Asia

From winning the SAFF U-15 Championship a month ago to defeating the Qatar U-16 National Team on their own soil, the Indian U-16 National side have been hogging the limelight for all the right reasons. The test is even bigger now as they are slated to lock horns with defending …

Seven participants of the AFC Project Future Referees Programme Batch 2015 have graduated after the two-year programme concluded on Monday, September 18. The referees from across Asia gathered in Malaysia for the final five-day development course, with the aim to conduct the final evaluation of the participants’ refereeing performances and …

The Indian U-16 National Team landed in Kathmandu on Monday (September 18, 2017) morning for the forthcoming 2018 AFC U-16 Qualifiers. India have been drawn with hosts Nepal, Iraq and Palestine in Group D. Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes said that despite the “tough draw,” the boys can make the cut …

A 23-member Indian U-18 team is currently in Bhutan to participate in the SAFF U-18 Championships. The squad which travelled from Delhi on September 16 will be playing its first match in the tournament on September 18 (today). The opening encounter on September 18 is against Bangladesh while their next opponent …

55 goalkeeper coaches and tutors gained insightful knowledge and experience from the 2017 AFC Goalkeeping Coaching Tutor’s course which concluded on Friday, September 15 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “Coach education represents the foundation stones for success in technical development and this course exemplifies the AFC’s commitment to provide focused and …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) partnership took a huge step forward by activating the second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Manama, Bahrain on May 9, 2017. Outlining the alliance, AFC referee Ahmed Eisa Mohamed Darwish of the …

The Soccerex Global Convention 2017 was held from September 4 to 6 in Manchester for a final time and now it will shift from next year to Doha, Qatar. Soccerex had held its first-ever event in Manchester in 1996 with annual events in London in 1997, Paris in 1998, Los …

The India U-16 national team have wrapped up the exposure trip to Qatar in style, having registered a humongous 5-0 win over Al Duhail SC at the Duhail Ground in Doha on Friday, September 15 night. The Bibiano Fernandes-coached team are looking in perfect shape before they fly to Nepal …

iSportconnect has announced that they will be staging their second-ever iSportconnect Summit in Dubai on November 29, 2017. Brett Gosper, CEO of World Rugby, and Adolfo Bara, General Manager Marketing & Sales at LaLiga, have been confirmed as guest speakers. The Summit represents a breakthrough opportunity for up to 150 …

Bengaluru FC kept their calm to hold on to a three-goal lead from the first leg to seal a 3-0 aggregate win after a goalless draw against 4.25 SC, at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Wednesday. The result secures a place for the Blues in the Inter-Zone final …