“We have a plan against Japan, we know what is required and we will approach that game accordingly,” said coach Bibiano Fernandes ahead of tonight’s AFC U-17 Asian Cup final group stage match.
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Sunil Chhetri scored a hattrick, taking his International goals tally to 90 as India beat Pakistan 4-0 in their opening game of the SAFF Championships. On a night where more than 20,000 came to watch the Blue Tigers in Bengaluru, the Indian team dominated from the first minute and continued …
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Member Associations (MAs) across Asia joined the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to commemorate the AFC Grassroots Football Day 2023 which celebrated its tenth anniversary in May this year. Join AFC Media for the first part of a series that highlights all the celebrations that took place across the Continent! Bangladesh …
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Maldives registered a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Bhutan in their SAFF Championship 2023 encounter here at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, June 22. The island nation took an early lead in the game when Hamza Mohamed converted from the spot in the 6th minute. The Maldives No. …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Vision and Mission of providing focused and dedicated services to maximise the potential of its Member Associations (MAs) was further underlined today with the graduation of participants from the third Football Management Diploma (FMD) programme. A total of 29 participants enrolled in the landmark 13-month …
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Lebanon earned full points in their opening Group B match of the SAFF Championship 2023 when they defeated former champions Bangladesh 2-0 at the Kanteerava Stadium on Thursday, June 22. Two late goals from Hassan Maatouk and Khalil Bader were enough to break Bangladesh’s resistance. Lebanon, ranked 99 in the …
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The Indian men’s futsal team is set to participate in the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers for the first time. India were drawn alongside Tajikistan, Myanmar and Palestine in Group E after the draw ceremony held on Thursday, June 22 at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) House in Kuala …
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U-NEXT and DAZN reinforced its commitment to streaming the world’s best football by securing the co-exclusive Japanese rights for one of the biggest football leagues in the world, Spain’s LaLiga. The multi-year deal to stream LaLiga Santander gives both DAZN and U-NEXT all 380 matches from LaLiga live and on-demand, …
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It’s down to the last game in Group D of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup for India, and it’s the biggest one of them all so far. Japan await the Blue Colts in a match that will be played at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, one that will decide …
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The Indian senior men’s team kicked off their SAFF Championship title defence with a 4-0 victory over Pakistan in Group A on Wednesday, June 21 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru. Sunil Chhetri netted an early brace before adding another after the break for his fourth international hat-trick, thereby …
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