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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…
SYDNEY (23 May 2014) – AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 organisers have called on football fans throughout Asia to make the trip Down Under for January’s continental championship, saying a combination of great matches, great weather and attractive ticket prices will make it an unforgettable experience. “I can assure everyone a warm Aussie welcome awaits them,”…
PHNOM PENH (23 May 2014) –Three of the four players who were abruptly dropped from the Cambodian under-23 team before the start of last year’s SEA Games in Myanmar have been slapped with bans of between six months and one year by the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC). Even though no specific charges were mentioned,…