SINGAPORE (2 June 2015) – He asked for it and the Asian Football Confederation rightly slapped a six-match ban on Malaysia’s talented footballer Nazmi Faiz Mansor for spitting on Timor Leste’s Filipe Oliveira. The lengthy ban did not come as a surprise although some parties may still question the six-match suspension which effectively shut the…
SYDNEY (2 June 2015) – Australia’s ‘Matildas’ have yet to progress out of the quarter-finals at five women’s World Cups, but team leaders say they are ready to turn potential into genuine contention in Canada next month. The Matildas have to first get out of a tough Group D containing two-time winners United States, Sweden…
SINGAPORE (2 June 2015) – Cambodia will open their campaign at the SEA Games tomorrow against Indonesia with the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) having already wagged a hug carrot of USD 10,000 for the team should they win their first three points of the competition. The cash prize of USD 10,000 will apply for…
SINGAPORE (2 June 2015) – Singapore Under-23 coach Aide Iskandar has come out in defence of his players following their hard-fought 1-0 win over the Philippines last night in the opening game of Group A here at the SEA Games. The Singapore frontmen – Muhammad Sahil Suhaimi and also Muhammad Faris Ramli – were presented…
SINGAPORE (1 June 2015) – After the smashing start to the SEA Games where a total of twelve goals were scored on the first day, reality came a-knockin’ when hosts Singapore could only beat the Philippines 1-0 at the Jalan Besar Stadium as did Thailand do the same against Timor Leste across town at the…
SINGAPORE (1 June 2015) – Laos head coach David Booth was not smiling after his game last night – this even though they had picked up their first three points of the competition after beating Brunei 2-1 at the Bishan Stadium. While Laos might have lacked their usual flair, their performance was still a lot…