The Spanish LaLiga and the J.LEAGUE, organizer of the three top divisions of Japanese football, have extended the MOU signed between the two parties in 2017 for a further three years, linking the two competitions until July 2023. The agreement seeks to continue the close relationship between the two organizations …
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The AFF Cup scheduled for later this year has been postponed to 2021, the ASEAN Football Federation announced on Thursday, July 30. The regional body said the postponement was due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. AFF said the health and safety of the players, coaches, partners, fans and the public …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee has taken tough action on match-manipulation by banning Laos national team player, Thipphonexay Inthavongsa, from taking part in any football related activities for life. He was found to have committed offences under Article 66.1 of the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Code …
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The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) has been confirmed as the host Member Association for the AFC Cup 2020 ASEAN Zone Groups F and G matches, which are scheduled to take place over three match days from September 23 to 29, 2020. The matches in Group F will take place at …
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July 29, 2000 was a Saturday and on that afternoon at the old Filbert Street ground of Leicester City, India took on Bangladesh in the first-ever South Asian derby on British soil. Over 3,000 fans turned up for the game and there were more Bangladeshi at the ground than Indians, …
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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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