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In what is a landmark deal in Indian football, Bengaluru FC have reached an agreement with Chinese League One (second tier) side Zhèjiang Lüchéng (Zhejiang Greentown FC) for the transfer of Spanish winger Edu Garcia for an undisclosed fee the Indian club announced on Friday. The deal makes Bengaluru FC …

Antonio Dovale scored Bengaluru FC’s first ever hattrick in Asian competition (12′, 35′, 48′) as the Blues ran roughshod over Maldivian side TC Sports Club, beating them 5-0 (8-2 on aggregate) and booking a place in the AFC Cup Group stages at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday …

Armed with the advantage of three away goals, Bengaluru FC will look to seal qualification in the group stages of the AFC Cup when they take on Maldivian side TC Sports Club at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Tuesday evening. A Thongkhosiem Haokip brace and Erik Paartalu’s fourth …

The Chairman of The Football Association Greg Clarke visited on Thursday, February 15 the Zaatari camp for Syrian refugees in Northern Jordan, where he attended one of the football training sessions organised daily by the Asian Football Development Project (AFDP); a non-profit youth commission founded and chaired by HRH Prince …

It took a second-half stunner from Thongkhosiem Haokip as Bengaluru FC came away from the Maldives on the right side of a five-goal thriller, beating TC Sports Club 3-2 at the National Stadium in Male on Tuesday. An Erik Paartalu goal (69′) between a Haokip brace (52′ 78′) gave Albert …

iSportconnect has announced three additional guest speakers have been added to the lineup for the upcoming iSC Beijing Summit. Tim Shi, Director of Operations and Event Development Departments at Tencent Sports; Julia Cui, Founder and Partner of CGX Management; and Li Haojie, committee member of F1 committee of Union Internationale …

The Indian Under-16 National Team on an exposure trip to Qatar defeated the Aspire U-16s 1-0 in Doha today, February 12 courtesy of a Rohit Danu goal in the second half. Danu’s 50th minute strike proved to be the difference between the two sides after the half-time scoreline read 0-0 …

Albert Roca said he expects nothing short of a stern test when Bengaluru FC take on Maldivian side TC Sports Club in the first leg of the AFC Cup Preliminary Stage game to be played at the National Stadium in Male on Tuesday. The Blues arrived in the Maldives capital …

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 …