Even as India have expressed their interest to the Asian Football Confederation to host the AFC Asian Cup in 2027, AIFF general secretary Kushal Das in a live chat with AIFF TV stated that securing the hosting rights for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup will be a “different ballgame”. “Although …
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In the sixth episode of Dil Se Football it was a special episode on Indian Football featuring India legend Renedy Singh and myself Arunava Chaudhuri. When asked, I spoke about my experience of the two AFC Asian Cup’s – 2011 Qatar and 2019 UAE.
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The Bangladesh Football Federation has announced the preliminary squad list ahead of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup. The players will convene for the camp, which will initially focus on individual training, on August 7 with head coach Jamie Day scheduled to …
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The Football Association of Malaysia has been confirmed as the host Member Association for the 2020 AFC Champions League East Zone Group G and H matches which will take place from October 17 to November 1, 2020. Malaysia will also host the Round of 16 which will see teams from …
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As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, yesterday was the 17th anniversary of East Bengal Club’s 2003 ASEAN Club Cup triumph in Jakarta. Some former playrs in Alvito D’Cunha, Douglas, Chandan Das, Sasthi Duley, and Sandip Nandy met at the club. In an interesting move, the players of the 2003 ASEAN Club …
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I-League side Gokulam Kerala FC on Friday, July 24 announced the signing of 23-year-old defender Muhammed Asif for the 2020/21 season. Asif returns to his home state after having played in the AFC Cup for Nepalese club Manang Marshyangdi FC. The defender is a product of the Malabar Special Police …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has taken the decisive and proactive step of appointing an industry-leading Independent Working Group to protect and preserve its valuable Commercial Rights. The AFC Executive Committee yesterday stressed the importance of ensuring its much-sought after properties, such as the world-class AFC Asian Cup, AFC Women’s …
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Leicester City FC and King Power today, July 23 announced a season-long partnership with the Tourism Authority of Thailand to support the country’s recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. The campaign – called Thailand Smiles With You – will see the three parties working together during the global emergence from the …
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Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, today acknowledged the solidarity and unity which has not only allowed the AFC to begin the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic but also deliver more global events to Asia. In the first ever AFC Executive Committee meeting to …
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As today, July 23, 2020 marks the 27th anniversary of India winning the first-ever SAFF Championship which was held in Lahore, crafty midfielder Tejinder Kumar feels nostalgic. He took a walk down memory lane to recollect talks and statements which provoked the Blue Tigers, led by late VP Sathyen, to win …
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