For the entire football family, players, coaches, referees and directors alike, 2011 has been a year tinged with sadness. From legendary Brazilian midfielder Socrates to the vastly experienced Croatian coach Tomislav Ivic, football has lost some of their most iconic figures over the past twelve months. In a list that is by no means exhaustive, FIFA.com…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (30 Dec 2011) – Brunei’s Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy (HBT) 2012 team did not exactly got the result they wanted in a tune-up match when they fell to a 3-2 defeat to DPMM FC. Despite scoring the early goal the HBT squad which featured five players over the age of 21-years-old, could not…
BANGKOK (30 Dec 2011) – With Buriram PEA already confirmed as the champions of the Thai Premier League 2011, Chonburi FC have now secured the runners-spot following their slim win over Bangkok Glass this week. The only goal in the game came off striker Pipob On-mo four minutes to the end for the Sharks to…
HANOI (29 Dec 2011) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have parted ways with national chief coach Falko Goetz after what was felt as a failure to deliver the gold medal at the SEA Games in Jakarta last month. The VFF held a meeting with the National Coaching Council and both sides agreed that the…
JAKARTA (29 Dec 2011) – One of the biggest club in Uruguay, Club Atletico Penarol, have signed two Indonesian youngsters – Manahati Lestusen and Abdul Rahman Lestaluhu – to their payroll. The two players were part of the Sociedad Anonima Sportiva (SAD) team which had been playing in the Uruguay junior league. “They will play…
HANOI (28 Dec 2011) – The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have accepted the resignation of general secretary Tran Quoc Tuan. The resignation was accepted and announced at a press briefing in Hanoi – the The Thao & an Hoa (Sports & Culture) newspaper reported. Quoc Tuan had submitted his resignation to the VFF last week…