June 27 – Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a record-breaking new two-year contract with Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr, worth a staggering £492 million in basic salary, making it the most lucrative deal in sports history, according to reports.
June 22 – The qualifiers for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026 kicked off Monday with India, hosts of the 2022 finals, putting 13 unanswered goals past Mongolia, while Iraq drew 0-0 with Timor-Leste in Group B, which is being hosted in Thailand.
June 20 – The AFC has concluded its three-day Coach Education Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, it’s 5thedition, that covered a range of topics aimed at advancing coach education programmes across the confederation.
Titled ‘Shaping the Future of Coach Education’, AFC Technical Director Andy Roxburgh’s keynote address focussed on developing ‘Tomorrow’s Coaches’.
June 17 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has signed a five-year scouting rights agreement with Hudl, making its competitions and player data available on the Wyscout platform in a move aimed at enhancing global exposure and analytical capabilities.
June 13 – Singapore has secured hosting rights for the latest leg of the Soccer7sSeries, a commercially driven seven-a-side tournament aimed at blending legacy football names with emerging talent, as the city-state ramps up its sporting portfolio for its 60th independence anniversary celebrations.
June 11 – Australia secured the last automatic qualification slot for the World Cup 2026 with a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia, sending the 2034 World Cup hosts to October’s playoffs where six nations will battle for the two remaining guaranteed slots at the finals.
June 11 – Palestine’s football team are doing a remarkable job of keeping their country’s name alive and until the 97thminute of the Round 3 World Cup qualifying, it looked as though they had made it into the final round of Asian World Cup qualifying.
June 10 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) today confirmed the list of participating clubs for the 2025/26 campaigns of its three men’s competitions: AFC Champions League Elite (ACL Elite), AFC Champions League Two (ACL Two) and AFC Challenge League (ACGL).
June 6 – Three more Asian nations have qualified for the 2026 World Cup with Jordan and Uzbekistan securing slots in the finals for the first time in their history.
South Korea also made sure of their place to make it an 11th successive qualification.
June 5 – Home appliances giant Midea has expanded its Asian Football Confederation (AFC) sponsorship to becoming a Global Supporter of the AFC’s national team competitions in a multi-year deal.
June 2 – Japan’s J.League has agreed a climate action partnership with Tokyu Real Estate. The agreement centres on Tokyu’s renewable energy initiative, ReENE, and aligns with the league’s wider ambition to address climate change through football while supporting regional revitalisation efforts across Japan.
May 30: The Saudi Pro League (SPL) has agreed a “a long-term strategic partnership” with Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) who will be named the Official Platinum Partner of the SPL until July 2030.
May 28 – The Iranian FA has moved its June 9 World Cup qualifying fixture against North Korea from Mashad, the country’s second largest city, to the Azadi Stadium in Tehran.
May 26 – Chinese women’s football is continuing its return to the top of Asian football with Wuhan Jiangda Women’s FC being the latest example of the country’s improved competitiveness with their 5-4 women’s Champions League final penalty win over Australia’s Melbourne City.
May 20 – The UAE’s Sharjah FC scored a dramatic goal in the seventh minute of added time to the AFC Champions League Two 2-1 win. The goal came six minutes after over Singapore’s Lion City Sailors had equalised in the first minute of added time at the Bishan Stadium in Singapore.
