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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 …

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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. …

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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 …

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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 …

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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.

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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 …

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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 …

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India captain Sunil Chhetri: Our sole focus is to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup!

“We can’t let the opportunity slip. We have to win tomorrow’s game and there’s no alternative from working harder and harder,” India captain Sunil Chhetri said in the pre-match press conference before taking on Macau in the fourth match of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers at the Sree Kanteerava …

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iSportconnect adds Standard Life and F1 to Dubai Summit line-up!

iSportconnect has confirmed that two additional guest speakers have been added to the line-up for the iSportconnect Dubai Summit on November 29. Nuala Walsh, Chief Marketing Officer at Standard Life Aberdeen, and Murray Barnett, Head of Global Sponsorship & Commercial Partnerships at F1, will take part in a series of …

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