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Tottenham Hotspur have announced it will be returning to Japan for the first time in 33 years this summer. Tottenham Hotspur will play reigning J1 League champions Vissel Kobe at the Japan National Stadium on Saturday, July 27 as part of preparations for the 2024/25 season. The Club first visited …

Manchester City and Dwight School Hanoi have today announced the launch of the first Manchester City Football School in Vietnam that will offer bespoke football education for students based at their brand-new state of the art campus. Dwight School Hanoi is the newest addition to the global network of Dwight …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Grassroots Charter welcomed the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) as a bronze member in March 2024. Upon completing their assessment, the AFC Grassroots panel members were pleased to note the FFC’s commitment to nurturing football talent at the grassroots level and its efforts towards expanding …

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has praised the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) for their commitment to advancing the Lion City’s football landscape through forward-looking strategies and an innovative approach. Shaikh Salman concluded a highly successful visit to Singapore on Thursday, which was marked …

Defending champions Saudi Arabia will face 2018 winners Uzbekistan in the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 quarterfinals following the conclusion of the group stage on Tuesday, April 23. The tie at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on Friday headlines an impressive last eight cast, with the other three …

The three Host Cities for the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024, the first FIFA event to be staged in a Central Asian country, have been decided, with the capital, Tashkent, being joined by the ancient Silk Road trading centre of Bukhara and the city of Andijan in the Fergana Valley. …

AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has hailed the commitment of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) towards lifting the standards of the game. Shaikh Salman, who held fruitful discussions with FFSL President Jaswar Umar during his three-day visit to Colombo that will conclude on Sunday, praised …

Last week, as part of the Deutschen Fußball Liga (DFL) “Coach Exchange” program, a 12-member delegation from the Chinese Football Association (CFA) were guests at RB Leipzig for seven days. Among the delegation members were the former captain of the national team, Zheng Zhi (108 caps for China) and Shao …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s continuous efforts to expand its educational programmes reached a significant milestone with the launch of the second edition of the acclaimed AFC Certificate in Football Leadership (ACFL) on Wednesday. The inaugural edition of the programme, which concluded in December 2023, witnessed 19 decision-makers from AFC …

FIFA has launched an invitation to tender (ITT) in Indonesia for the media rights to the FIFA World Cup 26, FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027, FIFA World Cup 2030 and FIFA Women’s World Cup 2031. The ITT comes as Indonesia continue to perform well in the AFC qualification process for …