Asia

iSportconnect has confirmed that two additional guest speakers have been added to the lineup for the Dubai Summit on November 29. Sanjay Raina, General Manager & SVP, Fox Networks Group/National Geographic – Middle East, North Africa & Pakistan; and Aarti Dabas, Head of Media Rights, Broadcast & Digital at International …

India U-19 head coach Luis Norton de Matos named his list of 23 for India’s campaign in the AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers to be held in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Matos picked his squad after a week-long camp in the Capital which is a mix of India’s FIFA U-17 World Cup …

Soccerex will take its global conference to China in 2018 with Soccerex China to be held on April 17/18 in the city of Shenzhen. Now the conference concept has been released! Expert Insight for Football Business in China Soccerex China will deliver a high level conference programme showcasing international and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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.