Due to allegations of match fixing, the FIFA Referees Committee has deroastered Saudi Arabian referee Fahad Al Mirdasi from the list of 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament officials. In a statement, the world football governing body said, with reference to the current situation of the Saudi referee Mr. Fahad Al …
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National Coach Stephen Constantine said he has “broken things down and have set the plans to win each of these three games” in the Intercontinental Cup. Constantine was speaking at the official pre-tournament press conference in Mumbai. India take on Chinese Taipei in the opening match of the Intercontinental Cup …
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Chinese Taipei coach Gary White said playing the “host team in the opener is always a challenge and his team is up to grab it.” “Life is all about newer challenges and the experience we take home with us. It’s always challenging to play the host nation in the first …
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The 2019 AFC U-16 Women’s Championship qualifiers Round 1 is set to kick-off following the official draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, May 30. North Korea, South Korea and Japan, the top three finishers in the 2017 edition, received direct qualification to the Finals. Thirty teams …
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The 27 teams playing in the 2019 AFC U-19 Women’s Championship qualifiers identified their qualifying group rivals at the official draw ceremony at the AFC House, Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, May 30. Japan, North Korea and China, who were the top three teams in the 2017 edition, received direct qualification …
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Gary White, currently the Head Coach of Chinese Taipei had struck an instant chord with the Indian fans during his last visit to India as Guam’s Head Coach. In a freewheeling interview with www.the-aiff.com, White mentioned about him personally looking forward to meeting the fans again, the limitless potential for …
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Representatives from the AFC’s South Zone Member Associations (MA) met in Kuala Lumpur over two days to update their communications skills at the first AFC Media & Communications workshop targeted to the South region. Finishing yesterday, May 28, the workshop provided the participants an opportunity to learn through practical sessions …
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Defender Nishu Kumar and striker ‘Semboi’ Thongkhosiem Haokip have signed new two-year contracts, keeping them with Bengaluru FC till the end of the 2019/20 season. While the duo was used sparingly in the Indian Super League by former coach Albert Roca, they were key to Bengaluru’s AFC Cup campaign where …
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Chinese Taipei Coach Gary White has had an 86% winning record since taking over the Coach of Chinese Taipei including a famous 2-1 win over Bahrain in what he describes having “changed the course of Football in Chinese Taipei.” In a freewheeling with AIFF Media, White, earlier a Coach of the Guam National …
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41 Member Associations across Asia celebrated the AFC Grassroots Football Day throughout the month of May and the AFC tracks what each country undertook to spread the joy of the game. AFGHANISTAN The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) Stadium in Kabul welcomed over 200 children to celebrate the AFC Grassroots Football …
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