Category: FOOTBALL

  • AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015, Media Accreditation is now open

    AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015, Media Accreditation is now open

    Kuala Lumpur, September 14, 2014: The media accreditation process for the AFC Asian Cup Australia 2015 is now open. The accreditation window will close on November 30, 2014. Media wishing to cover these events must register (For New user) and apply (For existing user) for accreditation online via their AFC Media Channel accounts. You may access…

  • LUIS SUAREZ CASE: SANCTIONS CONFIRMED BY THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) BUT SUSPENSION LIMITED TO OFFICIAL MATCHES

    Lausanne, 14 August 2014 – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has released its decision in the appeal of Luis Suarez, FC Barcelona and the Uruguayan FA against FIFA. The CAS Panel has partially upheld the appeal. The sanctions imposed on the player by FIFA have been generally confirmed. However, the 4-month suspension will…

  • AFC bans two players for doping violations

    Kuala Lumpur, August 09, 2014: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary Committee has handed out two-year bans to two players for doping offenses pursuant to the AFC Anti-Doping Regulations. Avchiev Takhir of Kyrgyzstan and Doan Ngoc Hao of Vietnam had both tested positive for banned substances, a violation under Article 5 of the Regulations. Avchiev…

  • The CAS hears the Appeal of Luis Suarez

    Lausanne, August 8, 2014: The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has today heard the appeal of Luis Suarez, FC Barcelona and the Uruguayan FA against FIFA. The hearing took place at the CAS headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. The player was present and gave a statement to the Panel of CAS arbitrators: Mr Bernhard Welten,…

  • TN Mobile 9TH African Women’s Championship – Namibia 2014

    August 01, 2014: TN Mobile 9TH African Women’s Championship – Namibia 2014, Media accreditation for the Final Tournament of the TN Mobile 9TH African Women’s Championship – Namibia 2014 opens from Friday, 1 August 2014 to Friday, 5 September 2014. CAF is pleased to announce that the media accreditation process for media representatives wishing to…

  • U16 Championship Thailand

    U16 Championship Thailand

    Kuala Lumpur, July 25, 2014: AFC U-16 Championship Thailand 2014, The media accreditation process for the AFC U-16 Championship Thailand 2014 is now open. The accreditation window will close on September 1, 2014. The 16-team competition will be played from September 6 to 20, 2014, in Bangkok, Thailand. Media wishing to cover these events must…

  • Belo Horizonte – Brazil’s Hidden Gem, Highlights of the City’s World Cup journey as presence in tournament ends

    Belo Horizonte, Brazil, July 11, 2014: As the 2014 FIFA World Cup draws to a close, Belo Horizonte reflects on its role within the tournament and the key moments of the city’s World Cup journey. With Germany’s 7-1 win over Brazil in Tuesday’s Semi-Final coming 64 years after England’s shock defeat to the USA in…

  • Minas Gerais local sees revolutionary ‘magic spray’

    Belo Horizonte, Brazil, July 7, 2014: Belo Horizonte, The revolutionary spray used to keep a defensive wall 10 yards [9.15 metres] from the ball during free-kicks has made its mark on the global football stage at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 14 years after it was first used in the Copa Belo Horizonte 2000 –…

  • Goal-line technology in the spotlight at Maracana

    Lausanne, June 10, 2014: Goal-line technology (GLT) was on show at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro today as FIFA and GoalControl GmbH held a media event to demonstrate how the technology works. Members of the media from around the world had an opportunity to see the GoalControl-4D technology in action, including wearing the…

  • Unity and solidarity prevails at AFC Extraordinary Congress

    Sao Paulo, June 9, 2014: The AFC Extraordinary Congress was proof of AFC’s unity and solidarity. The Congress approved the amendments to the AFC Statutes proposed by the AFC Member Associations relating to the formation of the Executive Committee. This amendment means that the individual elected as AFC President at the elective Congress in 2015…