Midfielder Pronay Halder and winger Bikash Jairu made a comeback to the National squad as National Coach Stephen Constantine announced his list of 28 probables for the preparatory Camp for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifying match against Myanmar slated to be played in Goa on November 14. India have …
Read More »AFC ‘B’ certificate coaching course underway in Iran!
A total 24 participants from across the Islamic Republic of Iran are participating in The AFC ‘B’ Coaching Certificate course in cooperation with the Football Association of Mazandran (FAM), which is one of Iran’s most active football provinces. The opening ceremony was attended by FAM President Gholamreza Behravan and Mahmood …
Read More »North Korea vs Malaysia matches to be played in Thailand!
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE Final Round Qualifying Group B matches between North Korea and Malaysia will take place in Thailand, on November 10 and 13, after the Football Association of Thailand confirmed their willingness to stage both games. The exact venue and kick-off times are to be …
Read More »iSportconnect adds Facebook and NBA to Dubai Summit speaker lineup!
iSportconnect has announced that two additional guest speakers to the lineup for the iSportconnect Dubai Summit on November 29. Jerry Newman, Sport Partnership Lead – EMEA at Facebook, and Ben Morel, Managing Director and Senior VP – EMEA at NBA, will offer delegates a unique insight into the sports industry. …
Read More »Bengaluru FC need to beat FC Istiklol by a two-goal margin to stay alive in the AFC Cup!
In what has the potential to be a comeback story for the ages, Bengaluru FC will face off against Tajikistan’s FC Istiklol as both sides go to battle for a place in the 2017 AFC Cup final at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Having gone down 1-0 …
Read More »AFC development programmes simplified!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Development Committee decided at its meeting today to simplify the structure of its development programmes for the Member Associations from next year. The existing programmes will be consolidated into two broader programmes which will help the AFC to support the MAs in their strategic plans …
Read More »Macron sign contract with Al Shabab Al Arabi Beirut!
Italian kitmaker Macron and Al Shabab Al Arabi Beirut of Lebanon have announced a technical sponsorship agreement for the 2017/18 season. Macron is honoured to be the technical partner of Al Shabab Al Arabi Beirut, that participates in the Lebanese Premier League, the top division of Lebanese football.
Read More »VIDEO: Promo for Soccerex Asian Forum 2017!
Taking place at the Grand Hyatt Doha, December 4/5 2017, the Soccerex Asian Forum will bring together the buyers and suppliers in football across the region for two days of insight, networking and business. The event combines a conference, exhibition and programme of structured and social networking opportunities. Watch the …
Read More »India beat Macau 4-1, qualify for 2019 AFC Asian Cup!
A Sunil Chhetri led India beat Macau 4-1 to register their fourth successive win in as many matches of Group A at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru to script India’s second qualification to the AFC Asian Cup in last 8 years, and fourth overall. India had last qualified to …
Read More »FIFA suspends the Pakistan Football Federation!
FIFA has decided to suspend the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) with immediate effect in accordance with the decision of the Bureau of the FIFA Council dated 10 October 2017 on account of undue third-party interference. The Bureau took this decision as a result of the fact that the PFF offices …
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