The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has opened registration for the fifth edition of the landmark Football Management Diploma (FMD) programme under the AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE). The programme, which was launched in November 2021, marked the graduation of its inaugural batch in December 2022 where representatives of the …
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Qualifying for the last four in the 2022 SAFF Women’s Championship; collaborating with FIFA to host workshops; nine teams playing in the national women’s league. Development of the women’s game has indeed picked up pace over the past year in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Particularly, the recent FIFA/BFF (Bhutan Football …
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Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has joined the global sporting family in grieving the loss of one of the beautiful game’s most iconic figures – Edson Arantes do Nascimento – who passed away on Thursday at the age of 82. Affectionately known as Pelé, …
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Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr FC have confirmed the signing of multiple Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal. The two and a half year deal until summer 2025 is said to be worth 500 million US Dollars. Cristiano Ronaldo is said to be “eager to experience a new football …
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Celtic FC have announced that it has signed Japanese Player of the Year and international Tomoki Iwata from Yokohama F Marinos, subject to international clearance. Just last month, Tomoki was named the J League Player of the Year after a fantastic season for his club as they lifted the League …
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For over a year now, VfL Bochum has been running a football school in Ho Chi Minh City together with its partners Schächter Sports and VJSS. The work here has seen VfL Bochum successfully develop local coaches. Since the start in November 2021, VfL has been steadily expanding its programme …
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Korean K-League youth football coaches have completed an intensive training camp in Spain with the aim of learning how LaLiga’s renowned youth academies work in order to identify and implement areas for improvement in the Korean youth teams’ set up. This project to promote grassroots football is part of the …
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The 2022 FIFA World Cup is history and for hosts Qatar despite all the pre-tournament criticism it was a huge footballing success. One nation which did not take part but had a huge part to play in the tournaments overall success was India or better to say the fans from …
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Brisbane Roar wishes to advise that the Club and Matti Steinmann have mutually agreed to terminate the midfielder’s contract. The 27-year-old German joined the Club ahead of the 2021/22 A-League season, following his time with Indian Super League side SC East Bengal. Matti Steinmann would go on to make his …
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The Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) organised a social responsibility programme titled ‘Bridging the Gap’ for children with little access to the beautiful game. Aimed at improving integration, promoting education and personal development, whilst instilling a passion for learning, more than fifty students aged between eight and 14 from five remote …
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