Timor Leste
DILI (16 Sept 2012) – Emerson Alcantara of Brazil has been charged to lead the campaign for Timor Leste as they look to win their first ever spot in the region’s biggest football event, the AFF Suzuki Cup. As a player, Emerson started his career in 1991 with Sport Clube Paraguacoes in Sao Paulo before…
DILI (22 August 2012) – Following the withdrawal of Indonesia (pix), there will be a revision to the fixtures for the AFF Women’s Championship 2012. The tournament which is slated for 11-23 September 2012 at the Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, will now see just seven teams do battle. There will still…
DILI (9 August 2012) – 2010 runners-up Myanmar will take on the Philippines in the opening match of the AFF Women’s Championship 2012 slated for 13-22 September in Ho Chih Minh City. Eight teams will do battle this year where other than Myanmar and the Philippines in Group A, the other two teams are hosts…
DILI (20 July 2012) – The AFC Competitions Committee have selected Oman ahead of Thailand to host the inaugural AFC Under-22 Championship 2013 finals. Oman and Thailand were bidding to host the U22 finals and the committee, under the chairmanship of UAE’s Yousuf Al Serkal, opted for the West Asian country, which will be hosting…
After the Swiss Tages-Anzeiger newspaper headlined their front page last week with ‘Sepp Blatter justifies corruption at FIFA’, the governing body of world football has hit out at the accusations. The headline from the Tages-Anzeiger, relating to the corruption scandal at FIFA, represents a concerted attack on FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter. On Thursday, Basler…
FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter discussed 5 July’s historic, unanimous decision by the IFAB (International Football Association Board) to allow goal-line technology to be used in the game. Speaking to members of the international press, he also talked about additional assistant referees, his dramatic change in stance on technology and the need to maintain football’s…