Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

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The Asian Football Confederation has ended early its media rights agreement in Southeast and East Asia with international sports broadcaster Eleven, which has now shut down its Asian linear and streaming…
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The Asian Football Confederation has awarded Qatar hosting rights for the knockout rounds of its Champions League club competition in the West region
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The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) is poised to secure hosting rights to the 2027 Asian Cup after the All India Football Federation (AIFF) decided to drop its bid as part of a strategic focus…
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The president of the Russian Football Union has said the organisation "should consider" moving from Uefa to the Asian Football Confederation in light of its suspension by the European the organisation
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The Asian Football Confederation has announced a media rights agreement in China with Beijing Shinai Sports Media Technology (Shinai) following the termination of its deal with Super Sports Media
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The Asian Football Confederation has served notice to its media rights partner in China, Super Sports Media, that it intends to terminate their deal for the 2021-24 cycle due to unpaid fees
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The Asian Football Confederation has announced an expanded agreement with subscription broadcaster Sportdigital Fussball for the 2023 Asian Cup in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland
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The presidents of the Asian Football Confederation and Fifa attended a ceremonial ground-breaking ceremony this week for a long-planned new football stadium in Putrajaya, Malaysia
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Qatar will stage two of the world’s biggest international football tournaments within the space of about a year, after it won a competitive process to secure next year’s Asian Cup.
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The Indonesian football association (PSSI), along with Fifa and the Asian Football Confederation, have launched a task force to improve stadium safety in the Southeast Asian country after the disaster…
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Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired the rights to Asian Football Confederation competitions in territories across the Middle East and North Africa as part of a landmark deal running until…
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Fifa vice-president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa is set to be re-elected as the president of the Asian Football Confederation after no other candidates were nominated for the position
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Football Australia has withdrawn from the bidding process for the hosting rights to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup but maintains an interest in staging the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup, the federation has announced.
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that Australia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan are in contention to host the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup.
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Four national football associations have submitted expressions of interest for the hosting rights to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation announced yesterday (Monday)
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The technical director of the Japan Football Association (JFA) has said there is “little chance” of the association making a late bid for the hosting rights to the 2023 AFC Asian Cup before the deadline tom…
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Football Australia chief executive James Johnson says the federation will “explore” the possibility of bidding for hosting rights to the Fifa World Cup as the country gears up to co-host the 2023 Women’s World…