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Former India captain Bhaichung Bhutia is “happy” about the group India have drawn in the AFC Asian Cup 2019. In an exclusive interview, Bhutia, the sole Indian Footballer till date to have played in over 100 International matches mentioned “India can finish among the top two in the group” and …

FC Bayern Munich and the Häfele Group have announced a new regional partnership at a press conference in Bangkok last week. The market leader of interior design elements will be the German record champions’ “Official Regional Home Improvement Partner” for Thailand, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka. The cooperation …

Australia head coach Bert van Marwijk has named six new faces in his preliminary 32-man squad in preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. With all 26 players from the Socceroos squad that faced Norway and Colombia in March 2018 included, Van Marwijk has also found room for …

FC Bayern Munich and the Japan Football Association (JFA) will cooperate closely in the future. The focus of the partnership is on joint support of youth talent and the exchange of training philosophies. As part of the cooperation, FC Bayern will send coaches to Japan for workshops and training events. …

On the sidelines of a sponsors event, India national football team captain Sunil Chhetri spoke about Team India, the 2019 AFC Asian Cup and much more. “What I’m looking forward is winning games outside the country which is very important. Our home record is fairly good but outside home we …

The Final Draw for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 on Friday, May 4 produced six interesting groups as the Continent’s top 24 teams get set for 28 days of high quality action in the United Arab Emirates on January 5-February 1, 2019. Iran legend Ali Daei was excited with …

The Indian national football team has been clubbed with hosts United Arab Emirates, Thailand and Bahrain in Group A of the AFC Asian Cup – UAE 2019, the official draw for which was held at the Armani Hotel Ballroom at the iconic Burj Khalifa in Dubai on May 4, 2018. …

The exciting build-up to the biggest-ever AFC Asian Cup marked another significant milestone yesterday with the launch of the tournament’s official mascots – Mansour and Jarrah – during the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Final Draw at the United Arab Emirates’ iconic Burj Khalifa. The mascots were chosen for embodying …

Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) yesterday signed an agreement with Japanese sports equipment manufacturer, Molten Corporation to be the Official Match Ball supplier for AFC’s national and club events, including the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019. The signing ceremony, which was …

After India were drawn in Group A of the AFC Asian Cup – UAE 2019, India national team coach Stephen Constantine stated that India can “qualify to the knock-out stage” of the Continental championship. “I think it’s a group from where we can qualify to the knockout stage. I won’t …