PENANG (17 Feb 2016) – Newly promoted Penang gave a dominant performance in their first Super League match at home this season when they whipped the daylights out of Pahang for a thumping 4-1 win at the City Stadium. Pahang also saw red when Solomon Raj was sent for an early shower for a second…
HANOI (17 Feb 2016) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have named Nguyen Huu Thang as the new national coach for the next two years. “The National Coach Council has introduced several candidates and we have talked with them before choosing Huu Thang as the most suitable person for the position,” said Le Hoai Anh,…
PHNOM PENH (16 Feb 2016) – Former Phnom Penh Crown youth coach Bouy Dary has been banned for two years and three other coaches given one-year bans after a probe into accusations of match-fixing at the club. All seven accused players have been exonerated of any wrongdoing. The Disciplinary Committee of the Football Federation of…
MANILA (15 Feb 2016) – Injury-ravaged Loyola Meralco Sparks scored their first win of the United Football League 2016 season when they beat Pasargad 7-1 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. The team under former Philippines national coach Simon McMenemy was a lot more determined following their season opening defeat to Ceres-La Salle the previous week.…
SINGAPORE (14 Feb 2016) – Albirex Niigata dumped Great Eastern Yeo’s S.League defending champions DPMM FC 3-2 to lift the season opening Charity Shield last night at the Jalan Besar Stadium. “I’m not sure if we can win the league [at this stage] as it is only the first game of the season, but if…
DILI (14 Feb 2016) – Women’s football will be one of the key areas of investment following the launch of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Vision and Mission statement – a four-year strategic plan until 2020. On becoming AFC President in 2013, Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa identified women’s football development as a priority area…