The draw for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup – India concluded in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday, October 28. The virtually conducted draw for the expanded 12-team tournament will see Japan begin their defence of the titles won in 2014 and 2018 in Group C. The Nadeshiko will have …
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FIFA can confirm that it has been informed today, September 9 by the Japan Football Association (JFA) that, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and hosting situation in the country, they are no longer in a position to host the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup. FIFA would like to thank …
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The AFC confirms that the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar Final Round Group B match between China and Japan on September 7, 2021, will be held in Doha, Qatar. The decision of a neutral venue was made due to the challenges faced by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) …
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Following its recent acquisition of the AFC Champions League for the next eight seasons, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today confirmed global sports streaming giants DAZN as the media rights partner in Japan for all major AFC national team and club competitions for the upcoming cycles in 2021-2024 and …
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With a punchy slogan ’09 Days Around The World’, the 20/21 DFB-Pokal winner Borussia Dortmund announce their 2021 Summer Virtual Tour. From July 10 to 18, BVB will make virtual stops in nine countries spanning three continents, including the U.S.A, Brazil, Poland, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore and China. …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today entered into an agreement with global sports streaming giants DAZN as the exclusive media rights partner to broadcast the next eight seasons of the AFC Champions League. The deal will see DAZN provide comprehensive coverage of Asia’s premier club competition to fans in …
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The cast for the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar 2022 was confirmed on Tuesday with 12 teams sealing their places in the final round. Vietnam are the newcomers, as the Southeast Asian side joined 11 teams who have featured at this stage of FIFA World Cup qualifying before. …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has entered into a commercial agreement with sports media giants Dentsu Inc. to market the AFC’s commercial properties exclusively in Japan. The agreement comprises the AFC’s major national team and club competitions, including Asia’s flagship national team competitions – the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road …
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The Yokohama-based Japan & Germany Football Academy (JGFA) has been named as VfL Wolfsburg’s official talent development partner. Although establishing a knowledge transfer partnership in these challenging times is far from easy, the collaboration between the JGFA and VfL is set to begin in April. A digital launch ceremony involving …
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Yamaha Corporation together with the sports channel DAZN, launched the ‘For The Fans Project’ on Thursday, April 15. This partnership project aims to support sports fans who are unable to attend stadiums for various reasons, and to bring the excitement and fun of live sports to as many fans as …
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