Category: FOOTBALL

  • Social responsibility reach in Sri Lanka

    Social responsibility reach in Sri Lanka

    Colombo, 18, 2016: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has extended the reach of its social responsibly efforts with 5,400 ultra-durable footballs being donated to the Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) in Colombo today. Supplied in partnership with the One World Play Project, the ultra-durable balls initiative won gold in the ‘Best Sports CSR Initiative’…

  • First Women’s Football Conference

    First Women’s Football Conference

    Kuala Lumpur, Nov 17, 2016: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) again broke new ground in Kuala Lumpur this week with the first-ever Women’s Football Conference which has brought together some of the world’s leading women’s football experts. The objective of the three-day conference is to elevate Asian women’s football to new heights on the international…

  • Congratulates Nepal for winning AFC Solidarity Cup 2016

    Kuala Lumpur, Nov 15, 2016: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has congratulated Nepal for winning the inaugural AFC Solidarity Cup after they narrowly defeated Macau 1-0 on Tuesday night at the Sarawak Stadium in Malaysia. “On behalf of the Asian football family, I would like to express my congratulations…

  • Women’s football makes giant strides in Australia

    Women’s football makes giant strides in Australia

    Kuala Lumpur, Nov 11, 2016: Women’s football is developing in Australia at an impressive speed as two Australian players have been announced in the three-women shortlist for the AFC Women’s Player of the Year to be presented at the Asian Football Confederation Annual Awards in Abu Dhabi on December 1. The shortlisting of Caitlin Foord…

  • Official FIFA Awards Women’s World Cup

    Official FIFA Awards Women’s World Cup

    Jordan, Oct 24, 2016: Korea DPR wins the FIFA U-17 trophy and Fuka NAGANO of Japan was confirmed by FIFA’s Technical Study Group (TSG) as the best player at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Jordan 2016 at the final whistle of the match between Korea DPR and Japan. Fuka NAGANO (JPN) won the adidas…

  • Bahamas Set to Host CONCACAF Beach Soccer

    Miami, Oct 14, 2016: The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) today announced that the Bahamas will host the 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, which has been scheduled for February 20-26, 2017. The Bahamas, also set to host the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, will…

  • 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

    2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship

    Miami, October 14, 2016: The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) today announced that the Bahamas will host the 2017 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, which has been scheduled for February 20-26, 2017. The Bahamas, also set to host the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, will…

  • FIFA to invest USD 4 billion in football

    FIFA to invest USD 4 billion in football

    Zurich, Oct 13, 2016: FIFA President Gianni Infantino has today unveiled “FIFA 2.0: The Vision for the Future” – the first time in FIFA’s history that it has published a roadmap for how to most effectively grow the game, enhance the football experience for fans and players and build a stronger institution (FIFA invest USD…

  • Emanuel proposes 6 point-action plan

    By Will Shand, London, UK; Oct 5, 2016: As sport seeks to address the many challenges to its good governance and integrity, Emanuel Medeiros, CEO of ICSS EUROPE, put forward his 6-point game plan for the future to help strengthen financial integrity across the football industry at the Leaders in Sport Business Summit today. With…

  • AFC ultra-durable balls project wins Gold

    AFC ultra-durable balls project wins Gold

    Malaysia, Oct 5, 2016: The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) social responsibility project – the ultra-durable balls – won gold in the ‘Best Sports CSR Initiative’ category at the prestigious Asia Sports Industry Awards (SPIA) 2016 on Tuesday in Bangkok, Thailand. The ultra-durable balls project, which is recognised as a breakthrough in ball technology that never…