Asia

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 …

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 …

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), …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The first AFC Women’s Coaching Tutors Course taking place in Shanghai, China, this and next week, highlights the importance of coaching for women’s football development. The 25 participants are leading coaches from 22 AFC Member Associations, with two participants from the continent’s biggest countries China and India, and a representative of the Oceania Football Confederation, the Papua New Guinea Football Association. The …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will assist the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) to revitalise the S-League. AFC General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John said the help of experts would be sourced to assess the S.League before implementing a model for change. “Before we come to the model that the AFC …