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FC Goa go down 0-2 to Al Wahda in final AFC Champions League game!

A depleted FC Goa side were beaten 0-2 by Al Wahda in their final AFC Champions League match tonight at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda. Owing to a concerning COVID-19 situation, FC Goa were without the services of all their foreign players as well as head coach Juan …

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Coach Education managers hail productive AFC Technical online session!

The first Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Coach Education Focus Group Session delivered an engaging programme which focused on the delivery of the Pro Diploma coaching course on Tuesday. Designed for Benchmarking Member Associations (MAs), the meeting welcomed 80 participants from across the Continent. It started with open questions to participants …

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iSportConnect & LDN UTD partner for strategic eSports alliance!

Over the past year (and a bit) since Covid entered our lives, eSports has seen a huge uptake in partnerships, and here is the latest. “We at iSportConnect are joining together with eSports org LDN UTD as part of a strategic partnership that will include regular features of LDN UTD …

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UEFA announces joining the social media boycott!

UEFA has announced it will join a coalition of English footballing stakeholders, including the Football Association and the Premier League, by taking part in their social media boycott. UEFA will stay silent across its platforms this weekend, starting at 15:00 BST (16:00 CEST) on Friday, April 30. The aim of …

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DFL/DFB’s Management in Professional Football certificate programme!

For the ‘Management in Professional Football’ certificate programme, DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and the German Football Association (DFB) are offering two scholarships explicitly for female participants for the first time. The future recipients of the scholarships do not have to have previously been employed by a club in the first …

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Oceania’s Member Associations enjoying national academies!

National academies are filling up around the region with Member Associations such as Vanuatu and New Caledonia making the most of OFC’s national academy programme. The programme is designed to create football career pathways for individuals, while preparing them with tools to use around social responsibility. Vanuatu’s men’s national academy …

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Football for all abilities takes centrestage in West Asia!

The West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) and Para Football facilitated a series of development workshops to support the Member Associations (MAs) in their pursuit of football for all and establishing Para Football programmes. The series of workshops was attended by a wide range of participants, including representatives from majority of …

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UMBRO to become technical sponsors of Dynamo Dresden!

International kit maker UMBRO are proud to welcome Germany’s SG Dynamo Dresden to the UMBRO family. Playing in Germany’s 3.Liga (third division), the club was founded in 1953 and is regarded as one of the 30 largest sports clubs in Germany with over 20,000 members. As official supplier, UMBRO will …

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2021 Beach Soccer AFCON – Senegal: Seychelles qualify after Madagascar withdrawal!

Madagascar has officially withdrawn from qualifying for the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Senegal from May 23 to 30, 2021. The withdrawal means that Seychelles, their opponents in the qualifiers, will now qualify for the final tournament. The first seven qualified teams were already known, with two …

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Pandemic situation forces FC Goa’s Juan Ferrando & foreign contingent leave India!

Despite having to play their final 2021 AFC Champions League – Group E match against UAE’s Al Wahda to play tonight, FC Goa’s foreign contingent left the country in haste due to the ongoing pandemic in India. This means FC Goa will play with an all India squad coached by …

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