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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 …

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 …