Asia

Qatar to stage decisive 2022 AFC Champions League (West) battles!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the Qatar Football Association as the host Member Association for the 2022 AFC Champions League Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinal centralised matches in the West region. The West Asian half of the last 16 pairings will see defending champions Al Hilal …

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Team Base Camps confirmed for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand!

Twenty-nine Team Base Camps across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand have today been confirmed for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup – Australia & New Zealand. For the first time in FIFA Women’s World Cup history, competing countries will use dedicated Team Base Camps in next year’s tournament. A Team …

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Introducing Al Hilm, The official Match Ball of the 2022 FIFA World Cup final phase!

Introducing Al Hilm – unveiled today by adidas as the Official Match Ball for the semi-finals and final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. Al Hilm, which translates as “The Dream” in Arabic, follows on from the Official Match Ball of the group stages, Al Rihla, or “The …

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LaLiga teams with Galaxy Racer to transform the sports media scene in MENA & Indian Subcontinent!

LaLiga, Spain’s top-flight football league, and Galaxy Racer (GXR), the world’s largest esports, gaming and lifestyle organisation, have signed a 15-year Joint Venture (JV) which will transform the Spanish league’s brand’s presence in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and Indian subcontinent. The JV establishes an historic first …

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Inaugural AFC Internship Programme concludes successfully!

The 1st Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Internship Programme drew to an end with the pioneer batch of interns sharing their final presentations today. The capacity building programme, launched in July 2022, was curated with the ambition of assisting participants from the AFC’s Member Associations (MAs), Regional Associations (RAs) and/or graduates …

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2027 AFC Asian Cup hosting: India’s AIFF withdraw from the race!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has been officially notified by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) of their decision to withdraw their bid from the 2027 AFC Asian Cup host selection process. The AFC Executive Committee had shortlisted the AIFF and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) bids to host …

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India pull out of hosting 2027 AFC Asian Cup race!

The Executive Committee of the All India Football Federation has decided to withdraw its bid to host the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. As per the strategic Roadmap of the Federation, which will be announced later this month, the AIFF management thinks the hosting of big events doesn’t fit into the …

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