The Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA) and the Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) on Tuesday, July 19 signed a landmark agreement to host the 2016 AFC Annual Awards Night ceremony at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi on December 1 this year. AFC …
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The Asian Football Confederation president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has offered his heartfelt condolences on the passing of India’s pioneer professional football coach Amal Dutta who died at the age of 86 on Sunday, July 10. Amal Dutta became well-known as a tactical genius having played as a …
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Next Season, Spanish kitmaker Joma will be one of the strongest sports brands in Saudi Arabian football in the Middle East. The Spanish brand will kit four clubs out of 16 teams playing in the country’s top division Premier League. The eight times Saudi Arabian Champion of the League, Al …
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The World Football Forum 2016 will take place in Paris on July 7/8, 2016 with the main topic being this year the ‘New Geography of Football’ which covers the high-growth new markets for the international game. Leading stakeholders from the football world are expected to attend the two-day event just …
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The iSportconnect Paris networking event is just one week away and the excitement is building for what is sure to be a fantastic occasion! The hosts are delighted to confirm that Richard Lamb, International Business Director at F.C. Internazionale Milano, will be joining the panel for the event taking place on 7th July at Dentons’ offices in Paris in …
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iSportconnect, the world’s largest global private network of sports business executives, is delighted to announce Sunando Dhar, CEO of the I-League and Ma Guoli, Vice Chairman of LeTV Sports as the first panelists at our Paris Directors’ Club The second Directors’ Club of the year will take place at Dentons offices in Paris …
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Nine teams now know who stands between themselves and the next stage of 2017 AFC Cup qualifying when the official draw for the competition’s Playoff Qualifiers was held in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, June 17. The Teams Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Ltd (Bangladesh), FC Tertons (Bhutan), Nagaworld FC (Cambodia), Tatung …
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South Korea continue to lead the way, while India are 19th in the latest Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Association (MA) Ranking which was released on Friday, June 10. The East Asian powerhouse retained top spot ahead of second-placed Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates who have leapfrogged Iran …
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I-League champions Bengaluru FC will be up against Tampines Rovers FC in the quarterfinals of the 2016 AFC Cup, the draws of which took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday, June 9. The first of the two-legged tie will take place at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on the September 14, …
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The official draw for the quarter-final stage of the 2016 AFC Champions League produced a host of mouth watering ties when it was made in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday. Teams through to the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League: Al Ain (UAE), Al Nasr (UAE), El Jaish (Qatar), FC …
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