Asia

For a sportsperson, donning the national jersey and representing the country is always considered a major achievement. No different is the mood in the India U-16 Team, who are certainly experiencing all such feelings and emotions as they fly to the picturesque country of Bhutan to participate in the SAFF …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted the AFC Video Assistant Referees (VAR) Course 2023 in the capital city of Malaysia from August 26 to 30. Yet another indication of the AFC’s resolve towards establishing itself as a model Confederation, as outlined in its Vision and Mission, the highly interactive and …

Globe Soccer, the organisation behind Dubai’s prestigious Globe Soccer Awards, has signed a landmark five-year agreement with Spain’s LaLiga. The partnership represents Globe Soccer’s first collaboration in the European market and will see a LaLiga AWARDS ceremony held alongside the inaugural Globe Soccer Europe Awards 2024. A glittering gala evening …

The first-ever Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Football Technology Conference 2023, aimed at empowering Member Associations (MAs) with the current technological advances, concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Wednesday. The two-day conference also served to underline the AFC’s established track record of embracing technology and cultivating a spirit of innovation, particularly …

The Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) became the latest Member Association (MA) of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to be endorsed with a Gold level membership under the AFC Grassroots Charter. Endorsed with a Bronze membership in 2018, the HKFA worked its way up to the Silver level by 2021 …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s ambitions to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and good governance through closer collaboration with its Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) was further reiterated at the 1st AFC Associations Committee meeting for the 2023 to 2027 term held virtually today. While the Committee, …

India Senior Men’s Team Head Coach Igor Stimac announced a 23-member squad for the 49th King’s Cup to be held from September 7-10, 2023 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. India (ranked 99th) will face Iraq (ranked 70th) in the semi-final on September 7 at 16:00 IST at the 700th Anniversary Stadium. …

LaLiga and the T3N Sport & Investment Group, a sports investment and innovation company, have signed a pioneering agreement for international expansion with sports-residential and educational complexes that will serve the sports industry. These complexes will house the different programs of LaLiga Academy, LaLiga’s grassroots football initiative, focusing mainly on …

When India last participated in the King’s Cup in Thailand in June 2019, it was, in a sense, the beginning of a new era. After an excruciating last-minute exit from the AFC Asian Cup group stage just five months before, Igor Stimac took charge, kicking off the next cycle for …