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SYDNEY (5 March 2015) – Guangzhou Evergrande came out on top in a battle of the past and present Asian champions as the 2013 AFC Champions League winners defeated current title holders Western Sydney Wanderers in a 3-2 victory in Australia, thanks in large part to Brazil international Ricardo Goulart’s hat-trick, that capped an enthralling series of encounters on Matchday Two of…
DILI (5 March 2015) – The AFC Electoral Committee on Tuesday finalised the list of candidates standing for election at the 26th AFC Ordinary Congress 2015 which will take place at the Gulf Convention Centre in Manama, Bahrain, on April 30, starting at 10am. The AFC Congress is the Asian Football Confederation’s highest decision-making body, with…
VIENTIANE (4 March 2015) – Lanexang United and Lao Toyota shared top spot at the end of the first match day of the Lao Premier League (LPL) this week. Lanexang thumped Idsea Champasak 5-1 while Lao Toyota also thumped SHB Vientiane by the same score line. Elsewhere, defending champions HAGL edged Young Elephants 3-0 while…
JAKARTA (4 March 2015) – Following the postponement of the Indonesia Super League 2015 where it has also affected plans to bring in a new coach for the national side, Benny Dollo has been given the task as the interim coach. Incidentally, it will be Benny’s third stint handling the national side after being put…
DILI (3 March 2015) – Seven women have created history by becoming the first AFC Women Futsal Referees. The trailblazing women have completed a two-day orientation programme before joining a four-day AFC Futsal Referees which started on Monday, an annual refresher course which makes up Part 3 of the AFC Refereeing Seminar 2015. Altogether, 33 referees are…
HANOI (2 March 2015) – Vietnam are expected to sign Takashi Norimatsu as the new head coach of the women’s national team as they gear up for the AFF Women’s Championship in May. The 20-year-old Japanese will arrive into Vietnam where he is expected to sign a three-year contract as a follow-up to the MoU…