Asia

1.FC Union Berlin are letting midfielder Keita Endo move to Japan for good. The 26-year-old initially moved to FC Tokyo on loan in January of this year and has since made six appearances there. The two-time Japanese international made a total of 21 appearances for Union Berlin between 2020 and …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has set the stage for the highly anticipated maiden season of the AFC Women’s Champions League 2024/25 by announcing the key dates and entry criteria. The upcoming campaign promises to be a thrilling exhibition of top-tier women’s football talent from across Asia. With a dynamic …

In 2021, during the National Team training camp in Goa, goalkeeper Elangbam Panthoi Chanu suffered a fractured right shin that not only left her bedridden for two months but also raised serious doubts about her footballing future. Little could one imagine that the athletic Manipuri would not only defy all …

Sixteen teams from across the Continent will assemble this month to vie for glory at the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024, which runs from April 15 to May 3. Two months on from the conclusion of a spectacular AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™, the West Asian nation will once …

The last few months have been busy in Indonesia in terms of football. Between November and December 2023, the country hosted the FIFA U-17 World Cup and in the latest men’s FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, Indonesia were the team with the biggest rise in places and points. Football in Indonesia and …

A series of exciting and fun-filled activities took place this March as Asia came together to commemorate the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Football Day 2024. A record-equalling 41 Member Associations (MAs) joined the celebrations on the milestone 10th edition of the AFC Women’s Football Day, which aims to promote …

LALIGA and the Iraqi Embassy, in collaboration with the Iraqi Pro League Association and Casa Árabe, outlined the elements that have contributed to the success of the LALIGA project in Iraq at a conference held at Casa Árabe’s headquarters in Madrid, which also included representatives from the Ministry of Foreign …

1.FC Köln have reached another milestone in terms of internationalisation. In 2021, the co-operation with J-League side, Sanfrecce Hiroshima began and has now been extended for another three years. FC Managing Director, Markus Rejek and Academy Director, Lukas Berg announced the extension at a press conference in Hiroshima along with …

As part of its decades-long twinning arrangement with Ogaki, Stuttgart is once again taking part in a youth sports exchange programme with the Japanese city this year – and VfB are involved too. The exchange programme between Stuttgart’s Youth Sports Association and the Ogaki Amateur Sports Federation, which is part …