2014
HANOI (29 May 2014) – Defending champions Hanoi T&T kept within three points of V-League leader Becamex Binh Duong following their 2-0 win over Dong Nai this week. But it took Hanoi T&T a fair bit of time to open up the cagey Dong Nai defence where it was not until the 40th minute that…
JAYAPURA (28 May 2014) – Indonesia’s Persipura Jayapura will take on defending AFC Cup champions Kuwait SC in the quarter-finals of the 2014 tournament following this week’s draw in Kuala Lumpur. Kuwait SC have claimed the crown on three occasions in the last five seasons, first winning the title in 2009 before claiming back-to-back…
DILI (28 May 2014) – FIFA is delighted to see the impressive interest from its member associations in hosting a FIFA competition, after the bidding process was opened for eight tournaments including the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019™. A total of 31 declarations of interest have been received and FIFA has submitted the bidding documents,…
JAKARTA (27 May 2014) – Italian giants AS Roma and Napoli have been identified as among the teams that will play the Indonesian Under-23 team in their tour of Italy in July. Joko Driyono, the general secretary of the FA of Indonesian (PSSI), confirmed that the young Indonesian side under Aji Santoso will play a total…
SYDNEY (26 May 2014) – A solitary first-half strike from Iwashimizu Azusa gave Japan their first-ever AFC Asian Cup crown following their 1-0 win over Australia in the final that was played at the Thong Nhat Stadium last night. Azusa scored the only goal of the match in the 29th minute to deny the defending champions.…
SHAH ALAM (25 May 2014) – HRH Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has been elected as the new president of the FA of Malaysia (FAM) for the session 2014-2018, following the 50th Congress of the national body this morning. In a three way fight which saw incumbent HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah – who is also the president of the Asean…