Asia

AFC Grassroots Football Day: A resounding success in Bangladesh!

The Bangladesh Football Federation’s AFC Grassoots Football Day was a resounding success with more than 100 young players taking part. Present at the day-long event – held at the Bangladesh Football Federation’s (BFF) artificial turf at the BFF House in Motijheel on Thursday – was Mahfuza Akhter Kiron, the Asian Football …

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23-member India U-22 Squad leaves for Singapore friendlies!

A 23-member Indian U-22 National Team coached by National Coach Stephen Constantine left for Singapore on Thursday, July 6 late-night to play two International Friendly matches with the Singapore U-22 National Team. The two matches slated for July 9 and 12 respectively. The U-22 boys headed to Singapore on the …

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AFC Technical Committee approves game-changing Coaching Convention!

Coach education in Asia reached a significant milestone on Wednesday after the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Technical Committee approved the regulations and guidelines of the AFC Coaching Convention at its meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Convention, which serves as an agreement between the AFC and its Member Associations on …

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DFB & DFL update Angela Merkel & Xi Jinping on German-Chinese football projects!

During the state visit in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping were special guests at a football match between a Chinese and a German U-12 team at the Auf Dem Wurfplatz stadium. DFL president Dr. Reinhard Rauball, DFL CEO Christian Seifert, DFB president Reinhard Grindel, DFB …

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Financial stability of Asia’s top leagues takes centrestage at AFC forum!

The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) efforts to enhance the financial stability of top Asian club football was underlined as sustainable financial models were cast under the spotlight at the inaugural AFC Inspiring League Forum. The aim of the two-day forum, which was part of the AFC League Development Programme (LDP), …

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India U-23 set to play two International Friendlies against Singapore!

All India Football Federation has arranged for two International matches for the Indian U-23 National Team as part of the preparation process for the forthcoming 2018 AFC U-23 Championships slated to be held in Doha. National Coach Stephen Constantine felt the games would be a “learning experience” for the team. …

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AFC Issue Statement on 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has noted the conclusions in the recently published FIFA report into the bidding processes for the FIFA World Cups of 2018 and 2022. In this regard, the AFC is now looking forward to the continued preparation work to deliver the 2022 FIFA World Cup in …

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New Radiant SC sign Oscar Bruzon as their new head coach!

Maldivian Dhivehi League side New Radiant SC have signed former Sporting Clube de Goa and Mumbai FC head coach Óscar Bruzón Barreras of Spain for the remainder of the local league replacing Portuguese coach Bernardo Tavares with four matches to play. Born in Vigo, Spain; the 40-year-old Óscar Bruzón is …

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World Football Forum to return to China in 2018!

World Football Forum today announced that following the successful conclusion of the first World Football Forum to be staged in China last month, Eventica Sport’s annual football industry event will be returning to the country in 2018. In what has been a ground-breaking year for the World Football Forum, 2017 …

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