Lam praises introduction of criteriaKuala Lumpur: Ho Chi Minh City Football Federation General Secretary Doung Vu Lam praised the idea of introducing club licensing criteria for the league clubs since their inception in order to inculcate professionalism since the beginning. + Full Story
Road to the Finals: Struggling Australia scrape throughContrary to expectations, the Socceroos had to wait until the final round of fixtures to secure their place at the AFC Asian Cup finals for the second time in their history as a member of the Asian Football Confederation. + Full Story
Lam praises introduction of criteriaKuala Lumpur: Ho Chi Minh City Football Federation General Secretary Doung Vu Lam praised the idea of introducing club licensing criteria for the league clubs since their inception in order to inculcate professionalism since the beginning. + Full Story
Uzbeks lose againMoscow: Uzbekistan’s preparations for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011™ suffered another blow when they lost their third friendly, this time to Russian giants Lokomotiv Moscow 2-1. more...
Jeonbuk, Suwon among winnersSeoul: Jeonbuk Motors and Suwon Bluewings posted wins from among Korea Republic’s four AFC Champions League quarter-finalists in the latest K-League action. more...
Muangthong maintain leadBangkok: AFC Cup 2010 quarter-finalists Muangthong United maintained their five-point lead atop the Thai Premier League standings with a 2-0 victory over Bangkok Glass on Wednesday. more...
Hasebe withdraws from friendly
Tokyo: VfL Wolfsburg midfielder Makoto Hasebe withdrew from Japan's friendly against Paraguay on...
Al Hosni double sees Oman triumph
Doha: A first-half double by Emad Al Hosni saw Gulf Cup champions Oman trounce Malaysia 3-0 in a...
Asian Coaches Year 2010
Nishino roots for home-grown coachesGamba Osaka coach Akira Nishino – 2008 AFC Coach of the Year – was many people’s first choice to take charge of the Japanese national team when it became clear that Takeshi Okada would be stepping down after the 2010 World Cup. + Full Story
Features
Honoured to officiate opener: HongReigning Asian Female Referee of the Year Hong Eun-ah was honoured to be one of three Asian referees in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2010 in Germany, held on 13 July-1 August 2010. + Full Story
