2011
BANGKOK (28 May 2011) – Former TV sport anchor Kasiti Kamalanavin has thrown his name into the hat for next month’s election for the post of president of the FA of Thailand (FAT). Kasiti, who was previously the consultant with former Tourism and Sports minister Suwit Yodmanee, will be up against incumbent Datuk Worawi Makudi,…
Simon McMenemy is confident that he will be able to prevent Dong Tam Long An (DTLA) from being relegated from the top flight of the V-League. The Briton signed up with Dong Tam less than three months ago, after a successful stint as the chief coach of the Philippines national team at the last AFF…
HANOI (28 May 2011) – The Vietnam national futsal team will take part in the 2011 International Futsal Championship which starts today in Tashkent, Uzbekistan and ends on Tuesday. Other than the side from Vietnam, the other teams taking part in the Tashkent meet are host Ardus FC from Uzbekistan, Neftchi FC from Azerbaijan and…
KOTA KINABALU (27 May 2011) – There is no place for ‘passengers’ in the Festival Coaches’ Course taking place at the U-13 Festival of Football here as the AFC is serious about the quality of youth coaches, said AFC Elite Coach Instructor Lim Kim Chon. The Malaysian said the 19 participants in the course needed…
KUALA LUMPUR (26 May 2011) – Tengku Abdullah Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, the deputy president of the FA of Malaysia (FAM), has made an appeal to world football governing body FIFA not to take severe actions against the FA of Indonesia (PSSI). The PSSI are currently in an impasse with the appointment of a new…
DILI (26 May 2011) – FIFA are investigating allegations of bribery involving presidential candidate Mohamed Hammam and FIFA vice president Jack Warner – just days ahead of Sepp Blatter’s bid for re-election as head of football’s governing body. The two senior officials will face an ethics investigation at FIFA headquarters on Sunday, three days before…