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ASEAN kings Malaysia face testing World Cup campaign
AFF Suzuki Cup champions Malaysia face a tough passage to the final rounds of Asian qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil...

Thai coach Robson boosted by fans response to news of illness
Former England captain Bryan Robson, who coached three-time winners Thailand during their ill-fated campaign in last year's AFF Suzuki Cup, has been talking about being diagnosed with throat cancer...

Calisto quits as Vietnam coach
Henrique Calisto, who guided Vietnam to the AFF Suzuki Cup title in 2008 and the semi-finals of the last edition, has stepped down as coach of the national team...

AFF Suzuki Cup 2010 reaffirms its position as Southeast Asia’s top rated TV program with a record 192 million viewers
Record audiences reached in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam...

Malaysia, Thailand confirmed as co-hosts for 2012 edition
The group stages of the next tournament will be played in Malaysia and Thailand, the Asean Football Federation (AFF) have confirmed...

Malaysia revel in victory
Malaysia team manager Subahan Kamal has spoken of the joy within the country following the Tigers' widely acclaimed triumph in the AFF Suzuki Cup...

Safee thanks teammates for scoring prize
Safee Sali paid special credit to his strike partner Norshahrul Idlan after the Malaysian forward netted his fifth goal of the AFF Suzuki Cup on Wednesday to bag the tournament's top scorer award...

Riedl praises team's effort
Indonesia coach Alfred Riedl lauded his players for the effort that they showed against Malaysia during the second leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup final on Wednesday and felt that they did not deserve to miss out on the title yet again...

Away goal was crucial: Rajagobal
Malaysia coach K. Rajagobal admitted that he only felt fully confident of victory in the AFF Suzuki Cup after Safee Sali netted what proved to be a decisive away goal against Indonesia in the second leg of the final on Wednesday...

Indonesia 2 Malaysia 1 - Malaysia claim first title
Goalkeeper Khairul Fahmi Che Mat saved an early penalty and Safee Sali netted his fifth goal of the tournament as Malaysia claimed the AFF Suzuki Cup title for the first time despite losing 2-1 to Indonesia in the second leg of final at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Wednesday...

Blue is the colour for Malaysia
Malaysia will once again be donning their "lucky" blue away jerseys when they face Indonesia in the second leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup final at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Wednesday...

Garuda spirit is still strong
Indonesia team manager Andi Darussalam has said that the spirit in the Indonesia squad remains positive despite the team facing a huge deficit against Malaysia in the second leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup final on Wednesday...