BANGKOK (29 Oct 2008) – AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 co-hosts Thailand got the result they wanted in their opening game of the T&T Cup against DPR Korea in Hanoi – but it took a late, late strike from defender Patiparn Phetphun to seal the 1-0 win for the three points. The score at the end…
YANGON (28 Oct 2008) – The charity match between the Myanmar national side against a team of retired Brazilian footballers on the weekend raised USD 6,400 for the victims of Cyclone Nargis. The visiting Brazilians, including several well-known retired players such as 1994 World Cup star Paulo Sergio, won the match 4-0. The team of…
BANGKOK (27 Oct 2008) – Thailand will open their T&T CUP campaign against DPR Korea tomorrow in Vietnam’s capital city of Hanoi. Newly-appointed head coach of the Thailand national team Peter Reid is pleased with his players’ fitness but felt that he will be under pressure to do well in his first official assignment. The…
PHNOM PENH (26 Oct 2008) – Now that the qualification round is over and where Laos and Cambodia have proven themselves worthy, they have to start looking at upping the ante for the main event of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 in December. But they will have little time to make drastic improvisation where the…
KUALA LUMPUR (26 Oct 2008) – Vietnam beat hosts Malaysia 6-5 in sudden death penalty to lift the 40th edition of the Merdeka Cup in the final that was played at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. The score at the end of regulation and extra-time was 0-0. The Malaysians who had confidently swept past…
KUALA LUMPUR (24 Oct 2008) – Malaysia booked their place in the final of the Merdeka Tournament this year when they beat Myanmar with a comprehensive 4-0 beating in the semi-finals which was played at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. In front of more than 10,000 screaming fans, the Malaysian side started strongly with…