Category: FOOTBALL
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Media Accreditation Process Open for Beach Soccer Championship Bahamas
Miami, Jan 27, 2017: The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) informs media that the accreditation process for the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship Bahamas 2017 is open to all media. Media members wishing to attend games should be aware of the upcoming deadlines and accreditation process. Media members can begin the…
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CONCACAF Announces Expansion of International Club Championship Field, New Format
Miami, Jan 23, 2017: International Club Championship, The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today revealed details of an expansion to its international club competition platform with the addition of a new tournament, accompanied by a new format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the united club championship of the North America,…
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Stadiums and Match dates confirmed of AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019
Abu Dhabi, Jan 23, 2017: AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, Asian football’s leading national team competition the AFC Asian Cup will take place between January 5, 2019 and February 1, 2019 at eight stadiums in the United Arab Emirates. The second meeting of the Organising Committee for the AFC Asian Cup 2019 took place in…
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Qualifiers Draw of AFC Women’s Asian Cup Jordan 2018
Amman, Jan 21, 2017: AFC Women’s Asian Cup, Twenty-one nations learned their opponents for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Jordan 2018 qualifiers when the official draw was held in the Jordanian capital of Amman on Saturday. The Teams Korea Republic, Thailand, Vietnam, Jordan, Myanmar, Chinese Taipei, Uzbekistan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Bahrain, Islamic Republic of…
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Alex Morgan and Bryan CONCACAF Players of the Year
Miami, Jan 18, 2017: The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced today Bryan Ruiz and Alex Morgan, respectively, as the 2016 CONCACAF Male and Female Players of the Year. Winners in ten additional categories for the annual CONCACAF Awards were also revealed. In an equally-weighted vote among Member Association women’s…
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CAS reduces the sanctions imposed on Real Madrid
Lausanne, Dec 20, 2016: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has issued its decision in the arbitration procedure between Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (Real Madrid CF) and the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The appeal of the Spanish club has been partially upheld. As a consequence, the decision rendered by the FIFA…
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Ronaldo, Modric, Shibasaki sweep awards
Zurich, Dec 18, 2016: Following the final of the FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2016, the FIFA Technical Study Group (TSG) named Cristiano Ronaldo as the player of the tournament. The Real Madrid and Portugal star was presented with the adidas Golden Ball and Alibaba YunOS Auto Award for two outstanding performances at Japan 2016,…
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Under-17 Championship Panama 2017
Panama City, Dec 13, 2016: The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) conducted this evening the draw for the CONCACAF Under-17 Championship Panama 2017, at the Sheraton Grand Panama, in Panama City, Panama. The draw, which determined the groups and match schedule for the tournament that kicks off on April 21,…
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Özil assists next generation at Laureus project
London, Dec 2, 2016: He’s known as the ‘Assist King’, famous for using his incredible vision, skill and creativity to give his Arsenal and Germany team-mates the opportunity to score goals, but yesterday Laureus Ambassador Mesut Özil was focussed on his other passion: assisting young people through sport and giving back to the next generation.…
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Abu Dhabi as Asia’s finest are honoured
Abu Dhabi, Dec 1, 2016: After an unforgettable 2016, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) celebrated the continent’s most exceptional and memorable triumphs in a grand ceremony tonight in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. In his welcome address at the Emirates Palace Abu Dhabi, AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said: “We…