Asia

Manchester City & British School Jakarta launch first Manchester City Football School in Indonesia!

Manchester City and British School Jakarta (BSJ) have announced the launch of the first Manchester City Football School in Indonesia. The Manchester City Football School will provide authentic and creative football coaching programmes for students, utilising the coaching philosophy and methodology of Manchester City. Based within BSJ in the Tangerang …

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AFC and Yili announce global sponsorship rights deal!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today announced its partnership with dairy giant Yili for the 2021 to 2024 rights cycle. Yili joins the AFC family as the first Official Global Partner of the AFC national team competitions from China and will be the exclusive sponsor in the dairy products category, …

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AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar groups unveiled!

Asia’s best learnt of their opponents following the conclusion of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar virtual draw in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday. The 12 teams were drawn into two groups with Japan, the continent’s top team in the FIFA World Ranking, drawn in Group B while …

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Parallel Sports: Mumbai, Navi Mumbai & Pune set to be India’s 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup venues!

As Parallel Sports reports, the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup will have new host cities of the tournament in India. Originally the plan was to have Navi Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Bhubaneswar as host cities, but due to logistical reasons, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) …

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All eyes on Asia ahead of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar draw!

The focus of the world’s most populous Continent and beyond will be riveted on Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, July 1, 2021, when the virtual draw for the final round of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar takes centrestage as Asia’s top 12 nations discover their opponents in their …

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AFC agrees media rights deal with CSTN in the Caribbean Islands!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed CSTN as their new media partner in the Caribbean Islands to broadcast the AFC’s competitions from 2021 to 2024. The partnership includes all major AFC national team and club competitions, including but not limited to the final round of the AFC Asian …

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Eintracht Frankfurt holds Virtual Coach Clinics 2021!

Despite the still limited possibilities in the context of the pandemic, the following also applies to internationalization at Eintracht Frankfurt: The show must go on. Once around the world in eight hours? Corona makes it possible! Well, of course not entirely true. Long-distance travel has of course not become faster …

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Saudi Arabia FF organises first-ever futsal coaching course for women!

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) organised the first-ever AFC Women’s Futsal Level 1 Coaching course to develop potential women futsal coaches in the country. A total of 18 participants joined the course which was led by course coordinator Lamia Al Fares and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Instructor Rajaa Chatah …

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Borussia Dortmund announce 2021 Summer Virtual Tour to India & other countries!

With a punchy slogan ’09 Days Around The World’, the 20/21 DFB-Pokal winner Borussia Dortmund announce their 2021 Summer Virtual Tour. From July 10 to 18, BVB will make virtual stops in nine countries spanning three continents, including the U.S.A, Brazil, Poland, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and China. …

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