Asia

India head coach Igor Stimac announced his 26-member squad for the forthcoming joint 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup joint qualifiers against Afghanistan and Oman which are scheduled to be played in Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and Muscat (Oman) on November 14 and 19 respectively. Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem, whose …

Spanish LaLiga side RC Celta Vigo and the government of the Maldives signed a sponsorship and collaboration agreement on Monday, November 4 that will foster a fruitful relationship between the two institutions over the next three years. The signing of the agreement, which took place in A Sede’s Salón Regio, …

The ever-improving stature and reach of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) competitions was further underlined at the first meeting of the AFC Marketing Committee for the term 2019-2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, November 5. AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, who opened the meeting chaired by …

There is now just one month until the iSportconnect Dubai Summit! iSportconnect are looking forward to hosting the event, which will take place at the Dubai Sports Council‘s headquarters on December 5. iSportconnect have also revealed that Saeed Mohammed Hareb, General Secretary of the Dubai Sports Council, will be giving …

A stern test awaits head coach Floyd Pinto’s side as they get set to kick off their qualification campaign for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championships – aiming to become the first Indian side to feature in the competition’s main draw since 2006. Drawn in Group F of the qualifiers, they …

Indian Women’s Team Head Coach Maymol Rocky echoed her players’ sentiments ahead of their second FIFA International Friendly against Vietnam, stating that they are ready to bounce back, which will take place tomorrow, November 6. The first of the two FIFA International Friendlies ended with a 0-3 loss for the …

The last year-and-a-half or so has been good for young Gurkirat Singh – during which he was part of the India U-16 side that reached the quarterfinals and kept three clean sheets in their four games at the AFC U-16 Championships 2018, made his I-League debut with the Indian Arrows …

“I am where I am because of the Indian Arrows,” exclaimed the lanky goalkeeper Prabhsukhan Singh Gill as one could sense a lump in his throat. “It’s the biggest part of my career so far and it has really given us a kickstart to propel ourselves to the next level,” …

Hosts Vietnam got off to a 3-0 win against Indian Women’s Team in the first of the two FIFA International Friendly matches at the VYFTC Ground in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday, November 3. Thi Nhung (8′), Thi Van (82′) and Thi Thuy Hang (89′) scored a goal apiece for the …

As football fans in South America and Asia eagerly wait to find out the continental champions that will represent them at the competition, the exclusive Visa Presale for the FIFA Club World Cup 2019 presented by Alibaba Cloud concluded on October 31 with a total of 27,896 tickets allocated. A …