Timor Leste
DILI (31 March 2012) – FIFA Executive Committee has given the FA of Indonesia (PSSI) until 15 June 2012 to settle the issue of dualism of their top flight football. Since last year, the PSSI have been grappling with having two elite leagues – the Indonesia Super League and also the Indonesia Premier League –…
DILI (29 March 2012) – The AFF Futsal Championship 2012 has been rescheduled to two days later from the original date following the request from the FA of Timor Leste (FFTL). The FFTL made the request due to the fact that the country will be having their General Election on 16 April 2012. In a…
DILI (24 March 2012) – AFC Acting President Zhang Jilong and FIFA Vice-President HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein signed a Collaboration Agreement between AFC and the Asian Football Development Project (AFDP) this week. Jilong and HRH Prince Ali inked the agreement following a presentation to the AFC Executive Committee and their approval of the…
DILI (22 March 2012) – The AFC Women’s Committee has hailed the International Football Association Board (IFAB)’s unanimous endorsement of the use of headscarves in women’s matches. In the meeting chaired by AFC Vice-President Moya Dodd, the members were unanimous in thanking Asia’s FIFA Executive Committee members, especially FIFA Vice-President HRH Prince Ali Bin Al…
Any coach or player will tell you that injuries are part and parcel of football. In the modern era, footballers can consider themselves lucky if they go through their careers without having a break, tear or rupture, but there are some injuries that should just never happen to a professional player. As we’ll discover as…
Triumphant in three of the four FIFA World Cup™ competitions in which he appeared, Pele’s appetite for the greatest footballing show on the planet remains undimmed at the age of 71. An enthusiastic and sprightly ambassador for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, Pele is eagerly awaiting the chance to welcome the world in two years’…