The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) reinforced its commitment to strengthen and accelerate the development of the professional landscape in women’s club football with the implementation of the AFC Women’s Club Licensing. The latest AFC Women’s Club Licensing criteria is part of the AFC Club Licensing Regulations (Edition 2021) following the …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed the reappointment of Mr Mohammad Ali Al Kamali of the United Arab Emirates as the Confederation’s Independent Head of Integrity for the term 2021 to 2025. Mr Kamali, who was initially appointed to the role in 2017, will continue to act as …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) welcomes the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)’s decision to dismiss the appeal lodged by Shandong Luneng FC (CHN) against the AFC Entry Control Body (ECB)’s decision of February 8, 2021. The ECB determined that Shandong Luneng FC had not satisfied the mandatory Criterion F.04 …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa today acknowledged the commitment and unity of the AFC Member Associations (MAs) towards the resumption of the Asian football calendar in 2021. Chairing the 7th AFC Executive Committee meeting in Manama, Bahrain, the AFC President said that the …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced LaLigaSportsTV as their new media partner in Spain and Andorra to broadcast the AFC’s premier club competition, the AFC Champions League, via LaLiga’s over-the-top (OTT) streaming service from 2021 to 2024. LaLigaSportsTV, who hold the rights to mostly domestic sports properties, will provide …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee has banned the Brazilian player, Avelino Coelho Jakson, from taking part in any kind of football-related activity (which includes, inter alia, all domestic, international, friendly and official fixtures) for four (4) years for violating Article 6 of the AFC Anti-Doping Regulations …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced today an exclusive agreement with the Saudi Sports Company for the media rights of the AFC Competitions covering the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the commercial cycle 2021-2024. Following the signing of the agreement, the Saudi Sports Company will have exclusive rights in …
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The Elite Leagues Injury and Illness Surveillance Program was an extensive research recently carried out by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on injuries and their prevention. AFC took this initiative to provide the involved clubs with a detailed analysis of injuries to their players and help them with its prevention …
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NEOM has become a new Global Partner of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) from 2021-2024. The agreement encompasses major AFC national team competitions, including but not limited to the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar Final Round featuring the Continent’s top-12 football nations, and Asia’s flagship national team competition …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) welcomes the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)’s dismissal of the appeal lodged by Persepolis FC against the AFC Appeal Committee’s decision of November 5, 2020. On October 3, 2020, the AFC Disciplinary and Ethics Committee found that the Persepolis player, Mr Isa Alkasir, had …
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