International Football

The FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea does not only showcase the best young female footballers in the world, it also provides a crucial platform for the #ENDviolence campaign focused on ending violence towards women and children. The initiative forms part of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World …

World football’s top referee instructors are imparting their skills and knowledge to Asia’s best officials in the first-ever combined men and women Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Elite Referees and Assistant Referees Seminars which are taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, concurrently. Pierluigi Collina, widely …

Soccerex has confirmed the final list of sponsors for the Soccerex Asian Forum taking place at the Grand Hyatt Doha on December 5/6. Key sponsors include event management company Crystal Studio, who are the technical providers for the Asian Forum and SDI Marketing who will also be official event partners. …

Young footballers from around the world gathered at St. George’s Park this weekend for the 2016 Nike Academy’s Most Wanted Global Showcase. Since 2009, Nike Most Wanted has provided thousands of young footballers access to elite training opportunities. This season, the Nike Academy program secured the signing of a number of its players …

iSportconnect, the world’s largest global private network of sports business executives, successfully hosted their inaugural China Directors’ Club in association with LeSports Connects in the stunning Mission Hills, Dongguan on Tuesday afternoon, November 29, 2016. The Directors’ Club, one of a series of exclusive, invite-only events consisting of board-level sports …

With a focus on increasing employability and creating female role models, the volunteer programme as part of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea has engaged over 1,000 volunteers to support the delivery of events and activities. The volunteers are the unsung heroes whose work is vital …

The Caribbean Football Trust Limited (CFTL) will create a monumental event in the history of Caribbean football. In 2017 there will be the official launch of the Caribbean League Futbol (CLF) featuring the legendary Pele’s Brazilian home team of Santos FC from Sao Paulo. In 1972 Santos FC, featuring three …

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) of Qatar has announced the Main Contractor (MC) on Lusail Stadium with Qatari contractor HBK Contracting Co. W.L.L. (HBK) and China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (CRCC) as a joint-venture (JV). British architectural firm Foster + Partners completed the schematic design of the …

Representatives of Asia’s top leagues gathered around the AFC Champions League final to provide their input into the future shape of the competitions across the continent. As a part of the AFC’s Vision and Mission objectives, leagues from the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Uzbekistan attended the second workshop held in …