On the eve of the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup – Indonesia Final, and to recognise World AIDS Day, the FIFA Foundation has joined forces with Perkumpulan Rumah Cemara to organise a friendly match in Bandung. As part of the Indonesia Without Stigma campaign, the friendly match involved players from …
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A familiar quintet of charming and adorable jerboas were announced as the official mascots of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 today at a special launch ceremony. The family of five desert rodents are no strangers to the AFC Asian Cup, as they had made their debut when Qatar last …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) as the Host Association for the AFC Champions League Elite – Final Stage for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 seasons. The Continent’s top 24 clubs will be divided into two leagues of 12 teams across the West …
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FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has attended the kick-off ceremony of the FIFA Football for Schools (F4S) programme in Laos, and hailed the efforts of the Lao Football Federation (LFF) to bring girls and women into the game. The FIFA Football for Schools programme was launched in 2019 with the …
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Candid Football Conversations returns with another live show talking about the latest from Indian football, be it the ISL match, Kerala Blasters vs Chennaiyin FC; and Mumbai City FC in the AFC Champions League. Akshata Shukla and Rahul Naresh of SportsKhabri besides me and the YouTubers Sayan Sarkar and Hiren …
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To further promote the development of youth football, Nicolai Adam, head of international sports partnerships, travelled to Asia in November as part of Eintracht Frankfurt’s internationalisation strategy. The aim was to work with renowned partners in the Japanese and Chinese markets to help develop professional and sustainable training in all …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s resolve to enhance the women’s game on the Continent was further underlined when it kicked off the 2nd AFC Women Coach Education Tutors Course 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday. Taking place from November 27 to December 1, the course will see 24 participants from …
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Mumbai City FC acting head coach Anthony Fernandes spoke after their 0-2 AFC Champions League loss to FC Nassaji Mazandaran in Teheran at the post-match press conference.
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FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura has praised the work of the Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) for their efforts – with support from the FIFA Forward programme – in developing the beautiful game in the Himalayan kingdom. Introduced in 2016, the FIFA Forward programme provides FIFA’s 211 Member Associations with funding …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s efforts in safeguarding the principles of good governance were further strengthened at the AFC Legal Workshop, which concluded on Tuesday at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An informative and stimulating two-day event for the AFC Legal Committee members and the members of the …
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