Asia

AFC Player of the Year Award 2016 nominees announced!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced the names of the three nominees for this year’s AFC Player of the Year Award in the women’s and men’s categories. This year’s annual celebration of the stars of Asian football will take place at a glittering gala event in Abu Dhabi in …

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AFC Referees Special Award for India’s Uvena Fernandes!

The first Indian Woman Assistant Referee ever to officiate in a FIFA World Cup, Uvena Fernandes, will be awarded with the AFC Referees Special Award 2016 in recognition of her officiating in the final match of the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan between Japan and North Korea. …

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AFC provisionally suspends four Laos players for alleged match manipulation!

The Deputy Chairman of the AFC Disciplinary Committee has provisionally suspended four Laos players for sixty days for various violations of the AFC Disciplinary Code and AFC Code of Ethics related to suspected match manipulation. The players were registered at the 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup and participated in the first …

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Bengaluru FC make hero’s return after lost AFC Cup final to Bengaluru!

Here above are some snaps of AFC Cup finalists Bengaluru FC arriving back home at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Monday, November 7 from Doha, Qatar. The Blues fans had come in numbers to meet their hero’s with some of the players showing their disappointment of not having …

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AIFF president Praful Patel expresses gratitude to Qatar Indian Football Forum for AFC Cup final support!

The All India Football Federation President Praful Patel who was present at the AFC Cup Final between Bengaluru FC and Air Force Club of Iraq on Saturday night expressed his gratitude to the Qatar Indian Football Forum for their exorbitant support in the AFC Cup Final. Mr. Patel also praised …

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Bengaluru FC coach Albert Roca: I am really proud of my players!

Bengaluru FC’s magical AFC Cup run may have ended in agony but coach Albert Roca said the achievement of his boys has triggered the start of a new era in Indian football, one that he hopes will be built upon. “I am really proud of my players. They have proved …

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VIDEO – AFC Cup final: Bengaluru FC coach Albert Roca – Post-Match Press Conference!

After a disappointing 0-1 loss to Air Force Club of Iraq, Bengaluru FC head coach Albert Roca spoke to the media about the game and his team. A clip from that press conference above! Here to the video of the statements of Air Force Club (Iraq): Head coach Samir Kadhim …

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Bengaluru FC coach Albert Roca: AFC Cup final might trigger a new era of Indian Football!

Bengaluru FC have shown great mettle to take the fight to the biggies of the Asian superpowers and the AFC Cup final is just the starting of a new era, as exuded by their Spanish head coach Albert Roca in the post-match press conference minutes after the 2016 AFC Cup …

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