Passionate fans and amateur footballers around the UAE are getting a taste of the AFC Asian Cup action ahead of the competition in January thanks to the popular Community Tournaments programme, which has attracted more than 1,200 participants and 96 teams for matches taking place across the four host cities …
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International brands, companies and federations from the sports business world came together in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday, November 26 to discuss the latest industry topics and trends at iSportconnect’s Dubai Summit. In association with PwC Middle East, the invitation-only event in the Persian Gulf took place at …
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Eintracht Frankfurt is driving their internationalisation strategies forward with the launch of a wholly-owned subsidiary in China. The subsidiary named Eintracht Frankfurt Football (Beijing) Co., Ltd. aims to serve the Chinese football market with German know how. The form of company chosen by Eintracht is termed WFOE (Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise) …
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The Indian Senior National Team will be playing an International Friendly against Oman on December 27, 2018 in Abu Dhabi as part of their preparation for the forthcoming 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the UAE. As per the October FIFA Rankings, Oman are currently ranked 84 in comparison to India …
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Three Member Associations were granted AFC Grassroots Charter Memberships following their outstanding achievements in the development of football. The Silver Membership was awarded to the Jordan Football Association (JFA), while Vietnam Football Federation ((VFF) and the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) were given Bronze Memberships. The AFC Grassroots Charter is …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) strengthened its commitment to continue developing futsal in Nepal by donating futsal equipment at the start of their four-day assessment visit which began on Friday, November 23. The equipment was used for the futsal grassroots festival on Friday organised by All Nepal Football Association (ANFA), …
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With less than a week to go until this year’s much-anticipated Dubai Summit, iSportconnect has confirmed that Middle East Broadcasting Center (MBC), Intigral & PwC will be speaking at the exclusive, invitation-only event. Sam Barnett (CEO of MBC), Karim Saade (General Manager of Digital Sports at Intigral) and David Dellea …
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Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) flagship club competitions – the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup – are to become more lucrative next season with participating teams to receive double the travel contribution across all stages in the upcoming 2019 season. In the AFC Champions League – which is already …
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Three former winners, Qadsia SC, Al Jaish and Al Ittihad will be leading a star-studded cast following the 2019 AFC Cup Group Stage official draw in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, November 22. Iraq’s Air Force Club, who created history by winning a third consecutive title in 2018, will not feature …
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The challenge for the group stage of the 2019 AFC Champions League was finalised following the competition’s official draw in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, November 22. Iran’s Persepolis, who lost 0-2 to Kashima Antlers on aggregate in this year’s final, will begin their campaign in the West Zone’s Group D …
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