International Football

Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President, pledged that the AFC will continue to use the power of football to benefit communities in need across Asia in the coming years. Speaking at the first meeting of the AFC’s Social Responsibility (SR) Committee for the cycle …

FIFA is launching its new legal portal (legal.fifa.com) today in order to provide direct access to documents of interest to all stakeholders involved in FIFA’s legal and compliance activities. This important step reflects one of the key pillars of the FIFA 2.0 vision document by providing greater transparency in dealing …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has extended its partnership with the Indonesian broadcast powerhouse MNC for the period 2021 to 2024. The deal includes all the major AFC national team and club competitions, such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Final Round, the AFC Champions League, the AFC …

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) began its Futsal Club Development Workshop with the Football Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) on Monday to further develop the sport in the country. The five-day workshop’s focus is on the introduction of the Futsal Club Licensing System for The Iranian Futsal Super …

From January 2020, India will have its fourth branch of the Barça Academy project, following on from those in New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore with a new school in the city of Pune. This further expansion of the FC Barcelona project in India means the country matches Japan, which also …

The Indian senior women’s national team exuded confidence before departing for Vietnam on Wednesday, October 30, where they will play two FIFA International friendlies next month. The team that has won the SAFF Women’s Championship, impressed in the AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 and finished third in the COTIF Cup …

UEFA is spearheading the drive to increase the number of club and national teams coached by women – thanks to a programme in which experienced coaches are acting as personal mentors to up-and-coming female coaches. UEFA has launched an ambitious mentor programme to build on impressive progress in its Europe-wide …

FIFA has announced the names of the match officials who will officiate at the forthcoming 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay. A total of 24 FIFA beach soccer referees from 24 different countries will take charge of the matches. The competition will take place in the Estadio Mundialista …