DILI (26 May 2011) – FIFA are investigating allegations of bribery involving presidential candidate Mohamed Hammam and FIFA vice president Jack Warner – just days ahead of Sepp Blatter’s bid for re-election as head of football’s governing body. The two senior officials will face an ethics investigation at FIFA headquarters on Sunday, three days before…
PHNOM PENH (26 May 2011) – Phnom Penh Crown FC qualified for the final round of the AFC President’s Cup 2011 despite losing their last qualifying Group A match 1-0 to Kyrgyzstan’s Neftchi FC. With the result, Neftchi FC win Group A while Phnom Penh Crown emerged as the runners-up and where they will join…
HANOI (25 May 2011) – Nguyen Trong Hy, the chairman of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has confirmed Falko Goetz of Germany as the new chief coach of Vietnam. He said that Goetz – a former coach of Hertha Berlin – will sign a contract worth USD25,000 a month with the VFF next week. “We…
BANGKOK (25 May 2011) – A hat-trick from Franck Ohandza of Cameroon gave Buriram PEA a well-deserved 4-0 win over SCG Samut Songkhram to extend their lead at the top of the Thai Premier League 2011 to six points. Ohandza was on target in the 16th, 61st and 65th minute before Obama Joseph Florent completed…
MANILA (24 May 2011) – Negros Occidental FA won the Philippines Football Federation (PFF)-Suzuki Under-23 National Championships when they destroyed Iloilo FA 9-0 in the second-leg final that was played at the Panaad Stadium in Bacolod City. Following their 3-1 win from the first leg just a few days earlier, Negros Occidental were all fired…
JAKARTA (24 May 2011) – Joko Driyono, a member of the FIFA-appointed Normalisation Committee, said that the possibility of the Indonesia FA (PSSI) being sanctioned by FIFA is 2,000%. The Congress to elect a new chairman, deputy chairman and also the executive committee ended in chaos last week which forced Agum Gumelar, the chairman of…