SYDNEY (28 Feb 2016) – Westfield Matildas playmaker Katrina Gorry admits the heartache of last year’s World Cup exit is providing extra motivation ahead of tomorrow’s Rio Olympics qualifiers in Osaka. Alen Stajcic’s side reached the quarter finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada last June after knocking off South American giants Brazil…
HANOI (28 Feb 2016) – Heading into the final round of Asian qualifiers for the 2016 Olympic Games tomorrow in Osaka, the Vietnam women’s football team will be hoping to spring a surprise on their highly-rated oppositions. Vietnan will be up against hosts Japan, China, Australia, North Korea, and South Korea for the only two…
DILI (27 Feb 2017) – Gianni Infantino was elected FIFA’s new president on Friday, taking over from the disgraced Sepp Blatter and with the mission to rebuild world football’s scandal tainted governing body. Infantino, general secretary of European confederation UEFA, won in the second round of voting by 207 FIFA member associations at a congress…
DILI (26 Feb 2016) – FIFA members on Friday approved major reforms aiming to end corruption scandals ahead of voting for a new president who faces a mountainous task boosting the image of football’s governing body. The measures were adopted by 179 members, while 22 voted against and six abstained at a congress seeking to…
KUALA LUMPUR (25 Feb 2016) – The men’s football event at the SEA Games 2017 in Kuala Lumpur will be restricted to players under the age of 22-years-old, as approved by the SEA Games Federation (SEAGF) which met this week in Kuala Lumpur. The tournament is currently slated for players under the age of 23-years-old.…
MANILA (24 Feb 2016) – The Philippines Football Federation (PFF) had to withdraw as one the hosts for the AFF Suzuki Cup 2016 due to contractual problems. The AFF would like to clarify that despite the PFF’s best efforts, the PFF were unable to deliver the contract with the stadium which was to host the prestigious…