MANILA (23 Jan 2016) – The Philippines United Football League 2016 will kick-off on 6 February, with only 12 teams taking part. Unlike last year where the tournament was played with a league format with two divisions taking part, this time round, the meet will use a Cup competition instead as the starting point, with…
HANOI (22 Jan 2016) – Dutchman Danny van Bakel, who is playing for FLC Thanh Hoa, has become a Vietnamese citizen after his application was approved early this week, taking the name Nguyen van Bakel. The 32-year-old midfielder, has been one of the best midfielders in the V.League since he started playing with Becamex Binh Duong in 2011. He then…
YANGON (22 Jan 2016) – A change in the coach did little to change the fortunes of defending champions Yangon United as they fell to their second loss in the first two matches of the Myanmar National League (MNL) 2016 this week. The powers that be at Yangon had deemed it fit to replace Brazilian…
SYDNEY (21 Jan 2016) – Olyroos boss Aurelio Vidmar says couldn’t fault the effort of his players who have been left devastated at seeing their 2016 Rio Olympics dream ended on Thursday morning (AEDT). The young Australians were held to a 0-0 draw against Jordan at the AFC U-23 Championships in Doha, meaning they finish…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (21 Jan 2016) – THE National FA of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) is set to host its third national grassroots football festival next Saturday at the NFABD Football Field, NFABD House in Berakas. According to a press release from NFABD, the festival is held in conjunction with the FIFA Grassroots Course which will…
SINGAPORE (20 Jan 2016) – Initially brought in to coach the Warriors’ Prime League squad, Jorg Steinebrunner has found himself tasked to lead the senior squad and challenge for the title in the 2016 season, scheduled to kick-off on 13 February. The nine-time S.League champions only retained a handful of local players and released all…