SURABAYA (31 Jan 2010) – Persebaya FC from Surabaya will change the name of their fan club from ‘bonek’ to ‘bajul ijo’ (Green Force) – in reference to the team’s shirt color. The name change was initiated in a bid to change the image of the fan club from one which was known as a…
HANOI (30 Jan 2010) – Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism along with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have agreed in principle to set aside between VND80 to VND100 billion (over USD5 million) for the Thang Long – Hanoi Football Championship later in the year. The meet, which is being used to celebrate the…
PHNOM PENH (28 Jan 2010) – An early striker from Lee Dong-kun gives Ulsan University of South Korea a slim 1-0 win over the Cambodia national team at the National Olympic Stadium. Dong-kun’s seventh minute strike was enough to separate the two sides as Ulsan completed their tour of Cambodia with a perfect two-for-two record.…
NAKHON RATCHASIMA (27 Jan 2010) – The FA of Thailand (FAT) through the organisers of the King’s Cup have donated USD120,000 (4,017,000 baht) to earthquake victims of Haiti. Suwat Liptanpanlop, the chairman of the King’s Cup organising committee, handed the money collected from ticket sales to Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. Datuk Worawi Makudi, the…
SINGAPORE (26 Jan 2010) – The FA of Singapore (FAS) have received a sponsorship of USD100,000 from an anonymous philanthropist towards their organization of the football event in the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) this year. Zainudin Nordin, the president of the FAS, received the sponsorship cheque from Ng Ser Miang, vice-president of the Singapore Olympic…
PHNOM PENH (25 Jan 2010) – Preah Khan Reach FC fell to a 3-1 loss to Ulsan University of South Korea in a friendly that was played at the National Olympic Stadium. In front of just over 2,000 fans, the homesters started strongly when import Ande Apollo in the 20th minute for Preah Khan to…