Tag: Football

  • Shortlists for Player of the Year revealed

    Cairo, Dec 5, 2013: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the shortlists for the 2013 African Player of the Year and the African Player of the Year (Based in Africa). This follows voting from members of the Technical & Development and the Media Committees from the initial list of nominees. Ten (10) players…

  • Media accreditation window for AFC U-22

    Kuala Lumpur, Dec 3, 2013: Media accreditation for the AFC U-22 Championship Oman 2013 is now open. The accreditation window will close on January 02, 2014. The 16-team competition will be played from January 11 to 26, 2014, at the Sultan Qaboos, Seeb Sports and Royal Oman Police stadiums in Muscat. Media wishing to attend this…

  • AFC launches ’60 Minutes’ campaign

    Kuala Lumpur, Nov 27, 2013: The AFC Executive Committee on Tuesday stamped its approval on the home-and-away final of the AFC Champions League for the next three years and also approved the slot allocation for 2014. As per the criteria governing the distribution of spots for the premier club competition of the continent, Japan, Korea…

  • Zheng Zhi won the AFC Player of the Year award

    Kuala Lumpur, Nov 26, 2013: China national team and Guangzhou Evergrande captain Zheng Zhi won the AFC Player of the Year award at a glittering ceremony on Tuesday. Zheng Zhi became the first Chinese player to win this accolade since Fan Zhiyi claimed Asian football’s highest individual accolade in 2001. Guanzhou Evergrande’s Brazilian striker Muriqui…

  • LOC holds 3rd Board Meeting for 2018 FIFA World Cup

    Kazan – Russia, Oct 30, 2013: The third session of the Board that brings together Local Organising Committee (LOC) and representatives of FIFA took place in Kazan on 29 October. In keeping with tradition, during the meeting the two sides reviewed the LOC’s work and discussed what will be done over the coming year to…

  • Media accreditation is open for the AFC Cup

    Kuala Lumpur, Oct 24, 2013: Media accreditation for the AFC Cup final 2013 is now open. The accreditation window will close on November 28, 2013. Two Kuwaiti giants – Al Qadsia and Kuwait Sports Club – will battle it out in the final in Kuwait City on November 2, 2013. Media wishing to attend this…

  • Media accreditation for the AFC Annual Awards

    Kuala Lumpur, Oct 24, 2013: Media accreditation for the AFC Annual Awards 2013 is now open. The accreditation window will close on November 21, 2013. The AFC Annual Awards, which salute and honour excellence in the sport, will be held at the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, on November 26, 2013. Media wishing to attend this…

  • Club World Cup welcome tour kicks off in Yokohama

    Zurich, Oct 19, 2013: The Welcome Tour for the FIFA Club World Cup presented by TOYOTA will start on (today) 20 October in Yokohama, the city where the trophy was handed over to current champions Corinthians of Brazil in 2012. Over the coming weeks, the trophy will travel around the world, a trip that will…

  • Media accreditation window for ACL Final

    Kuala Lumpur, Oct 17, 2013: ACL final, The media accreditation window for the AFC Champions League 2013 Final second leg is now open. The accreditation window will close on November 3, 2013. The second leg of the final between China’s Guangzhou Evergrande and Korea Republic’s FC Seoul will be played in Guangzhou on November 9,…

  • Zimbabwean player suspended for prohibited

    Zurich, Oct 15, 2013: Substance, The FIFA Disciplinary Committee decided on 10 October to sanction the Zimbabwean international player Chafa Devon Taitamba, who had been provisionally suspended in August for an anti-doping rule violation following a doping control conducted after the match of the preliminary competition of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ played in…