SYDNEY (24 May 2017) – A Steven Gerrard-inspired first half laid the platform for a comprehensive 3-0 win by Liverpool over Sydney FC in a friendly on Wednesday night in front of 72,892 fans. The blistering Reds were three goals up at the break largely thanks to Gerrard’s majestic display at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium. And…
HO CHI MINH CITY (23 May 2017) – Hanoi One replaced Phong Phu Ha Nam at the top of the Vietnam Women’s Football Championship when they beat HCM City Two 2-0 in the fourth match day at the Thong Nhat Stadium. Nguyen Kim Anh was on target in the 43rd minute as Nguyen Thị Tuyet…
SLEMAN (22 May 2017) – The Indonesian national Under-16 team scored a psychological win over their counterparts from the Philippines this week when they beat the latter 4-0 in a friendly. In the game that was played at the Maguwoharjo Stadium in Sleman, Rendy Juliansyah nailed the opener after just three minutes to put Indonesia…
DILI (21 May 2017) – The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Club Licensing Task Force agreed to commission a benchmarking report into the ‘Asian club football landscape’ at their meeting at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At the Task Force meeting, chaired by Shoji Fujimura of Japan, it was decided the report would analyse financial…
VIENTIANE (20 May 2017) – They tried as hard as they could but in the end, the Philippines were just overpowered by a slick Thailand side as the latter romped to a fabulous 6-2 win in the final to lift the first ever AFF Under-15 Girls’ Championship 2017 here at the KM16 National Stadium. In…
SINGAPORE (19 May 2017) – Tampines Rovers moved into second spot in the 2017 Great Eastern-Hyundai S.League standings after edging Home United 3-2 in an exciting affair at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Friday night. First-half goals from Khairul Amri, Shakir Hamzah and Daniel Bennett rendered Amiruldin Asraf’s brace on either side of half-time inconsequential…