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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today announced ESPN as their new media partner in Latin America, Central America and non-exclusively in the Caribbean to broadcast AFC competitions for the 2021 to 2024 rights cycle. The agreement includes all major AFC national team and club competitions, including but not limited …

It’s been 13 years since Sunil Chhetri first appeared for India in a SAFF Championship match. Since then, he has been part of the Blue Tigers in four editions, with the forthcoming Championship (set to kick-off tomorrow October 1 – India begin their campaign on October 4) being his fifth …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s commitment to strengthen the capabilities of its Member and Regional Associations was further underlined today with the launch of the AFC Academic Centre of Excellence (ACE) – a virtual education initiative aimed at developing the skill sets and expertise of the future “ACE” leaders of …

Push the team bus to the background, and board the speed boat – the sole mode of transportation from the mainland to the team hotel. Welcome to the Maldives, the venue for the SAFF Championship which kicks off in the island nation from October 1 onwards. The ride through the …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Medical Committee continued its commitment to expand the network of world-class medical centres in Asia by recognising The Kitchee – Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Sports Medicine Clinic as the latest AFC Medical Centre / Clinic of Excellence at its fourth meeting held virtually …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed Qatar as the neutral venue for the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar Group A tie between Iraq and Lebanon as well as the Group B match between Australia and Oman scheduled for Thursday, October 7, 2021. The Socceroos, who are the …

With roughly two months to go until the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup – Qatar, fans have another chance to secure their tickets for the first FIFA pan-Arab tournament as of tomorrow (September 28) via FIFA.com/tickets, starting at 12:00 AST/11:00 CET. While a random selection draw applied during the exclusive Visa Presale, spots will …

Borussia Dortmund has agreed to a partnership with Langkawi City FC in Malaysia. The partnership will involve the development of grassroots and youth programmes in Langkawi. Other key activities include a regional youth tournament series alongside BVB coaches and the exchange of education and sport tourism programmes between the two …

The Indian Women’s Team head coach Thomas Dennerby has named a 23-member squad for the upcoming friendly matches in the UAE and Bahrain, starting from Saturday, October 2, 2021. The team, that is currently camping in Jamshedpur with the help of the Government of Jharkhand, will travel to New Delhi …