Newly appointed chief coach of Thailand Winfried Schaefer is a man on a mission – and his immediate task is to prod the ‘war elephant into action. The FA of Thailand (FAT) recently named the former coach of Cameroon as their trainer to replace former England captain Bryan Robson, who had vacated his post due…
JAKARTA (6 July 2011) – The planned AFF Under-23 Championship which was to be held this month in Palembang, Indonesia has been postponed. The meet was initially slated for 16-26 July 2011. But in a letter dated 4 July 2011 Joko Driyono, the acting general secretary of the FA of Indonesia (PSSI) said that it…
VIENTIANE (6 July 2011) – While defending champions Vietnam played down their chances of retaining the crown, Thailand are confident that they should returned from this meet as the best team in ASEAN. The AF Under-16 Championship will kick-off tomorrow at the National Stadium in Laos’ capital city of Vientiane with ten teams taking part.…
DILI (6 July 2011) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter warned on Monday that football players and officials found guilty in the on-going probe into a match-fixing scandal in Asia would face life bans. “When those people are condemned and found guilty, we will ban them for life, whether they are players or administrators,” Blatter told…
VIENTIANE (5 July 2011) – Vietnam and the Malaysia were among the first teams to arrive ahead of the AFF Under-16 Championship which will be held on 7-20 July 2011. And following their arrival this afternoon, the two teams were given the chance to get a taste of the National Stadium – the venue of…
MANILA (5 July 2011) – The Philippines national Under-16 team have been hard at work in Cebu in preparation for the AFF U16 Championship which will be held in Vientiane, Laos on 7-20 July 2011. The team is under the guidance of chief coach Tomasito Glenn Ramos and where he is assisted by Jeffrey Liman…