SINGAPORE (8 June 2015) – Vietnam’s attacking midfielder Nguyen Cong Phuong was left out of the Timor Leste game last night for good reasons. As Vietnam coach Toshiya Miura explained afterwards, Cong Phuong will have to be at his best especially with the big game against Thailand coming up. “Some players have been playing a…
SINGAPORE (7 June 2015) – Myanmar are firmly in the driver’s seat of Group A of the men’s football event at the SEA Games following their 5-1 thrashing of the Philippines which put them in the semi-finals of the biennial meet. After three matches, Myanmar have collected the maximum nine points where they now have…
JAYAPURA (7 June 2015) – Former Indonesian champions Persipura Jayapura have decided to disband the team following the recent FIFA sanction on the FA of Indonesia (PSSI). Persipura President Benhur Tommy Mano said that the team will only be re-established when the Indonesian government decide to un-freeze the activities of the PSSI, which would in…
SINGAPORE (7 June 2015) – Indonesian assistant coach M. Zein Al Haddad said that the reason why the team played well in their 6-1 win over Cambodia was because they were able to overcome their mental burden. Zein said that following FIFA’s ban on the FA of Indonesia (PSSI), it had affected the players’ state…
DILI (7 June 2015) – The AFC reiterates its support for the 2022 FIFA World Cup to be held in Qatar. Football is the world’s game that should set itself no geographical borders. The Gulf is a true football region, with some of the world’s most passionate football lovers, and Qatar is no exception. Qatar 2022…
SINGAPORE (6 June 2015) – Indonesia bounced back from their first match defeat in Group A to beat Cambodia 6-1 at the Jalan Besar Stadium tonight to keep their hopes of making the semi-finals of the SEA Games alive. The Indonesians put their troubles off the pitch behind them as they scored twice in the…