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There are numerous stories about Indian football players coming up from humble backgrounds to make it big at the top stage. While these players have to struggle a lot in the earlier stages of their respective careers, things tend to be even more difficult for budding young women footballers. India …

Borussia Mönchengladbach have inaugurated their first overseas office on Tuesday. Martin Thiess will be the CEO of the Shanghai-based office, which has started its operations as “Borussia Mönchengladbach (Shanghai) Sport Development Co. Ltd.” in China. Borussia’s Vice-President Rainer Bonhof, CEO Stephan Schippers, Sports Director Max Eberl and Head of International …

Kuwait took a step forward in women’s futsal development following the conclusion of the AFC Futsal Level 1 course in the capital city recently. Kuwait Football Association (KFA) Head of Women’s department Fatima Masoud Hayad, who opened the seven-day course, said, “Education and developing coaches are a vital part in …

iSportconnect, the world’s largest global private network of sport business executives, has announced that Eurovision Media Services (EMS), the business arm of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), and Topgolf International are to speak at the 2018 Dubai Summit. Michele Gosetti, Head of Global Sales at Eurovision Media Services (EMS) and …

It was a morning of fun-filled football activities as students from the AFC-UNHCR and Name Football Association of Petaling (NFAP) met in a friendly match at the SJK (T) Ladang Vallambrosa, Klang, Malaysia on Sunday, October 14. The event was officiated by representatives from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), NFAP, …

43 football and 18 futsal referees are set to take the first step in their journey to become elite referees as they gathered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday, October 16 for the 2018 AFC Referees Recruitment courses happening concurrently. The three-day course, which is a prelude to the AFC …

Indian U-19 Women’s preparatory camp is currently being held in Cuttack, Odisha, ahead of their crucial AFC U-19 Women’s Championship qualifiers Round 1, later this month. A total of 23 players have been called-up by head coach Alex Ambrose with the final squad leaving for Thailand on October 22. India …

The Guam Football Association (GFA) has been awarded the AFC Grassroots Charter Bronze membership for its continuous efforts in raising the standard of the grassroots in the East Asian island. The Grassroots Charter is a development tool for Member Associations to raise the quality of their grassroots programmes. It identifies …

The new store concept is a peek behind the curtain of Nike’s biggest innovation moments, matched with personalized and digitally-connected shopping journeys. Nike unveiled Shanghai 001 — the first House of Innovation, with a New York City concept store to follow this fall — as a cross-category, consumer-focused experience with …