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The draw for the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup – Saudi Arabia will take place on Tuesday, September 5, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at 14:00 (local time), 13:00 (CEST). This event is to be streamed live on FIFA’s digital platforms and will be available worldwide! FIFA Club World Cup Saudi …

Germany head coach Hansi Flick has called up Thomas Müller of FC Bayern Munich for the upcoming internationals against Japan and France. Although striker Niclas Füllkrug (Borussia Dortmund) will meet up with the squad on Monday in Wolfsburg, he possibly will not feature in the two friendlies due to a …

Order and chaos! They may be antonyms, but both are essential in building a football team, especially one that is in the middle of a tournament. The India U-16s experienced international football for the first time when they beat Bangladesh 1-0 in their opening match of the SAFF U-16 Championship. …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is pleased to confirm that all matches between the national teams and clubs of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) and Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) will take place on a home-and-away basis. The welcome development follows a groundbreaking agreement between the SAFF …

The stage will be set for the return of Asia’s premier women’s football club competition when eight club champions from as many Member Associations (MAs) discover their battle lines at the official draw ceremony of the AFC Women’s Club Championship 2023 – Invitational Tournament on Thursday. Taking place from November …

The India U-16 Men’s Team secured a hard-fought 1-0 win over Bangladesh to open their SAFF U-16 Championship campaign on Saturday, August 2 at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan. The Ishfaq Ahmed-coached side, playing their first-ever international match, were kept at bay by some solid goalkeeping from Bangladesh’s Nahidul …

The All India Football Federation, on Saturday, September 2, 2023, announced Bhubaneswar and Guwahati as the venues for the first two home matches of India in the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Joint Qualification Round 2. India have been drawn in Group A of …

India take on Bangladesh in their opening encounter of the SAFF U-16 Championship 2023 in Bhutan, and head coach Ishfaq Ahmed feels that the first 30 minutes will be crucial for his boys in the tournament. The India U-16s have had a month-long training camp in Srinagar, before travelling to …

The India U-23 Men’s Team Head Coach Clifford Miranda announced a 23-member squad for the AFC U23 Asian Cup – Qatar 2024 Qualifiers to be held in Dalian, China from September 6-12, 2023. India, seeking their maiden qualification to the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, will face Maldives (September 6), hosts …

The India U-16 Men’s Team are well on their way to beginning their campaign in the SAFF U-16 Championship in Bhutan, but the foundation for the side was laid eight months ago when the U-17 Youth Cup in Hyderabad was conceptualised in AIFF’s strategic roadmap Vision 2047. As many as …