Asia

The clock continues to count down to the 21st edition of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, which will be played in six cities across South Korea. Only 200 days now remain until the tournament, which has a well-earned and firmly established reputation for unveiling the next generation of football superstars, …

Iran U-19 Women’s National Coach Mahndz Amir Shaghaghi said she expects tough competition when they face India U-19 Women’s Team in the opening match of the AFC U-19 Championship 2017 Qualifiers at the Vietnam Training Centre ground on Wednesday (November2, 2016). “India are a good Team and so are Vietnam. …

In 2011, when India played the 2011 Asian Cup in Doha, Sunil Chhetri was just another member of the Indian National Team. Five years later, when JSW Bengaluru FC play the AFC Cup 2016 Final in Doha, he stays the one whom all look up to in the squad. In …

Keeping an eye on the future, the Indian U-19 Women’s Team has quite a few girls from the recently concluded AFC U-16 Championship held two months back in August 2016. A day prior to India’s opening match of the AFC U-19 Championship 2017 Qualifiers against Iran (Kick-off on November 2 …

iSportconnect, the world’s largest global private network of sports business executives is thrilled to announce our inaugural China Directors’ Club in association with LeSports Connects. The Directors’ Club is set to take place on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 in Mission Hills, Shenzhen. The event will take place as part of …

Japan midfielder Ritsu Doan admitted his success in claiming the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship’s Most Valuable Player award came as a surprise after his side claimed the continental crown at the Bahrain National Stadium in Manama on Sunday, October 30. A series of accomplished displays on the right side of Japan’s …

Japan won the AFC U-19 Championship title for the first time in the country’s history on Sunday, October 30 as Atsushi Uchiyama’s side defeated Saudi Arabia 5-3 on penalties at the Bahrain National Stadium in Manama. Koki Ogawa scored the deciding penalty in the final round of spot kicks after Abdullah …

With the stars of tomorrow battling it out at the 2016 AFC Under-19 Championship in Bahrain, the continent’s youth football specialists gathered to discuss the football education of Asia’s aspiring and brightest talents at the second AFC Youth Panel meeting in Manama, Bahrain on Saturday, October 29. As envisaged in the …

Though it currently is not clear in which division Chandigarh-based professional football team Minerva Academy FC will play this season, the I-League or the Second Division League, they have signed Guam international striker Marcus Lopez for the remainder of the 2016/17 season. “Earning a contract with the club was a …