Thailand, Philippines reach AFF Cup semifinals
Thailand beat Singapore 3-0 on Sunday to advance to next week's semifinals of the Asean Football Federation Championship.
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All times ETThailand beat Singapore 3-0 on Sunday to advance to next week's semifinals of the Asean Football Federation Championship.
AFF Cup holders Thailand and Sven-Goran Eriksson's Philippines both continued their good start to the tournament.
Sven-Goran Eriksson started his stint as Philippines head coach with a 1-0 win over Singapore in their AFF Suzuki Cup opener on Tuesday evening.
Group B of the AFF Cup is the tougher of the two groups. ESPN takes a look at Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Timor Leste and the Philippines.
Indonesia's top league has been suspended indefinitely after a Persija Jakarta fan was killed by a mob of rival supporters.
Ex-Australia striker Bruce Djite, A-League winner in 2016, has ventured into the unknown by signing a two-year deal with remote Indonesian club, PSM.
Ex-Liverpool midfielder Danny Guthrie has joined Mitra Kukar in Indonesia's Liga 1, just after his ex-Reds' teammate Mohamed Sissoko left the club.
Michael Essien and Peter Odemwingie led the way for imports in Indonesia in 2017, and more are needed this year. Five Indo wishes by John Duerden.
Selangor have secured the services of Indonesian internationals Evan Dimas and Ilham Armaiyn after agreeing to release them for August's Asian Games.
Selangor say Indonesian stars Evan Dimas and Ilham Armaiyn will join the club, despite the threat of a ban from the Indonesia Football Association.
Ahead of November's AFF Suzuki Cup, 2016 runners up Indonesia will host 2018 World Cup finalists Iceland for two friendly matches in January.
JDT president TMJ has hit back at former coach Mario Gomez over claims of unpaid wages, daring the Argentine boss to fight the matter in court.
Coach Mario Gomez may be about to begin a new job as coach of Persib Bandung in Indonesia, but he faces a fight in court against ex-Malaysia club JDT.
Ulisses Morais says JDT have 29 players capable of starting any match after the Malaysia league champions defeated Terengganu 5-0 in the Malaysia Cup.
Ex-JDT boss Mario Gomez will try to rebuild the hopes of one of Indonesian football's biggest clubs after being appointed in charge of Persib Bandung.
Former Home United coach Robert Alberts is looking to build something special at Indonesia's PSM after signing a four-year contract extension.
Dutch striker Sylvano Comvalius has made the switch from Bali United to Thailand's Suphanburi FC after ending the 2017 campaign as Liga 1 top scorer.
Head coach Rahmad Darmawan has left T-Team following the decision to transform the club into Terengganu FC II and may return to his native Indonesia.
Ex-Stoke City star Peter Odemwingie has confirmed he will leave Madura United as the 2017 season has come to an end, but wants to stay in Indonesia.
Simon McMenemy's Bhayangkara were crowned Indonesia champions after finishing above Bali United, despite losing their final game of the season.
Malaysia's Felda United are interested in Dutch striker Sylvano Comvalius, who has scored 35 goals in 30 games for Bali United in Indonesia this year.
A late strike from Stefano Lilipaly gave Bali United a 1-0 win at PSM Makassar to put them on top of the Indonesia Liga 1 table with one match to go.
Singapore are above Malaysia on the FIFA world rankings for the first time in more than a year after climbing nine spots on the latest list to 162nd.
AFF SUZUKI CUP - GROUP A | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Vietnam | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 10 |
Malaysia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 9 |
Myanmar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
Cambodia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
Laos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 0 |
AFF SUZUKI CUP - GROUP B | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +12 | 10 |
Philippines | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 8 |
Singapore | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
Indonesia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
Timor-Leste | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -15 | 0 |