HANOI (12 October 2017) – Park Hang-seo has set the target of pushing Vietnam to the top 100 in the world – following his official announcement as the new head coach. “I am only just getting to know the Vietnamese side and I do not have much information yet. However, after seeing how they performed…
SYDNEY (11 October 2017) – Australia will be Asia’s representative in the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Inter-Continental Play-off after Tim Cahill scored an extra-time winner in a 2-1 victory over Syria at Stadium Australia on Tuesday that saw the Socceroos through with 3-2 on aggregate. Omar Al Soma (pictured below) opened the scoring in…
BANGKOK (10 October 2017) – A total of six teams will be taking part in the M-150 Cup 2017 which will be held in Thailand in December. The six teams will feature all Under-23 sides from hosts Thailand, Myanmar, Uzbekistan, North Korea, Japan and Vietnam. Thailand are in Group B against Vietnam and Myanmar, while…
MANILA (10 October 2017) – Philippine Azkals coach Thomas Dooley is already moving on with midfielder Manny Ott’s injury. While he can’t emphasize enough the importance of Ott’s in the line-up, Dooley says he has already a plan to offset the latest injury woes to hit the Azkals. “You try to find ways, solutions to…
SYDNEY (9 October 2017) – Caltex Socceroos boss Ange Postecoglou believes a return to home soil will give his side a lift as they look to overcome Syria in a make-or-break World Cup qualifier second leg on Tuesday night at Sydney Olympic Park. Following a 1-1 draw in Thursday’s first leg in Malaysia, a win or…
BANGKOK (9 October 2017) – A solitary strike from Teerasil Dangda was enough to give Thailand a a hard fought 1-0 win over Kenya in a friendly that was played at the SCG Stadium last night. The win was Thailand’s second after scoring a 3-1 victory over Myanmar a few days earlier in Mandalay. Against…