Asia

In the uncanny world of football one actually can’t predict what awaits the next moment. Goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya was a youngster when he was ruled out from the final squad of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup – Qatar owing to a shoulder injury. Eight years later, he has been presented …

Komal Thatal, the 18-year-old youngster who represented India in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup – India has been called up by Coach Stephen Constantine for the ongoing Senior National Team Camp in New Delhi for the forthcoming FIFA International Friendly against Jordan on November 17, 2018. Constantine said that …

The Indian women’s team cleared the first round of the Olympic Qualifiers for the first time in the competition’s history, despite going down to hosts Myanmar 1-2 in a hard-fought clash at the Thuwunna Stadium on Tuesday, November 13. The Indian Women progress to the second round of the Olympic …

There are now less than two weeks to go until iSportconnect’s 2018 Dubai Summit, which is an invitation-only event taking place on Monday, November 26 at the Raffles Dubai. The agenda for the summit has been finalisedwith several high-profile speakers due to speak at the conference, including: Willem Dinger, Global …

With the popularity of football in Japan and especially in Hokkaido, Hard Rock Japan is teaming up with the Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo football club to be an official top sponsor. “This is the first time for Hard Rock International to be a top sponsor of a League One professional sports …

The AFC Grassroots Charter made good progress as the AFC Grassroots Panel met for its sixth meeting at the AFC House on Monday, November 12. The meeting began by welcoming new representative panel members from Hong Kong, South Korea, Oman and Australia, before AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh gave a …

Today marks just one month to go until the start of the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup in the UAE as an enthralling weekend of football saw both the AFC and CAF champions crowned, and a club giant from CONMEBOL also set to confirm their spot in the UAE later …

Indian National Team striker Sunil Chhetri has been ruled out of India’s forthcoming International Friendly against Jordan following an ankle injury sustained during Bengaluru FC’s ISL match against Kerala Blasters on November 5, 2018. Indian National Team physiotherapist Gigy George informed that Sunil has been advised rest and hence, hasn’t …

The Indian women’s football team will be up against hosts Myanmar in their third and final match of the 2020 AFC Women’s Olympic Qualifiers first round, which will be held at the Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon on Tuesday, November 13. Coach Maymol Rocky’s charges will have momentum on their side …