The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee today pledged their support to the Palestine Football Association (PFA) after recent interference in their football jurisdiction by Israeli military forces and proposed the urgent set-up of a task force to address the situation. At the meeting in Muscat, the capital of Oman …

Velsao Sports and Cultural Club showed true gut and character as they beat a spirited Corps of Signals in the Goa Professional League match played at Signals Ground, Navelim on Tuesday. Joseph Pereira was the star for the Velsao side as he smashed in three goals for his side in …

The Mizoram Junior Boys Football Team is all set and has left for the National Junior Football Championship for the B.C. Roy Trophy to be played in Cuttack, Odisha. Mizoram will find itself in Tier 1 of the competition which has 16 teams. It has been drawn in Group D …

FIFA and EA SPORTS have unveiled today the FIFA 19 Global Series Rankings – a new, dedicated world rankings platform for eFootball. With more than 20 million players across 60 nations having participated in last season’s EA SPORTS FIFA Global Series, players and fans will now be able to monitor …

Open and constructive discussions have been taking place over recent weeks between the FC Bayern Munich board and various fan representatives on the topic of club colours. These discussions have resulted in a mutual agreement. Jörg Wacker, board member responsible for internationalisation and strategy, also has responsibility for the department …

Chennaiyin FC’s Under-18 team beat Football Plus 5-0 to record their fifth consecutive win in the U-18 Youth League at the Chettinad Sarvaloka Education School Ground today. With this win, Chennaiyin FC require just one point from their next game against RVSS to win the Chennai zone and qualify for …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competitions Committee has recommended that the AFC U-16 and U-19 competitions become U-17 and U-20 competitions from 2022 to ensure Asian teams are competitive in FIFA tournaments. At their meeting in Muscat on Monday, Oman under the chairmanship of Saoud Al Mohannadi, the committee heard …

Cristiano Ronaldo and French pair Kylian Mbappé and Antoine Griezmann will fight it out for the Best Player Award when the 10th edition of the Globe Soccer Awards is staged at Dubai’s Madinat Jumeirah on January 3, 2019. The Juventus icon and the two FIFA World Cup-winning French stars lead …

Spanish LaLiga giants Real Madrid and China CITIC Bank have announced a collaboration agreement which will give rise to the China CITIC Bank Real Madrid credit card. The presentation event was attended by Real Madrid’s Director of Institutional Relations, Emilio Butragueño, the club’s ambassador Roberto Carlos, and vice-president of China …

Passionate fans and amateur footballers around the UAE are getting a taste of the AFC Asian Cup action ahead of the competition in January thanks to the popular Community Tournaments programme, which has attracted more than 1,200 participants and 96 teams for matches taking place across the four host cities …