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South Korea and Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min was presented with the Asian Football Confederation’s Asian International Player of the Year award at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday, February 10. Son received the award from AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh and AFC Social Responsibility Committee member and South Korean …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) presented eight referees and assistant referees the AFC Referees Memento Award in conjunction with the AFC Referee Instructors & Assessors Seminars on Thursday, February 8. The award is given to match officials who have served at least five years on the AFC Elite Panel and …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has reminded all Member Associations with clubs and national teams competing in the AFC’s competitions in 2018 that they are required to fulfil their media obligations. The AFC wrote to all Member Associations requesting their co-operation in fulfilling the AFC’s obligations to commercial and broadcast …

Asia’s officials have gathered for the AFC Referee Instructors & Assessors Seminars which began on Monday, February 7 in the Malaysian capital. A total of 78 Instructors and Assessors are part of the four-day seminars which are divided into two-parts: The Instructors on Feb 5 followed by the Assessors from …

The German Bundesliga has won various China Digital Football Awards as part of the 7th Annual Red Card Report which is released by the Mailman Group, one of China’s leading digital sports consultancy firms. The Mailman Group analysed the activities of European leagues and clubs to find out the most …

The India U-16 boys continued their stellar winning run in the Middle East with a 1-0 win over Al Sadd earlier on Monday, February 5 in Doha, Qatar. Rohit Danu’s redeeming strike in the 88th minute after he had missed a penalty earlier securing India’s sixth win on the trot …

The AFC Cup Club Licensing Workshop started at the Asian Football Confederation House on Monday, bringing together club licensing managers from across East Asia. The workshop, organised by the AFC Member Association Development Department, is not only a refresher on procedures and expectations but also to strengthen the participants’ understanding …

After winning all three games in Dubai, the India U-16 team began the Qatar leg of their exposure tour with a 2-0 win over Aspire Club U-16. Goals from Bekey Oram and Rohit Danu in either side of half-time secured victory for India. India began the match on a positive …

The stature and global appeal of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) club competitions was further underlined today with German cleaning equipment manufacturer Kärcher announced as the new official sponsor of both the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup. Dato’ Windsor John, the AFC General Secretary, said: “Kärcher are a …