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China has joined hosts France in securing a berth at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup after booking their place in the semifinals of the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Jordan. Monday’s 3-0 victory over the Philippines, coupled with Thailand’s subsequent 6-1 win over tournament hosts Jordan, assured the …

The Sree Kanteerava Stadium will play host to its first game since the Indian Super League final when Albert Roca’s Bengaluru FC side welcome New Radiant SC in a 2018 AFC Cup group stage clash on Tuesday. Having won their six previous AFC Cup games on the trot, Roca stressed …

Participants from across Asia benefited in the second edition of the AFC Women’s Futsal Coaching Instructors’ Workshop in Malaysia which concluded on Friday, April 6. The course was opened by Head of AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Development Ali Targholizadeh, who reiterated AFC’s determination to develop women’s futsal. As the …

November 16, 2005, is a treasured date in Australian football history. On that day, the Socceroos overcame unlikely odds to qualify for 2006’s tournament in Germany. The federation had not appeared in a major international competition in 32 years, and the victory is still viewed as a major turning point …

Cooperation between the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and AIPS Asia was strengthened on Wednesday, April 4 as AIPS Asia journalists started their duties at the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in Jordan. Under the Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations, the AFC invited AIPS Asia members to Amman, Jordan, …

A hotly contested battle between two all-female teams composed of players from countries as diverse as Afghanistan, France and Nepal ended 4-2 but the women walked away with a second world record under their belt. The game, on a specially constructed pitch sponsored by HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein …

Goals from Daniel Segovia (45+1′), Rahul Bheke (63′) and Daniel Lalhlimpuia (77′) ensured Bengaluru FC maintained their perfect start to their Group E campaign of the AFC Cup with a 3-1 win over Aizawl FC at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati on Thursday. Trailing after an early setback, Albert …

Under the patronage of HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, and in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record, the lowest altitude game of football ever played is set to kick-off on Thursday, 5 April 2018 at 2:00PM at the Dead Sea in Jordan, as part of Equal Playing …

Bengaluru FC’s hectic month of fixtures continues as they shift focus from Super Cup duties to an AFC Cup Group E clash against Aizawl FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, Assam on Thursday. Blues boss Albert Roca has called this a test of his squad’s fitness and …