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Youngster Sohail struck the target in the 79th minute from Tyson Singh’s cross to earn a spectacular 1-0 victory over their UAE counterparts at the TYAEB AWNA on Sunday, January 24. Sohail, who came of the bench and scored the decisive goal, dedicated his goal to his “teammates”. Incidentally, it …

The 2020 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar will be staged with strict measures to combat the spread of COVID-19, Qatari organisers said on Saturday less than two weeks before the tournament which will be closed to overseas fans. It is due to get underway on February 4 with spectator …

Asian club football looks set to usher in a new era with its biggest-ever season as the attention shifts towards the Group Stage draws for this year’s AFC Cup and AFC Champions League, which is scheduled to take place in a virtual ceremony on January 27, 2021 in Malaysia at …

The India U-16 National Team’s first friendly match against United Arab Emirates U-16s at the UAE FA Stadium in Dubai ended in a 3-0 win for the hosts on Thursday, January 21. Goals from Youseef Balushi, Mohammed Al-Maamari, and Mohamed Abdelsalam Issa sealed the deal for the home side. It …

In light of recent media speculation about the creation of a closed European ‘Super League’ by some European clubs, FIFA and the six confederations (AFC, CAF, Concacaf, CONMEBOL, OFC and UEFA) once again would like to reiterate and strongly emphasise that such a competition would not be recognised by either …

Following the success of the exclusive Visa Presale for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar presented by Alibaba Cloud, which was due to conclude today at 12:00 AST / 10:00 CET, FIFA has now extended the sales period for Visa customers. Fans will now have an extended and …

LaLiga has received the award for the “Best competition of 2020” in the prizes awarded by the Sina Weibo platform, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, and the specialized medium ScoreSport (Qiduoduo). The Spanish competition has been chosen after weighing up the votes of experts (50%), fans (25%) and analyzing the …

Following the decision of the Bureau of the FIFA Council to extend the mandate of the normalisation committee of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) until June 30, 2021, FIFA and the AFC have decided to replace three of the four members. The decision follows the resignation of the previous PFF …

Today’s draw at the Home of FIFA in Zurich mapped out the road to global glory for the six clubs competing in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar. Tigres UANL and Ulsan Hyundai FC will face each other in the first game scheduled for February 4 at 17:00 …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today announced that D-Smart will be their new media partner in Turkey broadcasting the AFC competitions in the period from 2021 to 2024. The deal includes all major AFC national team and club competitions, including but not limited to the AFC Asian Qualifiers – …