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Fifa has instructed the All India Football Federation (AIFF) to hold long-awaited leadership elections and adopt a new constitution by the middle of September, or face disciplinary action, an official…
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Football Australia is weighing up a bid to host next year's AFC Asian Cup
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The Korea Football Association (KFA) has announced it will bid to host the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
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South Korea's president has directed the country's sports minister to try to secure the hosting rights for next year's Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has invited member associations to submit expressions of interest for hosting rights to the 2023 Asian Cup as it seeks a new location for the pan-regional tournament
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The Asian Football Confederation executive committee will choose the replacement host for next year's Asian Cup, after the organisation's congress gave it the power to do so yesterday
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China’s withdrawal as host of the 2023 Asian Cup has undermined some of the most valuable commercial rights deals for the Asian Football Confederation in its 2021-24 cycle, potentially leaving the body f…
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China has relinquished its hosting rights for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup due to “exceptional circumstances” caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced.
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Buriram in Thailand is to host group-stage matches from the forthcoming AFC Cup after Chinese Taipei relinquished its hosting rights due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation has announced
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Chinese Taipei has withdrawn from hosting AFC Cup matches due to “the evolving nature of the Covid-19 pandemic” and ongoing travel restrictions, the Asian Football Confederation has announced.
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The Asian Football Confederation is discussing a revamped top-tier continental club competition with its leading federations and its exclusive commercial rights agency Football Marketing Asia, according…
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Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has expanded its portfolio of Asian Football Confederation content in the Middle East and North Africa region for the 2022 season to now include rights to club competitions…
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced plans to launch an elite club competition task force, which will comprise members from Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United…
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Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired media rights to the remaining AFC Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup in 18 territories across the Middle East and North Africa
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Free-to-air television consortium Free TV Australia has secured media rights to Asian Football Confederation national team and club competitions across several Pacific Island territories
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Australian Professional Leagues (APL) has secured exclusive rights to club competitions of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the governing body of Asian football, for the 2021-24 cycle
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The Asian Football Confederation has announced the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup, the premier club football competitions in Asia, will revert to an autumn-spring calendar from the 2023-24 season
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The Asian Football Confederation has unveiled cities in Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia as the first of its centralised locations for the group stage of the 2022 AFC Champions League