2013
KUALA LUMPUR (12 Jan 2013) – Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah, the president of the FA of Malaysia (FAM) said that he will not bow down to external pressure and relinquish his position as the top man with the national body. The former president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and who is also the current…
HANOI (11 Jan 2013) – With less than a month to go to their first game in the qualifying round of the AFC Asian Cup 2015, Vietnam are still without a chief coach following the refusal of former star Le Huynh Duc to fill the hot seat. The VFF (Vietnam Football Federation) had a few…
BANGKOK (10 Jan 2013) – The FA of Thailand (FAT) will host the historic Thai King’s Cup in the northern city of Chiangmai later this month. The event is slated for 23-26 January with Finland, Sweden and DPR Korea taking part. The first match day will see Thailand taking on Finland on 23 January with…
KUALA LUMPUR (10 Jan 2013) – The friendly match against Iraq is just the beginning for the FA of Malaysia (FAM) as they have lined up other matches as part of their preparation for the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers which begins next month. Malaysia have been placed in a tough Group D for the qualifying…
JAKARTA (10 Jan 2013) – Zhang Jilong, the acting president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), is expected to arrive in Jakarta today to meet up with the stakeholders of Indonesian football and look to settle the dispute between the two different factions. Rita Wibowo, the chairperson of the Task Force, confirmed that Jilong will…
HANOI (9 Jan 2013) – Prodigal son Le Huynh Duc has been singled out to take over the reins at the new chief coach of the Vietnam national team after talks between the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and Hoang Anh Tuan fell through. While the salary issues has been largely ironed out, it would seem…