JAKO have extended their equipment supplier contract with Austrian Bundesliga side SCR Altach until summer 2022. In doing so, JAKO are committed to one of their most important strategic partners in Austria for the long term. “I am delighted that we are going together into the future,” says JAKO founder …

Participants from across Asia benefited in the second edition of the AFC Women’s Futsal Coaching Instructors’ Workshop in Malaysia which concluded on Friday, April 6. The course was opened by Head of AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Development Ali Targholizadeh, who reiterated AFC’s determination to develop women’s futsal. As the …

World football governing body FIFA has taken note of the resignation of David Chung as a member of the FIFA Council and as President of OFC (Oceania Football Confederation) for personal reasons. In accordance with the FIFA Statutes (art. 33 par. 8), OFC members will now have to decide on …

Braun has announced the appointment of Eric Dier, Tottenham Hotspur and England international footballer, as its new Global Brand Ambassador. The cross media campaign coincides with the launch of the new Braun Multi-grooming Kit (MGK3045), the latest addition to the Braun grooming range which affords men the best in both …

The Association of European Professional Football Leagues has approved change of name and corporate identity with the Association going forward will now be called European Leagues. The decision required a statutory change which was approved at the Association’s Congress in Edinburgh on Friday, April 6. In addition to a change …

November 16, 2005, is a treasured date in Australian football history. On that day, the Socceroos overcame unlikely odds to qualify for 2006’s tournament in Germany. The federation had not appeared in a major international competition in 32 years, and the victory is still viewed as a major turning point …

Sikkim-born winger Bikash Jairu has been retained by Jamshedpur FC till the year 2020. The 27-year-old was influential in the club’s debut Indian Super League season as he helped Steve Coppell’s men to a respectable fifth position finish, narrowly missing out on a semifinal berth. On signing his contract extension, …

Benjamin Laldinpuia, a pivotal figure in Mizoram football passed away yesterday, April 6 after a long battle with illness. Didina, as he is affectionately known, was a leading figure in the founding of Aizawl FC. He had in the past also taken charge of Mizoram teams from the sub-junior levels …