Asia

The AFC Champions League 2023/24 returned with a bang last week as the remaining sides in the continental competition faced off in the first leg of the Round of 16. And the return meetings come hot on the heels as the teams get set to face off again in the …

Asia’s premier club competition returned over the past week with the first legs of the eight Round of 16 encounters taking place in six countries across the continent. Six former winners were among the cast while four of the teams were competing in the knockout rounds for the first time …

FIFA has invited the integrity officers of all 211 FIFA member associations and the six confederations to the first FIFA Integrity Summit, which will be held in Singapore on 4 and 5 April 2024 in collaboration with the Asian Football Confederation and the Football Association of Singapore. The summit aims …

Bundesliga International and Setanta Sports have agreed to an expansion of their broadcast rights partnership, which includes the renewal of 10 Eurasian markets and the additional inclusion of three Baltic territories. Since the start of the 2015-16 season, Setanta Sports has been broadcasting the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 in Armenia, …

The Korean Football Association (KFA) have announced that it has released Germany’s Jürgen Klinsmann as the South Korea head coach. Jürgen Klinsmann took South Korea to the semifinals of the AFC Asian Cup 2023, but he never seemed to be a fans favourite in Korea, where there are always high …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today launched the AFC Social Responsibility Toolkit as part of its long-standing commitment to bring about beneficial change by harnessing the power of football. The Toolkit, the first of its kind to be developed by the AFC, is designed specifically for the AFC’s Member Associations …

The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup UAE 2024 Dubai kicks off on Thursday, February 15 – and the tournament is being streamed live on FIFA+! Takuya Akaguma, Catarino, Chiky, Edson Hulk, Marco Giordani, the Martins twins, Raoul Mendy, Moslem Mesigar, Walid Mohammad, Ozu Moreira, Lucas Ponzetti, Rodrigo and Heimanu Taiaru …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the final list of candidates who will stand for election to the AFC Executive Committee (remaining term 2023-2027) at the 34th AFC Congress in Bangkok, Thailand in May 2024. The final list of candidates is as follows: AFC Female Executive Committee Member …

Asia will be represented by four teams at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup UAE 2024 Dubai. The continent’s best will have their eyes on the title, having impressed in previous editions of the global tournament. Join AFC Media as we shine the spotlight on Asia’s representatives. United Arab Emirates …

AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has extended his condolences to the family and loved ones of former AFC Medical Committee Chairperson Professor Dr. Nozomu Ohata, as well as to the Japan Football Association (JFA). Dr. Ohata passed away last week at the age of 94. A member …