The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal and Beach Soccer unit conducted a three-day futsal assessment visit to Turkmenistan on Thursday, April 26. The AFC delegation team were welcomed by newly elected First Vice-President Serdar Divanov of Football Federation of Turkmenistan (FFT), who said, “Futsal and football are one of our …
Read More »Fifth AFC Youth Panel Meeting concludes!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Youth Panel concluded its fifth meeting in the Malaysian capital on Thursday, April 26. The panel – which is overseen by the AFC Technical Committee and AFC General Secretary – is tasked with supporting the promotion and development of Elite Youth Football in Asia as …
Read More »FIFA strengthens digital footprint in China!
This week, as part of its activities to expand its digital presence in China, FIFA is opening an official FIFA WeChat account and a microsite in Mandarin, FIFAofficial.cn, as well as launching a special online campaign, FIFA World Cup Wish. The aim of these activations is for FIFA to deepen …
Read More »Schalke 04 enter strategic partnership with Hebei China Fortuna FC!
Bundesliga side FC Schalke 04 are entering into large, long-term and economically attractive partnership with Chinese Super League club Hebei China Fortuna FC (CFFC). The project was originally started at the start of 2018, and was set to run for five years. Schalke 04 will look after the content-element and …
Read More »VIDEO: Draw of Group of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia!
The AFC U-16 Championship 2018 hosts Malaysia and Asia’s 15 best teams learnt their opponents on Thursday, April 26 at the draw, conducted at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. Watch the full draw ceremony in the video above!
Read More »Soccerex deliver China’s biggest ever football business event!
Soccerex China has broken new ground as China’s biggest ever football business summit, with over 1,500 senior industry figures participating in the inaugural event in Zhuhai. FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, CFA General Secretary Zhang Jian and Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al Khelaifi were just some of the big name …
Read More »VIDEO – AFC Cup 2018: Abahani Limited Dhaka 1-1 Aizawl FC – Match Highlights!
Abahani Limited Dhaka of Bangladesh kept themselves tentatively in the race for the Inter-Zonal semifinals of the 2018 AFC Cup on Wednesday, April 25 drawing 1-1 with India’s Aizawl FC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. Watch the match highlights!
Read More »Asia’s future stars to shine at 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia!
The AFC U-16 Championship 2018 hosts Malaysia and Asia’s 15 best teams learnt their opponents on Thursday, April 26 at the draw, conducted at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur. The draw saw Malaysia, quarterfinalists in 2014, drawn in Group A with two-time champions Japan, 1998 winners Thailand and Tajikistan. …
Read More »VIDEO – AFC Cup 2018: New Radiant SC 0-2 Bengaluru FC – Match Highlights!
New Radiant SC of the Maldives scored a big 2-0 upset win over Bengaluru FC in the 2018 AFC Cup – Group E through goals from Ali Fasir (30′) and Ali Ashfaq (47′) at the National Stadium in Male on Wednesday afternoon. The win for the Maldivian side leaves Group …
Read More »India clubbed with Iran, Vietnam & Indonesia in AFC U-16 Championship finals!
India have been clubbed with strong contenders Iran, Vietnam and Indonesia in Group C of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship Finals scheduled to be held in Malaysia in September/October 2018. The official draw for the Championship was held at the AFC headquarters today, April 26. India had qualified as second-best …
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