Albert Roca has called on his Bengaluru FC side to stand up to the challenge of what will be their sternest test yet when they take on reigning champions Johor Darul Ta’zim in the first leg of the AFC Cup semifinal at the Larkin Stadium, in Malaysia, on Wednesday. The …
Read More »The AFC votes to postpone the FIFA Council elections!
In a somewhat of a surprise move, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations earlier today overwhelmingly voted to postpone the AFC Extraordinary Congress 2016 held in Goa, India. The AFC Member Associations voted 42-1 in favour of not continuing with an agenda which included the election of three additional …
Read More »Six candidates to contest FIFA Council elections at AFC Extraordinary Congress in Goa tomorrow!
The elections of the Asian members for the new FIFA Council will be held during the AFC Extraordinary Congress tomorrow, September 27 in Goa, India. Further world football governing body FIFA has advised the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that, based on the report of the Investigatory Chamber of the FIFA …
Read More »AFC strategy to combat age-cheating bears fruit at 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in India!
Conclusive scientific testing carried out on players competing at the Asian Football Confederation organised 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in India has found no age-cheating at the tournament. The AFC carries out age-testing using MRI scan technology and testing takes place both during qualifying and at the final tournament. AFC Medical …
Read More »Watching a UAE Arabian Gulf League match in Dubai!
I am currently on work in Dubai and last Thursday, September 22, I got the chance to watch my first-ever local football league match in the United Arab Emirates, a top tier 2016/17 UAE Arabian Gulf League game between hosts Al Nasr and current league champions Al Ahli at the …
Read More »Bordoloi Trophy: East Bengal open with 6-0 win over Bongobi Ogrogami!
Kolkata giants East Bengal Club trounced Bongobi Ogrogami from Bangladesh 6-0 in their opening Group B fixture of 64th Bordoloi Trophy at the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati tonight. This result was East Bengal’s highest victory margin against a foreign team in the Bordoloi Trophy with the previous highest margin was …
Read More »Oman’s Al Suwaiq FC joins Joma Sport!
Al Suwaiq FC, a football team from the Gulf nation of Oman, has signed with Joma and will wear the equipment of the Spanish sports brand in the coming seasons. Al Suwaiq FC was runners-up of the Oman League last season, and has won it three times. Besides the Omani …
Read More »VIDEO – AFC Cup: Tampines Rovers 0-0 Bengaluru FC – Match Highlights!
Bengaluru FC added a special page in their short but successful history after a 0-0 (1-0 on aggregate) draw against Tampines Rovers at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Wednesday night was enough to send them to the semifinal of the 2016 AFC Cup. The game that had way more than …
Read More »Bengaluru FC earn goalless draw at Tampines Rovers, script historic AFC Cup semifinal spot!
Bengaluru FC added a special page in their short but successful history after a 0-0 (1-0 on aggregate) draw against Tampines Rovers at the Jalan Besar Stadium on Wednesday night was enough to send them to the semifinal of the AFC Cup. The game that had way more than its …
Read More »AFC U-16 Championship: India go down 0-3 to Iran, out of tournament!
A 10-man India Under-16 lost 0-3 to a superior Iran to bow out of the AFC U-16 Championship at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda on Wednesday, September 21 evening. Courtesy the result, India finished on one point from three outings while Iran topped Group A with 7 points from …
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