Jason Dasey and John Wilkinson discuss the new rule that will make S.League sides more youthful and examine the future of the national team.
Home United’s Faris Ramli was pipped to S.League Player of the Year (POTY) by Kento Nagasaki, of Albirex Niigata (S), at the inaugural Football Association of Singapore (FAS) Nite 2017.
Despite enjoying an outstanding individual season, which garnered 21 goals and as many assists in all competitions, Faris finished second behind Nagasaki, who helped Albirex complete their second consecutive quadruple of trophies.
Home teammate Stipe Plazibat, who finished second-top scorer in the S.League with 25…
After Malaysia failed to win a single game in 2017, Jason Dasey and John Wilkinson assess Nelo Vingada’s future.
Malaysia’s miserable year got even worse as they fell four places, below Singapore, and dropped to an all-time low FIFA ranking of 174.
The Harimau Malaya have failed to win a single match in 2017 and recently suffered back-to-back 4-1 defeats to North Korea to crash out of contention in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.
The Koreans rose a remarkable 18 places and now sit above all Southeast Asian nations on 114.
The appointment of Nelo Vingada as Malaysia’s head coach in May — handpicked by…
ESPN FC’s Jason Dasey and Dez Corkhill discuss Kelantan’s great escape from relegation and prospects for the 2018 season.
The Malaysian Super League (MSL) is following Thailand’s lead by introducing a squad place for an ASEAN player, in addition to three foreigners and one Asian.
After the Football Malaysia LLP (FMLLP) endorsed the change in policy on Sunday, the new rule will come into effect from the 2018 season, and will be in place for at least five years.
The previous statute allowed for four foreign players and one from Asia, so the new ruling is very much designed to encourage Malaysian teams to import the…
ESPN FC’s Jason Dasey and Dez Corkhill discuss Kelantan’s great escape from relegation and prospects for the 2018 season.
Malaysia midfielder Brendan Gan opens up about his recovery from knee injury, free agency and his ambition for a comeback.
Former Malaysia head coach B. Satianathan has called on fans to get get behind Nelo Vingada by insisting that not even Jose Mourinho could have led the Harimau Malaya to victories over North Korea and Lebanon.
Vingada has come in for a lot of criticism since back-to-back 4-1 defeats to the North Koreans saw them crash out of contention for a place at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. The qualifying campaign has seen the Malaysians take just one point from five games in a group that also features Lebanon and…
Hong Kong fans again jeered the anthem against Lebanon.
Hong Kong fans again defied the threat of punishment from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Tuesday when they jeered the Chinese national anthem ahead of the Asian Cup qualifying defeat to Lebanon.
Last month, the AFC warned that the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) risked punishment if fans continued to boo “The March of the Volunteers” after it was jeered ahead of the meeting with Malaysia.
Before the match against Lebanon, some fans turned their back on flag as the anthem was played.
The…
ESPN FC’s Jason Dasey and Dez Corkhill discuss Kelantan’s great escape from relegation and prospects for the 2018 season.
Malaysia head coach Nelo Vingada has vowed to fight on despite his side’s demoralising exit from the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign, with back-to-back 4-1 defeats to North Korea in neutral Thailand.
The embattled Portuguese boss has failed to win any of his seven games in charge since joining in May, overseeing six defeats and a lucky 1-1 draw at home when Hong Kong missed a late penalty. This leaves the Harimau Malaya bottom of Group B on one point and out of contention for a place at…
Jason Dasey and John Wilkinson mull over the implications should the S.League take a one-year break in 2018.
Coach V. Sundramoorthy is now looking ahead to the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup after Singapore failed in their quest to qualify for the 2019 As…
Coach Thomas Dooley will now have to wait until March to see if Philippines can qualify.
Philippines blew a great chance to seal their place at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup as they laboured to a 0-0 draw in Nepal.
The Azkals will now have to avoid defeat at home to Tajikistan in next March’s final Group F fixture after Tajikistan and Yemen also played out a goalless draw. Thomas Dooley’s side remain two points clear at the top of the group and favourites to progress to their first-ever Asian Cup finals.
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However, a draw at a country 60 places below them in the FIFA rankings is a major…
Tampines Rovers and Singapore winger Hafiz Sujad looks ahead to The Lions’ Asian Cup qualifier against Bahrain.
Vice-captain Hariss Harun has urged Singapore not to hold back as they host Bahrain in the must-win 2019 Asian Cup qualifier at the National Stadium on Monday night.
Bottom of Group E with two points from four games, the Lions face a mammoth task to qualify for the tournament in the United Arab Emirates. They need to win their final two games and hope for other results to go their way.
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Coming off a 1-0 friendly loss to Lebanon last Thursday, which extended their winless run to 12 matches since…
Jason Dasey and PJ Roberts preview Malaysia’s upcoming match with North Korea.
Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) president Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim (TMJ) is set to discuss the national team’s future direction after the second game of their Asian Cup qualifying double header against North Korea in netural Thailand on Monday.
TMJ has accepted responsibility for Friday’s 4-1 defeat to the North Koreans, who had lost 5-0 in their previous qualifier.
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The thrashing in Buriram saw some of the few fans present vent their fury at the players, and head coach Nelo Vingada, as…