10 goals, two hattrick, two debuts, with one scoring her first international goal, in the initial encounter against Bhutan marked a commanding beginning for the Young Tigresses. After the final whistle, the girls celebrated and congratulated each other, yet deep down, they were aware that the task was not complete. …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) welcomed the second group of participants for its latest edition of the Knowledge Sharing Programme 2024 on Friday, February 2. Tailored to enhance the capabilities of AFC Member Associations (MAs) and Regional Associations (RAs) in their overall development of capacity in football administration, the month-long …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has been made aware of the Football Association of Hong Kong, China Limited (HKFA)’s decision to withdraw from the AFC eAsian Cup 2023 due to unavoidable circumstances. Therefore, as a result of their withdrawal, and as stipulated in the Terms and Conditions of the AFC …
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Absolute dominance was the name of the game for the India U-19 Women’s Team, who began their SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship campaign with a 10-0 victory against Bhutan at the BSSSMK Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday, February 2, 2024. The winners led 4-0 at the half-time. Pooja and Sibani …
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The AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 achieved truly global broadcast coverage throughout the Group Stage as close to 60 media partners and over 120 channels provided worldwide coverage of the pulsating action featuring Asia’s top 24 teams. Having already cemented its place as the most extensively covered and accessible edition …
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As the golden hour touched in Dhaka, the young U-19 girls wrapped up their very first training session on Wednesday. A wave of emotion swept over them as they boarded the bus for the hotel, and at that moment, a powerful anthem echoed through the air, “Look who we are, …
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Five former champions are among the eight teams through to the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 quarterfinals following the conclusion of the Round of 16 on Wednesday. Three-time winners Iran were the final side to check in, defeating Syria 5-3 on penalties after their tie ended 1-1 after 120 minutes …
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Ten-year-old Arina had her eyes filled with tears when her father said he was not in favour of her playing football. Arina’s father, a mason labourer in Manipur, remained a boxing fan throughout and wanted his daughter to pursue a career as a pugilist. Arina didn’t cry for long. She …
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Sevilla FC have bid farewell to their midfielder Ivan Rakitic who is joining Saudi Pro League side Al-Shabab FC. Ivan Rakitic said his goodbyes to the club at midday on Tuesday. In a very emotional farewell, the Croatian watched a video of his best moments in the shirt, as well …
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FIFA has today published the 2023 edition of the Global Transfer Report, according to which an all-time record of 74,836 cross-border transfers were made in 2023. Some 23,689 (31.7%) of these moves involved professionals (men and women), with the other 51,147 (68.3%) transfers being those of amateurs. Following falls in …
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