Asia

A player with immense potential, Liston Colaco has been the flavour of the season so far. But he isn’t willing to soak in glory and feels his journey as a player has just started. In a freewheeling chat, Liston opens up about him being labelled as a ‘superstar’, his secret …

FIFA has today launched an invitation to tender (ITT) in France for the sale of media rights to the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Since its inception in 1991, the FIFA Women’s World Cup has grown exponentially to claim the crown of the most-watched single-sport event for women globally. The …

Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu is extremely excited to play the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers in Kolkata, which he feels is the home of Indian Football. In a candid chat, Gurpreet opens up about India’s chances in the World Cup, the approach of the Blue Tigers, the significance of qualification to …

FC Bayern Munich has officially opened its office in Bangkok, the club’s third outside of Germany. After New York in 2014 and Shanghai in 2017, the Thai capital will become the hub to better reach FC Bayern fans in Southeast Asia, India and Oceania. Oliver Kahn, FC Bayern CEO, said, …

This Wednesday, June 1, the Germany national team once again familiarised themselves with the human rights situation in Qatar. At the adidas Campus in Herzogenaurauch, the players, coaches and backroom staff listened to reports from people who shared both their personal experiences of Qatar and their individual expectations of the …

41 Member Associations (MAs) across Asia came together to celebrate the 2022 edition of the AFC Grassroots Football Day. Join AFC Media as we highlight the exciting activities that took place across the Continent. Australia Football Australia celebrated the AFC Grassroots Football Day as part of their Female Football Week. …

With exactly a week left for India to kick off their campaign in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers in Kolkata (beginning on June 8), Head Coach Igor Stimac spoke out his mind on playing in Kolkata, the toughest team to face, the injuries, the preparations, him dealing with the …

Tickets for the forthcoming 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers scheduled to kick off in Kolkata on June 8 will go online from June 4 onwards, and will also be available offline from June 7 onwards. India begin their campaign on June 8 against Cambodia, followed by matches against Afghanistan (June …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today, May 31 issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) invitation to all the AFC Member Associations (MAs) to host the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Following China’s decision to withdraw as hosts of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, the recent 32nd AFC Congress 2022 had …