PHNOM PENH (10 Feb 2011) – Cambodia beat Macau 3-1 as the Philippines beat Mongolia 2-0 in their first-leg play-offs of the AFC Challenge Cup last night. The Cambodians took advantage of playing at home at the National Olympic Stadium to score all three goals in the second half. Following a first-half deadlock, Cambodia found the opening…
JAKARTA (9 Feb 2011) – Defending Indonesia Super League (ISL) champions Arema Indonesia ended the unbeaten run of current league leader Persipura Jayapura off a late tap-in from substitute Sunarto at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java. The lone Sunarto strike in the 89th minute of play did enough to give Arema the 1-0…
DILI (9 Feb 2011) – European football clubs have voiced strong opposition to talk of a winter World Cup and criticised the way world governing body FIFA have been handling changes in football. “The time for monopolies is over. Football needs democracy and transparency,” said European Club Association chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge. “ECA members agree that…
SINGAPORE (8 Feb 2011) – Continuity is the name of the game and Gombak United have decided to retain around 65% of their players for the new S-League season. “Most of the players have been loyal to the club and so we have decided to retain their services for the new season,” said John Yap,…