Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
AFC Asian Cup 2027 host decision delayed until 2022
The bidding process for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 has been pushed back to 2022 due to ongoing challenges around the Covid-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation has confirmed
FMA strikes another AFC rights deal in German-speaking countries
Live streaming service Sporttotal has acquired rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to the Asian Football Confederation’s final round of qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar.
AFC Cup Asean Zone games cancelled after failure to secure host
The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed that it has cancelled the Asean Zone matches of the AFC Cup 2021 after not being able to find a host due to the Covid-19 pandemic
AFC swaps venues for 2022 Women’s Asian Cup in India
The Asian Football Confederation has relocated two of the host venues for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup in India in a bid to ease Covid-19-related disruption.
AFC Champions League moves to single-tie knockout rounds, approves 2022 fixtures
AFC Champions League knockout games will be played over a single leg from the quarter-finals onwards, as opposed to the normal home and away format, as Covid-19 continues to disrupt the competition
AFC and Yili sign off on sponsorship deal
The Asian Football Confederation has finalised its four-year sponsorship deal with Chinese dairy company Yili
I-League targets entire season in Kolkata again
The 2020-21 Indian I-League season will be held in Kolkata, the All Indian Football Federation has announced
Caribbean Satellite Television Network picks up AFC rights
Pay-television broadcaster Caribbean Satellite Television Network has acquired the rights to broadcast Asian Football Confederation matches across the 2021-24 cycle
AFC renews with Molten as official match ball supplier
Japanese sports equipment manufacturer Molten has renewed its agreement with the Asian Football Confederation to become its official match ball supplier for the 2021 season
TrueVisions picks up AFC club competition rights
Thai pay-television broadcaster True has agreed a media rights deal for Asian Football Confederation club competitions covering the remainder of this year
DAZN secures AFC Champions League rights in Japan until 2028
Sports streaming service DAZN has agreed an exclusive media rights deal for the AFC Champions League in Japan for the next eight years
Maldives state broadcaster picks up AFC rights
The Maldives' state broadcaster Public Service Media has picked up the rights to the Asian Football Confederation's club and national competitions for the 2021-24 cycle
Yili becomes sponsor of AFC national team competitions
Chinese dairy products company Yili Group has agreed a sponsorship deal covering Asian Football Confederation national team competitions in the 2021-24 cycle
Football Australia withdraws teams from AFC Champions League
Football Australia has withdrawn Sydney FC, Melbourne City FC and Brisbane Roar from the AFC Champions League, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed
Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifiers transferred from China to UAE
The United Arab Emirates will take over hosting responsibilities from China for the remaining Group A Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 Asian Qualifiers, the Asian Football Confederation has confirmed
Kumar replaces Gibson as AFC communications director
The Asian Football Confederation has appointed Ravi Kumar as its director of communications, taking over from Colin Gibson
Uzbekistan to host remaining centralised AFC Champions League games
The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed that the Uzbekistan Football Association will host the remaining AFC Champions League (East) games after they were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic