Asia

The Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) welcomed the new year on a high note after their AFC Grassroots Charter membership was upgraded to Silver. In awarding them, the AFC Grassroots Panel cited the BFF’s commitment and fulfilment of the AFC’s Grassroots Charter goals. The Federation’s grassroots philosophy was found to be …

The biggest-ever cast of talented and experienced women match officials have been assigned to the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India that will take place from January 20 to February 6. With the expansion of the showpiece to 12 teams, a total of 32 match officials, comprising 16 referees …

Manchester City has today announced a new partnership with Emirates Palace, a luxury hotel based in Abu Dhabi. The partnership will see Emirates Palace become the Club’s Official Luxury Hotel Partner. Situated in the heart of Abu Dhabi, Emirates Palace is the epitome of luxury in the UAE capital, showcasing …

Macron expands its presence in the Asian market with a new technical partnership with Daejeon Hana Citizen FC, the team from Daejeon, South Korea. Founded in 1997, Daejeon Citizen was South Korea’s only ‘community club’, reflecting a spontaneous and genuine passion for football. After winning the Korean FA Cup just …

Asia’s futsal stars will discover their path to the Continent’s biggest futsal prize when the 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup – Kuwait Qualifiers virtual draw ceremony is held in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, January 6 at 3pm (GMT+8). The road to the Finals will become clear for the qualifiers, who …

Scottish giants Celtic Glasgow FC have announced the signing of three exciting new players from the Japanese J League. Daizen Maeda from Yokohama F. Marinos, Yosuke Ideguchi from Gamba Osaka and Reo Hatate from Kawasaki Frontale will all be registered with Celtic FC in early-January, subject to the usual conditions …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed that Syria will continue to play their home matches in Group A of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar in a neutral venue. Therefore, the upcoming Group A tie between Syria and South Korea on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, will be …

The winners of the Globe Soccer Awards 2021 were announced earlier today, December 27 at the Al Wasl Plaza in Dubai. The big prize of the Globe Soccer Award’s ‘Men’s Player of the Year award’ went to FC Paris Saint-Germain and France striker Kylian Mbappe, while the Fan’s Player of …