2013
SINGAPORE (30 May 2013) – S.League, in collaboration with local private institution, the Asia Pacific School of Sports and Business (APSSB), is launching a programme to help prepare players, coaches and officials for a post-football career. Through this partnership, S.League and APSSB aim to provide an academic pathway through which players, coaches and officials are…
DILI (28 May 2013) – Shaikh Salman Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the newly elected president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has voiced his support to the FA of Malaysia (FAM) and the Malaysian government who have vowed to step up their efforts against match-fixing. “The AFC, its Member Associations and all those involved in the…
BANGKOK (28 May 2013) – Datuk Worawi Makudi has but one vision for Asian football. The president of the FA of Thailand (FAT) wants to see the game continue to progress and eventually develop into a super power, on par with Europe. And to achieve this goal, he will fully support all plans and programmes…
HO CHI MINH CITY (27 May 2013) – A lone strike from Kizito Geogey gave Xuan Thanh Sai Gon a well-deserved 1-0 win over Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) as the latter fell to their third defeat of the Eximbank V-League 2013 season. Unbeaten in the last six matches, HAGL were full of confidence against…
BANGKOK (27 May 2013) – Former champions Buriram United kept up the pressure at the top of the Thai Premier League 2013 when they beat Army United 3-0 at the I-Mobile Stadium. Carmelo Gonzalez gave Buriram the lead after just 22 minutes before Osmar Ibanez doubled the lead for the homesters three minutes later. An…
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (25 May 2013) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have imposed a fine of USD 5,000 on the National FA of Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) for making a last minute withdrawal from the AFC Challenge Cup Group E qualifiers in Manila in March. The NFABD have accepted the punishment and will not make…