SYDNEY (20 Feb 2016) – Ecstatic Australian coach Rob Varela described his side as the best ‘amateur team’ in Asia after they qualified for this year’s FIFA Futsal World Cup by defeating Kyrgyzstan 3-1 to take fifth place at the AFC Futsal Championshipon Friday. With only two overseas-based players in his squad, the team had…
SYDNEY (19 Feb 2016) – Australia coach Robert Varela insists Friday’s fifth place play-off with Kyrgyzstan at Universal Stadium is his side’s final as the Futsalroos look to book their ticket to the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia in September. After being eliminated at the quarter-final stage by Thailand, Australia responded well by seeing off…
DILI (6 Feb 2016) – Join the-afc.com as they take a look at the teams set to compete at the AFC Futsal Championship in Uzbekistan where silverware and five places at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 are up for grabs. The AFC Futsal Championship 2016 will be held on 10-21 February. QUALIFYING RESULTS…
SYDNEY (30 Jan 2016) – Taylor Regan had quite an introduction to Malaysian football, attending the final of the 2015 Malaysia Cup in December as more than 70,000 fans crammed into the Shah Alam Stadium. Double that number of tickets could have been sold and the Australian was sold on this passionate football country after signing…
SYDNEY (21 Jan 2016) – Olyroos boss Aurelio Vidmar says couldn’t fault the effort of his players who have been left devastated at seeing their 2016 Rio Olympics dream ended on Thursday morning (AEDT). The young Australians were held to a 0-0 draw against Jordan at the AFC U-23 Championships in Doha, meaning they finish…
BRISBANE (11 Jan 2016) – Brisbane Roar have regained the outright lead on the Hyundai A-League table after playing out a tense 0-0 stalemate with the Phoenix yesterday. A combination of international duty, injury and suspension saw both sides field vastly different starting line-ups at Westpac Stadium in a fixture that has traditionally rained goals.…