The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee today pledged their support to the Palestine Football Association (PFA) after recent interference in their football jurisdiction by Israeli military forces and proposed the urgent set-up of a task force to address the situation. At the meeting in Muscat, the capital of Oman …
Read More »AFC Competitions Committee recommends changes to youth competitions!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competitions Committee has recommended that the AFC U-16 and U-19 competitions become U-17 and U-20 competitions from 2022 to ensure Asian teams are competitive in FIFA tournaments. At their meeting in Muscat on Monday, Oman under the chairmanship of Saoud Al Mohannadi, the committee heard …
Read More »Real Madrid announce partnership with China’s CITIC Bank!
Spanish LaLiga giants Real Madrid and China CITIC Bank have announced a collaboration agreement which will give rise to the China CITIC Bank Real Madrid credit card. The presentation event was attended by Real Madrid’s Director of Institutional Relations, Emilio Butragueño, the club’s ambassador Roberto Carlos, and vice-president of China …
Read More »More than 1,200 amateur footballers vie for the ultimate Asian Community Cup Prize!
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 …
Read More »iSportconnect celebrates Dubai Summit success!
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 …
Read More »Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt incorporates subsidiary in China!
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) …
Read More »India to play international friendly against Oman on December 27!
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 …
Read More »Three MAs awarded AFC Grassroots Charter Memberships!
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 …
Read More »Nepal benefits from AFC President’s Initiatives!
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), …
Read More »iSportconnect’s Dubai Summit: MBC, Intigral & PwC confirmed as speakers!
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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