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SINGAPORE (14 April 2012) – The Lion City Cup 2012 will have several new formats being introduced by the organisers, among them having a match between the 5th and 6th placed team as well as reducing the playing time from 45 to 40 minutes. The 24th edition of the Lion City Cup – a premiere…
MANILA (13 April 2012) – A rematch is on the cards as the Philippines have accepted to play against Malaysia in a friendly in Kuala Lumpur on 1 June 2012. The last time the two sides met more than a month ago in Manila, the game ended in a 1-1 draw. The current AFF Suzuki…
JAKARTA (13 April 2012) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have chosen the isle of Riau in Indonesia to host Group E of the qualifying round of the inaugural Under-22 Asian Cup. The two venues for the qualifiers are the Riau Main Stadium in Pekanbaru and also Kaharuddin Nasution Stadium in Rumbai. Indonesia are in…
KUALA LUMPUR (13 April 2012) – English Premier League side Arsenal FC have announced a date in Kuala Lumpur which also included games in Hong Kong and China as well. The London club made the official announcement this week on their website. “Further to the overwhelming success of our visit to Kuala Lumpur in 2011,…
JAKARTA (12 April 2012) – In an about turn from the earlier policy, the FA of Indonesia (PSSI) have now made the decision to allow players playing in the breakaway Indonesia Super League (ISL) to play for the national team. Previously the PSSI under the chairmanship of Djohar Arifin did not allow players from the…
MANILA (12 April 2012) – The Philippines are the biggest mover in ASEAN where they have improved to148th in the latest rankings released by FIFA yesterday. Coming in third at the AFC Challenge Cup finals recently gave the Philippines eight points to better their previous 156th placing. Vietnam are still the best ranked team in…