With the AFC Asian Cup – UAE 2019 reaching the one-year countdown mark, the Local Organising Committee (LOC) with the support of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Friday, January 5 unveiled the official slogan of the competition – Bringing Asia Together. The slogan was selected following a month-long worldwide …
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After three years of breathtaking action in the qualifiers of the AFC Asian Cup – UAE 2019, a mere four places remain up for grabs, setting the stage for a nail-biting finish in the battle to clinch the top 24 spots in the United Arab Emirates on the final match …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced the launch of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 one-year countdown in collaboration with the renowned Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer, the Official Timekeeper & Official Watch of the AFC’s national competitions, including the AFC Asian Cup in 2019. TAG Heuer has a long …
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Qatar’s Aspire Academy and English Championship side Leeds United AFC have announced a unique partnership which aims to provide long term benefits to the club’s on the field performance. The Aspire Academy, founded in 2004, is a Qatari based sports organization, renowned for being one of the finest academies in …
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Hong Kong Premier League champions Kitchee SC have signed former Uruguay international Diego Forlan, who is set to arrive in Hong Kong on January 10. The 38 year old Montevideo-born started at youth level by playing for Peñarol, Danubio and Independiente. It was at Independiente that he made his professional …
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Manchester City have more financial muscle than any other club in world football – according to the Soccerex Football Finance 100 for 2018. This ground-breaking new annual report by Soccerex, which has produced many ‘eye-catching’ results, uses a bespoke methodology to evaluate and rank the top 100 clubs across the …
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The Bahrain Football Association (BFA) concluded its first-ever AFC Professional Football Coaching Diploma Course, held in the capital city of Manama, Bahrain. The 24 participants from Bahrain, Oman and Syria went through four modules from February to December 2017. The Pro Diploma course is for coaches who hold the ‘A’ …
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As 2017 slowly comes to a close, I, Arunava Chaudhuri (arunfoot) take a look back at the year gone by in Indian football in a series of write-ups on what all happened across the calendar year 2017 including the highlights, the good and the bad, and finally the outlook into …
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Soccerex has announced that the inaugural Soccerex China event will take place at the magnificent Zhuhai International Convention & Exhibition Centre (ICEC) on April 17/18, 2018, with a host of leading European clubs already committed to participate including Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Manchester City, AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund and …
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A media workshop co-organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Chinese Football Association (CFA) enlightened professional players in the city of Haikou, China PR on Wednesday, December 20. Aimed at educating players on the use of social media, the workshop focused on utilising media channels to assist them …
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