YANGON (25 Dec 2020) – Hantharwady United have set a budget of MYK 800 million (USD 592,000) for the new 2021 season. Owned by beverage company Grand Royal Group International Co Ltd, the budget will be used not only for Hantharwady’s challenge in the Myanmar National League 2021, but it will also be utilised for…
JAKARTA (24 Dec 2020) – The 2021 edition of the men’s FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia has been postponed to 2023. This was decided by the Bureau of the FIFA Council as a result of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. The FIFA U17 World Cup in Peru has also been moved to 2023. FIFA felt…
PETALING JAYA (24 Dec 2020) – Malaysian head coach Tan Cheng Hoe is hoping that clubs in the Malaysian League would look at the big picture ahead of the 2021 season. With clubs scrambling to finalise their squad ahead of the Malaysian Super League 2021 kick off on 26 February, the proposed centralised training camp…
SINGAPORE (23 Dec 2020) – Tanjong Pagar United have made statement moves in the transfer market ahead of the 2021 Singapore Premier League (SPL) season by signing Blake Ricciuto and Reo Nishiguchi. The Jaguars, who finished bottom in the recently-concluded 2020 season after returning to the league for the first time since 2014, have wasted little…
NEWCASTLE (23 Dec 2020) – Nigel Boogaard has penned a new one-year deal and the Newcastle Jets captain is ready to lead his hometown team through ‘difficult times’. The 34-year-old has played 104 A-League matches in Jets colours since returning home to the Hunter in 2015 after stints with the Central Coast Mariners and Adelaide…
PHNOM PENH (23 Dec 2020) – NagaWorld FC have snapped up Jose Alves Borges as their new Technical Director. “NagaWorld FC welcomes (Jose Alves) Borges as the club’s new Technical Director,” read the announcement. The 62-year-old Brazilian has more than 24 years of coaching experience in Brazil and then Asia. After Sau Paulo FC, Borges…