India’s number one goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu thinks that four-five high profile international friendlies would help the Indian national team going into the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. “Facing China (on October 13) is very good news for us. It gives a chance to test ourselves against a good opponent. We …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) determination to embrace technological advances for the development of football in Asia has been underlined with the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system at some stage in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE – which is just 100 days away. After approval …
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Community ambassadors of all nationalities from across Asia came together at Zayed Sports City Stadium for a rousing evening of speeches, workshops and celebration, in the lead up to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the UAE. Over 60 ambassadors or “Playmakers” representing 19 of the 24 competing nations were …
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With less than 120 days to go to Asia’s biggest and most prestigious football tournament, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is giving football fans the opportunity to celebrate and showcase their passion for their teams with the launch of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Team Bus Slogan contest. From …
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Hundreds of football enthusiasts have kicked-off celebrations for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE being entertained by football freestylers and taking part in a number of interactive football activities at Dubai Mall. Adding to the excitement, first 50 fans who visited the Interactive Roadshow scored an extra treat, receiving …
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The enthralling build-up to Asia’s most prestigious football spectacle will reach new heights when a star-studded, action packed 2019 AFC Asian Cup Interactive Roadshow debuts on August 26 at Dubai Mall — the first of many activations across all four host cities: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Sharjah. Adding …
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The AFC Asian Cup, which will be played across eight stadiums in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai and Sharjah in the UAE from January 5 to February 1, 2019, and will see India up against hosts UAE, Thailand and Bahrain in its three group games of the tournament. Indian coach …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Local Organising Committee have confirmed that tickets for Asia’s most prestigious tournament will go on sale on Monday, July 30, 2018. As the excitement builds to the most eagerly-anticipated spectacle for football fans in the Continent, AFC General …
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This is a podcast on Indian football under the curious name of 420grams featuring the host Arjun Pandit which a special series on the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. In Episode 5, 420grams are joined by Renedy Singh and Ishfaq Ahmed for our final episode …
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This is a podcast on Indian football under the curious name of 420grams featuring the host Arjun Pandit which a special series on the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, but today the focus is solely on the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. With the Asian Cup …
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