MELBOURNE (31 July 2016) – Spanish giants Atletico Madrid crashed to a 1-0 loss to A-League side Melbourne Victory on their Australian pre-season tour in Geelong on Sunday. The European Champions League runners-up fell behind to a goal against the run of play shortly before half-time and were kept scoreless in the second half. For…
MANDALAY (30 July 2016) – The outcome of today’s last group match between Thailand, the reigning champions, and Vietnam did not really matter as both sides had already booked their places in the semi-finals of the AFF Myanmar Women’s Championship. While Vietnam stunned the Thais 2-0 to top the standings, tonight’s result only confirmed the…
MANDALAY (29 July 2016) – Hosts Myanmar and Australia Under-20 claimed their places in the last four of the AFF Myanmar Women’s Championship in contrasting fashion at the Mandalar Thiri Stadium here today. While the home team, backed by over 15,000 passionate fans, slogged to defeat Malaysia 2-1, the Australia Under-20 team recorded the biggest…
DILI (29 July 2016) – FIFA’s new general secretary, Fatma Samoura, said Friday her priority was restoring trust including among the organisation’s corporate sponsors, with FIFA in “a very turbulent moment” after more than a year of scandal. Samoura took over as the number two at world football’s governing body last month, after her appointment by…
MANDALAY (28 July 2016) – Defending champs Thailand and Vietnam both won their matches today to book their places in the AFF Myanmar Women’s Championship semifinals with one game to spare. The two teams won their respective matches today against Singapore (8-0) and Philippines (4-0) and have six points apiece. Thailand and Vietnam have unassailable…
HANOI (28 July 2016) – Vietnam’s campaign for their second AFF Suzuki Cup crown this year will have to be without midfielder Vu Ngọc Thịnh. Ngoc Thinh suffered a torn ligament during his club’s Hai Phong match against Hoang Anh Gia Lai on 10 July. After undergoing surgery on Monday in Hanoi, doctors have indicated…