YANGON (25 Jan 2013) – The Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) will be introducing the second tier league – the MNL-2 – on 15 February with eight semi-professional clubs and also the Myanmar Under-19 team taking part. With the existence of MNL 2, the MFF are planning to introduce a promotion-relegation system with the top two…
JAKARTA (25 Jan 2013) – Recently appointed Indonesian Minister for Youth and Sports Roy Suryo is planning to meet up with Arifin Panigoro and Nirwan Bakrie – the two personalities regarded to be the key to unlocking the dilemma that is facing Indonesian football. Arifin is backing the Indonesia Premier League (IPL) which is sanctioned…
YANGON (25 Jan 2013) – The Myanmar Football Federation (MFF) are looking at a date in May this year to launch the first ever Women’s Football League in the country. Following the success of the women’s team where their Under-19 side recently qualified for the 2013 AFC U-19 Women Championship, a domestic league will give…
CHIANGMAI (24 Jan 2013) – Thailand’s hope of winning the King’s Cup this year was denied when they fell to a 3-1 loss to Finland last night at the 700th Anniversary Stadium (pix) in Chiangmai. Two goals from Mikko Sumusalo (5th minute) and Mikael Forsell (13th) in the first fifteen minutes of the game put…
JAKARTA (24 Jan 2013) – The Indonesia national team will take on Indonesia Premier League (IPL) champions Semen Padang in a friendly later today at the Baharudin Siregar Stadium in Lubuk Pakam. Following the scoreless draw against another IPL side Pro Duta a few days earlier, this second friendly will allow chief coach Nil Maizar…
HANOI (23 Jan 2013) – It will be a long, tough year for Vietnam Futsal but the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have drawn up these specific programmes with an eye on the final of the SEA Games that will be hosted by Myanmar at the end of the year. Vietnam made the final of the…