Al Hilal SFC’s record breaking victory in the AFC Champions League 2021 Final has propelled Saudi Arabia to the top of the latest AFC Club Competitions Ranking. With the results of clubs participating in the four previous sporting seasons, Saudi Arabia lead the rankings on 100 points as South Korea …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to leverage on the power of football for social development, as underlined in its Vision and Mission, received a significant boost on Tuesday after the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) pledged USD500,000 to the AFC Dream Asia Foundation. AFC President and Patron of the …
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The Premier League, Newcastle United Football Club and St James Holdings Limited yesterday settled the dispute over the takeover of the club by the consortium of PIF, PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media. Following the completion of the Premier League’s Owners’ and Directors’ Test, the club has been …
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The AFC Champions League 2021 Quarterfinals and Semifinal (West) as well as the eagerly anticipated Final will be played in Saudi Arabia subject to the AFC Executive Committee’s ratification of the AFC Competitions Committee’s decision (via correspondence on August 18, 2021), regarding the Hosting of Centralised Matches in the Knockout …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee has decided to revise the timeline of the bidding process for the selection of the host for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. Given the ever-evolving nature and the prevailing challenges caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the AFC Executive Committee acknowledged the travel …
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Ismail Jakobs will not make the trip with the rest of the Germany squad to Tokyo for the Olympic Games due to signing for French Ligue 1 side AS Monaco from 1.FC Köln. The Germany team, which now only has 18 players, met up yesterday in Frankfurt am Main. They …
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Together with coach Stefan Kuntz, the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DSB) has called up Ragnar Ache (Eintracht Frankfurt) and Keven Schlotterbeck (SC Freiburg) for the football tournament at the Olympics (July 23 – August 7, 2021). The pair have been called up because of two players dropping out. Josha Vagnoman …
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At the suggestion of U-21s coach Stefan Kuntz, the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) has named 19 players in Germany’s squad for the Olympic Games to be played in Tokyo from July 22 to August 7. Two players who won the U21 EUROs in 2017 with Kuntz, Nadiem Amiri (Bayer …
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The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) organised the first-ever AFC Women’s Futsal Level 1 Coaching course to develop potential women futsal coaches in the country. A total of 18 participants joined the course which was led by course coordinator Lamia Al Fares and Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Instructor Rajaa Chatah …
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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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