SINGAPORE (25 Jan 2011) – The FA of Singapore (FAS) have placed their trust on Vanda Sports to reignite interest in the S-League. Winston Lee, the general secretary of the FAS said that he is confident that Vanda Sports can rekindle interest in the domestic competition. “Based on their track record, we are optimistic that…
HANOI (24 Jan 2011) – Following the injection of VND30 billion (USD1.5 million) from Eximbank, the V-League 2011 will see a three-fold increase in the prize money. The V-League champions for 2011 will see their purse increase from VND1 billion (USD50,000) to VND3 billion (USD150,000) while the runners-up will earn VND1.5 billion (USD77,000) and the…
JAKARTA (22 Jan 2011) – The FA of Indonesia (PSSI) will be USD5.5 million (IDR50 billion) richer following the approval from the Indonesian government to give financial assistance to the national sporting body. Angelina Sondakh of House Commission X said that the USD5.5 million allocations will have to be channeled to the men’s national football team.…
SINGAPORE (21 Jan 2011) – In the hope of generating more interest and attendance for S-League matches, the FA of Singapore (FAS) have decided to reschedule all their matches to the afternoon when the S-League 2011 season kick off on 12 February. The rationale behind the move by the FAS in rescheduling domestic fixtures to…
MANILA (21 Jan 2011) – The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) have reached an agreement with Asia Brewery to stage the First Manila Beer Cup in late 2011. The competition will see three Under-23 teams from ASEAN other than the hosts challenging for honours in a round robin competition format. Mariano Araneta, the president of the…
JAKARTA (20 Jan 2011) – The Indonesian government is considering to stop funding to clubs in the Indonesian Super League, said Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi this week. Under the Home Affairs Ministerial Decree No. 59, issued in 2007, they gave allowance to KONI to distribute financial assistance to professional football clubs from the regional budget. The…