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SINGAPORE (6 June 2008) – Singapore have not given hope of qualifying into the next round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers even though they will be up against a confident Uzbekistan side at the MHSK Stadium tomorrow. Following from their 7-3 loss to the Central Asian the previous week, the Lions will…
JAKARTA (5 June 2008) – The Indonesia national Under-16 team suffered a 5-0 loss to Danubio in the Quinta (U17)Division of the Uruguayan League 2008. With ten players from the Uruguayan U17 team, Danubio were in commanding form throughout the match and hardly allowed the young Indonesian side much space to move. Utilising a 4-2-3-1…
PETALING JAYA (5 June 2008) – Striker Akmal Rizal Rakhli is back for Malaysia – just hours after being dropped by Malaysian national head coach B. Sathianathan. Initially, Akmal was left out of the national squad in preparation for their friendly against Indonesia but following the injury to Shafizan Hashim, it has allowed the former…
HO CHI MINH CITY (4 June 2008) – Vietnam coach Chen Yun Fa believes his players have benefited greatly from their participation in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup after they ended their campaign with a 1-0 win over Thailand. Vietnam had looked like they would bow out of the tournament without a victory and a…
KOTA KINABALU (4 June 2008) – Emphasis on the development of all-round football skills and not on winning should be the aim of every teenaged football player. This was AFC General Secretary Dato’ Paul Mony Samuel’s message to the participants of the AFC U-14 Festival of Football for the ASEAN region during his opening speech.…
BANGKOK (3 June 2008) – It was sheer disappointment for Thailand in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers last night when they were edged 3-2 by Bahrain while Asean neighbours Singapore were hit for 7-3 by powerhouse Uzbeksitan. Thailand’s quest to reach the FIFA World Cup for the first time ever came to a virtual…