Following discussions with the Chinese Football Association (CFA), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed that the AFC Champions League Play-off tie between Shanghai SIPG FC and Buriram United will be played behind closed doors because of the outbreak of coronavirus in China. The CFA confirmed the decision in regard …
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The pitches at Barca Academy, Gurugram situated at The Heritage Xperiential Learning School is set to reverberate with competitive action from January 30 to February 2, 2020 when over 650 young footballers representing seven countries, 48 teams and four age groups vie for the Barca Academy Cup – Asia Pacific. …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Sportradar – the world’s leading supplier of sports integrity solutions – have renewed one of the longest standing integrity partnerships in world sport through to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in China. Under the agreement, Sportradar will continue to support the AFC Integrity Unit …
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iSportconnect has revealed their complete events calendar for 2020 with 14 events planned it is set to be a fantastic year for iSportconnect. To begin 2020 they will be holding two events in February, their Hospitality Masterclass in Leeds on Wednesday, February 5 and an Esports Masterclass on Thursday, February …
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In less than three years’ time, the FIFA World Cup will be held in the Arab world for the first time, in a fast-growing economy and in the most geographically compact area since the inaugural edition of the tournament in 1930. As any host, Qatar presents common and unique challenges …
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The India Under-16 boys are set to visit Indonesia later this month to play two friendlies as part of their preparations for the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship in Bahrain in September/October. Indonesia is set to host India on Thursday, January 23 and Wednesday, January 29 both at the Gelora Delta …
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FC Barcelona’s academies distributed around the Asia Pacific zone are to meet for the second consecutive year for the Barça Academy Cup APAC, at which almost 500 boys and girls from 7 to 14 years of age will be gathering at Barça Academy Delhi NCR at the Heritage School, Gurgaon …
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January 6, 2019 will always remain in etched in the history books for the Blue Tigers’ superlative performance against Thailand in their opening clash of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup as the Indian side registered a memorable 4-1 victory. Exactly a year later, AIFF Media sat down with two of the young …
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South Korea and Tottenham Hotspur Heung-min Son has once more been voted 2019 Best Footballer in Asia, the fifth time in the last six years. Son polled a total of 258 points to claim 31.6 percent of the total on offer and finish well clear of runner-up Qatar’s Akram Afif …
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62 match officials were appointed for the upcoming 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand which kicks-off on Wednesday, January 8. Each referee will be accompanied by two assistant referees, and receive support from the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system, which is set to make its full tournament debut across all …
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