The AFC Asian Cup 2019 sits dearly in the memories of the modern Indian Football fan. The Blue Tigers lost two of the three matches and failed to make it into the knockout rounds by a last-minute penalty goal conceded against Bahrain. But not everything in life and football is …
Read More »CAS dismisses appeal filed by UAE Football Association!
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAEFA), the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the Qatar Football Association (QFA). The CAS Panel dismissed the UAEFA’s appeal and confirmed the decision issued by the AFC Appeal …
Read More »TECHTRO VIDEO: Arunava Chaudhuri shares his experience of AFC Asian Cup 2011 & 2019!
In the sixth episode of Dil Se Football it was a special episode on Indian Football featuring India legend Renedy Singh and myself Arunava Chaudhuri. When asked, I spoke about my experience of the two AFC Asian Cup’s – 2011 Qatar and 2019 UAE.
Read More »Anirudh Thapa: Won’t trade the AFC Asian Cup goal even for the Kohinoor Diamond!
January 6, 2019 will always remain in etched in the history books for the Blue Tigers’ superlative performance against Thailand in their opening clash of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup as the Indian side registered a memorable 4-1 victory. Exactly a year later, AIFF Media sat down with two of the young …
Read More »How was the year 2019 for the Blue Tigers (Team India)?
If we look back at the year 2019, it was a mixed year for the Indian national football team with only two wins, four draws and seven losses across 13 matches. And interestingly, the two win came against the same opponent in Thailand, the first a historic 4-1 win in …
Read More »Technical Report for 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE published!
The Technical Report and Statistics for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup held in the United Arab Emirates is now available on the-AFC.com! The 17th edition of the Continental championship was the biggest-ever AFC Asian Cup with an expansion from 16 to 24 teams, with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system …
Read More »AFC DEC issues USD$150,000 fine on UAE FA!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee has sanctioned the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAE FA) with a fine of USD$150,000 following the incidents that occurred during their 2019 AFC Asian Cup semifinal match against Qatar on January 29 at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu …
Read More »The AFC dismisses UAE FA protest against Qatari players!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee on Friday, February 1 dismissed the protest lodged by the United Arab Emirates Football Association over the eligibility of two Qatar players. This decision comes after the UAE FA claimed that Almoez Ali and Bassam Al Rawi were not eligible to …
Read More »UAE 2019 Schools Programme inspires a generation!
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE schools programme has inspired the next generation of footballers with the engagement initiative reaching its conclusion this week during a final educational event at GEMS Primary School in Fujairah. Over 125,000 children and young people from 150 schools participated in the programme over …
Read More »VIDEO – DW: Can the AFC Asian Cup serve as a blueprint for Qatar 2022?
Is everything about football in the Gulf money-related? Or is there a real football culture – just as Qatar is getting ready for the 2022 FIFA World Cup? Is it fun to watch football in the desert sands? The AFC Asian Cup was the perfect opportunity for Kick off reporter …
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