SEAsian ministers welcome regional league
AFPA proposed Southeast Asian super league has won approval of regional sports ministers, Indonesia's minister said Friday, in a move to match the sport's popularity in the bloc with stronger competition.
"It's still in early stages. We basically welcome this good idea, but there are more steps to be taken before its creation," Andi Mallarangeng told AFP.
The ministers had met earlier in the week for two-day talks in Yogyakarta on Java island to discuss the creation of the league, which will include all 10 nations from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations bloc.
"We will discuss the details at future meetings with senior officials", Mallarangeng said.
"We also need to work with the Asean Football Federation (AFF) and football associations from each member country to figure out how it would be implemented," he added.
The leaders also decided to establish a regional coordinating board to boost Southeast Asian nations' performance in international competitions.
Despite football's massive popularity in Southeast Asia, the region's national teams fare poorly with Thailand, its top-ranked team, sitting 120th in the FIFA world ratings.
http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/news?slug=afp-fbl_asia_ina_asean_20111216
Wking's take:
Sounds like an interesting concept, I hope it happens sooner than later.
It would be great to have an ASEAN all star team playing against other professional teams.
Make it happen!
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