Four of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s match officials have been selected to officiate at the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup – UAE, set to take place in Dubai from February 15 to 24, 2024. The 2024 edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup will see Kuwait’s Abdulaziz …
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The recently elected President of the Football Association of Brunei Darussalam (FABD), Feisal Eusoff, has discussed his strategic development plans with FIFA President Gianni Infantino during a meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in advance of the FIFA Club World Cup 2023 final. Mr Eusoff received a two-thirds majority in the …
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The AFC Asian Cup 2019 sits dearly in the memories of the modern Indian Football fan. The Blue Tigers lost two of the three matches and failed to make it into the knockout rounds by a last-minute penalty goal conceded against Bahrain. But not everything in life and football is …
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Twenty-seven years is a long time. That’s how much India had to wait to make it to the AFC Asian Cup for the first time since 1984. A sensational 4-1 triumph over Tajikistan in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup Final at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi was not only …
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Odisha FC were drawn against the ASEAN Zone Champions in the AFC Cup 2023-24 Inter Zone Semifinal in the draw held at the AFC Football House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, December 28, 2023. The Kalinga Warriors emerged champions of the AFC Cup South Zone after beating Bashundhara Kings …
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The road to AFC Cup 2023/24 glory has been cast in stone following the official draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, December 28. Eleven teams progressed from the Group Stage of the 19th edition of the iconic tournament, which kicked off in September and featured …
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The AFC Champions League 2023/24 knockout stage has all the ingredients to be an exciting affair following the official draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, December 28. Six former Asian champions were among the teams who advanced to the knockout stage, with the Round of …
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The year 1984 has been immortalised by English writer George Orwell through his classic novel ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’. Though it has nothing to do with Orwell’s portrayal of a dystopian society, the year 1984 has huge significance in Indian Football, too. It was the year when Indian Football made a huge …
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As XtraTime reports, former Premier League player Trevor Sinclair is set to join the Indian football team coaching staff for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.
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Addressing the FIFA Member Associations attending the FIFA Football Summit 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the President of the Bhutan Football Federation (BFF), Dasho Ugen Tsechup, said football is the number one sport in Bhutan thanks to FIFA assistance. Since the introduction of the FIFA Forward programme in 2016, Bhutan …
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