HANOI (22 May 2011) – Defending champions Hanoi T&T were served with a dose of reality when they stumbled to a 2-0 loss to Hoa Phat Hanoi in the 15th match day of the V-League. Despite some earlier pressure from the visiting Hanoi T&T side, it was to be the homesters who grabbed the lead…
BANGKOK (22 May 2011) – The FA of Thailand (FAT) have set 17 June 2011 as the date for presidential election – according to incumbent Datuk Worawi Makudi. The FAT election will be held at the National Football Development Centre in Nong Chok after the original poll on 6 May 2011 was called off following…
People would not be people without their whims, and footballers are no different. As we found out in a previous edition, players and coaches can be a superstitious lot. Some players care little for their personal appearance, but others are concerned about fashion and style. Freddie Ljungberg notoriously stripped for Calvin Klein, and David Beckham…
JAKARTA (21 May 2011) – The impasse continues in the Indonesia FA (PSSI) when the process to elect a new chairman yesterday ended in heated arguments lasting for several hours before it was called off. Agum Gumelar, the chairman of the Normalisation Committee had little choice but to cancel the Congress which was to have…
BACOLOD CITY (21 May 2011) – Negros-Occidental FA (NOFA) took a big step towards winning the title in this year’s PFF (Philippines Football Federation)-Suzuki Under-23 Championship when they beat Iloilo FA 3-1 in the first leg final that was played at the CPU Football Field in Iloilo City. The score at the end of regulation…
BANGKOK (21 May 2011) – Thailand, the former champions of the South East Asian Games, have decided to focus their attention on the SEA Games 2011 which will be hosted by Indonesia at the end of the year. The Thais, who have won the gold medal at the biennial championship for a record 13 times,…