International Football

Manchester City has renewed its partnership with sports drink and nutrition brand Gatorade. The new deal, which runs until 2025, will see the world’s number one sports drink brand continue as the Official Sports Nutrition Partner of both the men’s and women’s teams. City’s partnership with Gatorade began in 2017 …

A ten-man India U-20 booked their slot in the final of the SAFF U-20 Championship when they defeated Maldives in their last league match played at the Kalinga Stadium today, August 2. India, who finished on nine points and will take on Bangladesh U-20 in the final which is slated …

In discussions held at the final of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022, EU Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli and UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin elaborated the links, the objectives and priorities of the EU’s Union of Equality framework and UEFA’s Strength Through Unity 2030 strategy. As UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 has …

Diogo Jota has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool FC. The Portugal international put pen to paper on the deal at the AXA Training Centre on Tuesday, August 2 to further extend a spell at the club that began when he arrived from Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 2020. Jota …

History was made in Suva on over the weekend, as Fiji’s Shweta Shaniya becomes OFC’s first ever female match controller. Shaniya first took charge of a friendly between Tahiti and New Caledonia, then the next day was in charge of the OFC Women’s Nations Cup third and fourth playoff game …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Club Licensing Regulations (2022 Edition) have been ratified by the AFC Executive Committee in line with the transition of the AFC Club Competitions from its current Spring-Autumn season to Autumn-Spring. The updated regulations came into force on July 29, 2022 and incorporated several important updates …

AC Milan and M88 Mansion, one of Asia’s leading online gaming entertainment platforms, have announced a new partnership that sees M88 Mansion become the new Regional Poker and Casino Partner of the Rossoneri in Asia. As part of the partnership, M88 Mansion will officially launch the AC Milan Studio, a …

Following the invitation to all Member Associations (MAs) to express their interest in hosting the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup by July 31, 2022, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed today it has received expressions of interest from four MAs. The four MAs who have signalled their intention to …

Safety and security at football matches remain major concerns in Africa. In 2019, FIFA signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the African Union (AU) on this subject. Over the past three years, seminars and workshops devoted to these themes have been right …

Following the decision to transition the AFC Club Competitions from its current Spring-Autumn season to Autumn-Spring on February 25, 2022, the AFC Executive Committee has today approved the new calendar of the 2023/2024 AFC Champions League and AFC Cup seasons. The AFC Champions League 2023/24 edition is set to kick …