Indonesia Liga 1 side Persija Jakarta have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with newly-crowned K-League champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

The agreement was confirmed on Monday by Persija's Chief Commercial Officer Andhika Suksmana and Jeonbuk President Seung Gwon-baek at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium in South Korea.

The MoU covers various potential areas of cooperation between the two clubs, and there will be a particular focus on the development of young players.

The...

Robert Alberts' PSM Makassar blew the Indonesian title race wide open on Thursday night with a 2-0 win at the home of Liga 1 leaders Bhayangkara.

With four games of the season remaining, the Sulawesi team moved into second, and a point behind Bhayangkara, who have now lost two successive league games just when a first title had moved into sight.

Both goals came early in the second half and both came from corners.

Wiljan Pluim opened the scoring three minutes after the restart. The Dutch midfielder...

Semen Padang will not be looking for a big-name replacement after the Indonesian side released Didier Zokora halfway through the Liga 1 season.

The former Tottenham Hotspur and Sevilla hard man has been let go, as the struggling club look to cut costs.

"Didier Zokora was released to make the team more efficient," Semen Padang team manager Win Bernadino said.

"This is given the high operational costs that we must meet to stay in the league. With conditions that we have, management needs to make savings."

Terimakasih Fandri dan Zokora @semenpadangfcid resmi melepas 2 pemain jelang bergulirnya putaran kedua. Fandri Imbiri dilepas karena permintaan pemain sendiri. Didier Zokora dilepas karena efisiensi yang dilakukan tim. Hal ini mengingat operasional cost di Liga 1 yang tinggi membuat tingginya pengeluaran klub. Disamping itu, juga belum adanya kejelasan kontribusi rating TV untuk klub yang berlaga di Liga 1. Namun jika melihat statistik Zokora secara individual dinilai cukup baik. Dengan kondisi seperti ini, sehingga Manajemen perlu melakukan penghematan. Meski demikian, untuk menjaga konsistensi tim dan bersaing dengan klub di liga 1, Manajemen tetap akan menambah beberapa pemain yang dalam waktu dekat akan diperkenalkan ke publik.

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Michael Essien completed his second 90 minutes of the season, but the former Real Madrid and Chelsea midfielder could not prevent Persib Bandung from losing 1-0 to Barito Putera on Sunday night to slip to 12th in Indonesia's Liga 1.

The defeat, a third of the season for the West Javan club, increases the pressure on coach Djadjang Nurdjaman, with Persib having now won just one of their last six league games. Both teams starting brightly. After 14 minutes, Carlton Cole made his first appearance since...