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India secured the top spot in Group A of the SAFF U-16 Championship to seal their berth in the semifinals, defeating Nepal 1-0 at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Wednesday, September 6. The Blue Colts produced a dominant performance against Nepal and were denied by the woodwork on …

Blue Tigers head coach Igor Stimac and his Iraq counterpart, Jesus Casas, have known each other for more than 30 years. Casas, six years Stimac’s junior, was a youth team player for Spanish side Cádiz CF, where Stimac played for two seasons between 1992 and 1994. On Thursday, September 7, …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will conduct the inaugural AFC Member Associations (MAs) & Regional Associations (RAs) Presidents’ and General Secretaries’ Conference 2023, from October 7 to 8 in Uzbekistan’s capital city, Tashkent. With the preceding editions of the event exclusively attended by the General Secretaries of the AFC’s Members, …

The draw for the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup – Saudi Arabia has set up a second-round showdown between Mexican debutants Club León and Asian champions Urawa Reds Diamonds. Al Ahly were pitted against the winner of Al Ittihad FC – Auckland City FC, and the reward for the teams …

India’s opening encounter in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers, Group G, which was scheduled to be played on Wednesday, September 6, has been cancelled following The Maldives’s last-minute withdrawal from the tournament. The meet has now been reduced to a three-team group featuring India, UAE and hosts China. India …

India are just a point away from securing their berth in the SAFF U-16 Championship 2023 semi-final, but the Blue Colts’ focus remains squarely on their last Group A match against Nepal. India began their campaign with a 1-0 victory over Bangladesh and are set to face Nepal at the …

Chiang Mai is the second-largest city in Thailand, located in the middle of the lush green Thai highlands, almost 700 kilometres north of the bustling capital of Bangkok, making it a rather outlying town. However, there was no shortage of support for the Indian senior men’s team when they landed …

The FIFAe Continental Cup 2023 will be the first-ever FIFAe event taking place in China from September 13 to 17. The best teams on EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 4 will challenge each other for ultimate pride, the coveted trophy and USD 300,000 in prize money. 16 teams with four players …

The Football Association of Thailand (FA Thailand) has been selected as the Host Association of the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal & Beach Soccer Committee for the 2023 to 2027 term at its first meeting held virtually today. After carefully reviewing the Bidding …