Asia

AFC announces media rights deal with D-Smart in Turkey!

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 – …

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Visa Presale offers exclusive chance to purchase 2020 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar tickets!

Starting today, January 18, 2021, at 12:00 AST / 10:00 CET, Visa cardholders in Qatar have the chance to purchase tickets during exclusive Visa Presale for the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup – Qatar presented by Alibaba Cloud. Fans have an exclusive opportunity to secure match tickets on FIFA.com/tickets by …

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Qatar’s Education City & Ahmad Bin Ali stadiums to host 2020 FIFA Club World Cup!

Following confirmation that, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the New Zealand authorities, Auckland City FC will be unable to participate in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, FIFA has adapted the competition’s match schedule. The competition format remains unchanged, with the opening match …

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VIDEO: Nepal skipper Kiran Limbu: Playing I-League is the next level for us!

The RoundGlass Punjab FC squad boasts of a number of accomplished names, one of them being 30-year-old goalkeeper Kiran Kumar Limbu, who is the skipper of the Nepal senior national team and has plenty of I-League experience under his belt, which includes lifting the trophy in the 2017-18 season. In …

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Nepal skipper Kiran Limbu: Playing I-League is the next level for us!

The RoundGlass Punjab FC squad boasts of a number of accomplished names, one of them being 30-year-old goalkeeper Kiran Kumar Limbu, who is the skipper of the Nepal senior national team and has plenty of I-League experience under his belt, which includes lifting the trophy in the 2017-18 season. “In …

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AFC announces Sportradar as official Video & Data Distribution Partner for major AFC Competitions from 2021 to 2028!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today announced an official partnership with Sportradar for worldwide data and associated media rights for major AFC competitions for the cycles 2021-2024 and 2025-2028. Under the new agreement, Sportradar becomes the Official Video and Data Distribution Partner for major AFC national team and club competitions …

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FIFA to trial concussion substitutes at FIFA Club World Cup!

FIFA has today confirmed that it will trial additional permanent substitutions for cases of actual or suspected concussion at the FIFA Club World Cup, which is due to take place in Qatar from February 1-11, 2021, thus becoming the first international competition to test the procedure. Following FIFA’s input and extensive …

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Dates for 2023 AFC Asian Cup in China confirmed!

The upcoming edition of Asia’s flagship national team competition, the 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China, will take place from June 16 to July 16, 2023, across ten cities after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) confirmed the decision today. The 18th edition of the …

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AFC rebrands major national team and club competitions!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today launched an exciting and dynamic range of brand-new logomarks and visual identities for its major national team tournaments – the AFC Asian Qualifiers, AFC Asian Cup, AFC Women’s Asian Cup, AFC U23 Asian Cup, and the hugely popular annual club competitions – the AFC …

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