tam play better,” said McMenemy, who replaces Brazilian coach Marco Barbosa at the helm. McMenemy guided the Philippines national team to…
KUALA LUMPUR (10 March 2011) – Malaysia and Thailand eased into the second round of the 2012 Olympic Games qualifiers while ASEAN neighbours Indonesia and Myanmar fell after the second leg of the first round matches. The Malaysians had their 2-0 win in the first leg in Kuala Lumpur to thank in their win over…
SINGAPORE (9 March 2011) – The junior teams of Juventus FC of Italy and CR Flamengo of Brazil have confirmed their participation in the 23rd Lion City Cup 2011 – alongside Everton FC from England and Portugal’s Benfica. Joining the four teams in the tournament which started way back in 1977 are the Singapore Under-15…
BANGKOK (8 March 2011) – Thai Premier League champions Muang Thong United have unveiled former Vietnam chief coach Henrique Calisto as their new man at the helm. The Portuguese is reportedly receiving around USD30,000 (THB930,000) a month from the two-time defending Thai Premier Leauge champions making him the highest-paid coach in the TPL. “I am…
PHNOM PENH (8 March 2011) – Preah Khan Reach FC will face Build Bright FC in the final of the Hun Sen Cup 2011 after they each disposed of their semi-final opponents in contrasting fashion over the weekends. Preah Khan proved that they are the team to watch this year after handing Cambodian champions Naga…
JAKARTA (6 March 2011) – Pelita Jaya FC have signed John van Beukering on a three-year contract. Beukering – of Indonesian-Dutch descent – had previously been on a contract with Dutch club Feyenoord. But due to his inability to compete against Feyenoord’s other signings like Soren Larsen, Kriszian Simon and Ryo Niyaichi, Beukering has has…