Asia

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) of Qatar has announced the Main Contractor (MC) on Lusail Stadium with Qatari contractor HBK Contracting Co. W.L.L. (HBK) and China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC) as a joint-venture (JV). British architectural firm Foster + Partners completed the schematic design of the …

Representatives of Asia’s top leagues gathered around the AFC Champions League final to provide their input into the future shape of the competitions across the continent. As a part of the AFC’s Vision and Mission objectives, leagues from the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Uzbekistan attended the second workshop held in …

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors were crowned the 2016 AFC Champions League winners on Saturday night as a 1-1 draw with inaugural champions Al Ain earned Choi Kang-hee’s side a 3-2 aggregate victory and a place at December’s finals of the FIFA Club World Cup. Han Kyo-won gave Jeonbuk the lead on …

Representatives of the German and Chinese governments signed a far-reaching agreement on Friday, November 25 for a football partnership between the two countries. The agreement was signed in the chancellery in Berlin on the occasion of the meeting between China’s vice-premier Liu Yandong and German chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel. The …

Soccerex institutional partners LaLiga will be using the upcoming Soccerex Asian Forum, December 5/6, in Doha, to showcase their activities in the Middle East and the growth of LaLiga across the region and the rest of Asia. A delegation from the LaLiga international office in Dubai including Managing Director of …

Sports management and business technology experts, Analyticom, will speak alongside the Qatar Football Association (QFA) at the upcoming Soccerex Asian Forum, December 5/6, to discuss how their football management system, COMET, supports the operations of both the QFA and Qatar Stars League (QSL). This exclusive session will focus on both …

Leonardo’s brace helped South Korea’s Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors claim the early advantage in the 2016 AFC Champions League final after a 2-1 first-leg victory over Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates on Saturday. Following a goalless first half at Jeonju World Cup Stadium the game burst into life after the …

Soccerex, the globally renowned football business event provider, has signed its first partnership agreement with Aspire Zone Foundation and its member organisations, Aspire Academy, Aspetar and Aspire Logistics, for the upcoming Asian Forum taking place in Doha from December 5-6. The Asian Forum will offer insights into topics such as …