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Bengaluru FC made light work of Transport United, beating the club from Bhutan 3-0 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Tuesday to progress to the play-off stages of the AFC Cup. Goals from Boithang Haokip (27′), Daniel Lalhlimpuia (54′) and Thongkhosiem Haokip (62′) got the job done for Albert Roca’s …

iSportconnect has announced two additional guest speakers have been added to the lineup for the iSC Beijing Summit. Rouven Kasper, Managing Director of FC Bayern Munich China, and Yang Yang, IOC Member, will both bring significant expertise to the two-day event’s content programme. Kasper has played a key role in …

The hugely successful Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President’s initiatives, which were consolidated into two broader programmes in October last year – the AFC President’s Infrastructure Initiative and the AFC President’s Development Initiative – have been well-received and continues to enhance the strategic and alignment capabilities and the long-term development plans …

Indian Super League franchise Delhi Dynamos’ new recruit Shubham Sarangi has become the first player from the club to head to the world renowned Aspire Academy for a four-month long training stint at the state-of-the-art facilities in Doha, Qatar. 17-year old Shubham who signed for the club earlier this month, …

Bengaluru FC will look to get the job done when they face Bhutan National League champions Transport United in the second leg of the 2018 AFC Cup Preliminary Round One at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Tuesday. Coming back from a goalless draw in Thimphu, the tie hangs in the …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee has decided that the AFC Champions League matches involving clubs from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates should be played on a home and away basis in 2018 as per the AFC Regulations. The Executive Committee decided at their meeting in …

Bengaluru FC resume their rendezvous with continental competition in picturesque Bhutan where Albert Roca’s boys take on Transport United in an AFC Cup preliminary round fixture at the Changlimithang Stadium in the capital Thimphu on Tuesday. The Blues have made the trip with a relatively young squad that includes four …

Kumamoto Renaissance Football Club will be playing on a new football field funded by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as a result of the devastating earthquake in Kyushu Region in Southern Japan in April 2016. Kumamoto Renaissance, playing in the first division of the Regional Women’s League in Japan, lost …

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between the Laotian club Lao Toyota Football Club and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The appeal filed on December 22, 2017 by Lao Toyota FC against the decision issued on December 13, 2017 by the …

The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided, on January 18, 2018, to appoint a normalisation committee for the Kuwait Football Association (KFA) in accordance with article 8 paragraph 2 of the FIFA Statutes. Following the lifting of the suspension of the KFA on December 5, 2017 as a consequence …