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VIENTIANE (19 Oct 2010) – The Don Chang Palace hotel will be hosts to the qualifying round of the AFF Suzuki Cup this week where they will see to the needs of officials and players alike during their sojourn here. As the four teams – Cambodia, Timor Leste, Philippines and hosts Laos – do battle…
VIENTIANE (18 Oct 2010) – After going through more than 70 candidates and having at least two months of work under new coach David Booth, hosts Laos cannot but feel confident ahead of the qualifying round of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010. Laos, who were the hosts of the SEA Games last year, will be…
VIENTIANE (21 Oct 2010) – On paper, hosts Laos and Cambodia appear to be the teams that will secure the two berths for the final rounds of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2010. However, the level of preparations and seriousness of teams like Timor Leste and the Philippines, may just lead to some stunning surprises when…
VIENTIANE (27 July 2010) – With less than three months to go to the qualifying round of the AFF Cup 2010, hosts Laos have declared that their state of preparation is at 80% ready. Laos, which played hosts to the biennial SEA Games last year, will be hosting the qualifying round of ASEAN’s biggest meet…
VIENTIANE (1 July 2010) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he had apologised to the Football Association over Frank Lampard’s disallowed “goal” and revealed the governing body would look again at goal-line technology. Lampard’s shot in England’s 4-1 defeat to Germany was ruled out even though the ball clearly crossed the line. At a media…
VIENTIANE (20 June 2010) – South African parents are celebrating their hosting of the FIFA World Cup 2010 by giving their newborn babies unique names. One baby girl was named ‘FIFA’ – all in capitals – after the sport’s governing body, while another was called ‘Ke Nako’, a World Cup slogan that means ‘it is…