SINGAPORE (14 June 2017) – Singapore put up a spirited showing but fell short as they were defeated 6-0 by two-time FIFA World Cup winners Argentina in an international friendly at the National Stadium, Singapore Sports Hub on Tuesday evening. Organised as part of FAS’ 125-year anniversary celebrations, Argentina triumphed via first-half strikes from Federico…
DILI (13 June 2017) – South Korea’s football association Tuesday said it wanted talks with China and Japan about a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup along with North Korea, an initiative aimed at easing tensions in the region. The South’s new President Moon Jae-In first proposed the ambitious idea to FIFA chief…
HANOI (12 June 2017) – A late, late strike from striker Le Quoc Phuong propelled Thanh Hoa to the top of the Toyota V.League 2017 when they beat Quang Ninh Coal 1-0 at home. An assist from Ngo Hoang Thịnh, who had just returned from injuries, gave Quoc Phoung with just the right opportunity for…
SINGAPORE (11 June 2017) – Despite taking an early lead, Singapore fell to a narrow 2-1 defeat to Chinese Taipei in their Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup Group E qualifier at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday night. Chen Tsan-Yuan cancelled out Hariss Harun’s early opener before Chen Chao-An netted the winner in the second…
JAKARTA (10 June 2017) – The Indonesian Under-15 team thumped their counterparts from Singapore 4-0 in a friendly that was played at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium in Cikarang. Both teams are preparing for the AFF U15 Championship which will be held in Thailand next month. While the visiting Singapore side did manage to put together…
JOHOR BARU (10 June 2017) – Johor Darul Takzim goalkeeper Farizal Marlias has paid a heavy price for his violent misconduct in the AFC Cup Cup Asean Zone return-leg semi-final against Ceres Negros FC of the Philippines at the Pana-ad Park Football Stadium in Bacolod City on 31 May. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have…