A penalty save, and a rare misjudgement from Indian goalkeeper and captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, and a sublime strike from debutant Nishu Kumar defined India’s 1-2 loss to a strong Jordan team in the International Friendly at the King Abdullah II International Stadium in Amman on Saturday, November 17. The …
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The decisive matches in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE are to be enhanced by the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system after the AFC Referees Committee approved its use from the quarterfinals onwards. Asia already boasts some of the world’s leading referees and now they will …
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With 7 members of the Indian National Team having left stranded at the Kuwait International Airport for over 32 hours, courtesy heavy thunderstorm and rains, it is not the ideal situation for Stephen Constantine’s boys as they try to recover in time to take on a strong Jordan team in …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) strengthened its commitment to continue developing grassroots football in Asia after the conclusion of the second AFC Grassroots Conference in the Malaysian capital. The three-day conference attracted 100 dedicated grassroots representatives from 41 Members Associations (MA) who share and support the AFC’s Vision to ensure …
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Englishman Stephen Constantine is in year four of his second stint as head coach of Indian football team. In this period, the national squad has equalled its best-ever FIFA world ranking and qualified for the 2019 Asian Cup. It will be India’s fourth appearance in the tournament’s 62-year history and …
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German Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg today, November 16, announced that they will be working closely with US club Orlando City. The Florida-based outfit have been in North America’s top division, Major League Soccer (MLS) since 2015. The franchise, led by Flavio Augusto da Silva and Phil Rawlins, also owns the …
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The AFC Referees Committee has approved at its meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the criteria for the appointment of Women’s officials in the preliminary and group stages of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup season. Prospective candidates must be a candidate for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019, achieve a high-performance …
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The World Football Summit Asia (WFSA) is coming to Malaysia and Asia for the first time and will do so in April 2019 after its successful events in Spain over the last three years. With the theme ‘Where The Asian Football Industry Meets’ – WFSA aims to become the most …
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The UMBRO family has been expanding, with news of three new partnerships from around the world arriving in the past few days… First of all, in Malaysia UMBRO are delighted to have partnered with Perak FC, one of the country’s biggest teams and recent winners of the Malaysian Super Cup. …
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