September 6 – Despite all the anxiety and horrors of back home, war-torn Palestine gave their fans something to cheer about with a landmark 0-0 draw at Asian giants South Korea on Thursday as they attempt to reach the World Cup for the first time.
September 6 – The Saudi Pro League has announced TikTok as its digital partner for the 2024/25 season.
September 5 – Telecoms provider Earthlink has become an Official Regional Partner for the AFC’s 2026 World Cup qulaifiers which kick off on September 5, 2024 and run until November 2025.
September 4 – The Israel-Palestine conflict has spilled over into the Israeli top-flight domestic league after 12 fans were arrested when fighting broke out between fans of Hapoel Beersheba and Israeli-Arab side Bnei Sakhnin – and the match subsequently abandoned.
September 4 – On debut, India manager Manolo Marques slammed his own team after a goalless draw against lowly Mauritius at the Intercontinental Cup. “It is difficult to play worse than today,” he said.
September 4 – Indonesia-based MNC Group has renewed its media rights partnership with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) via its PT Media Nusantara Citra Tbk (MNC) broadcast division for the 2025-2028 commercial cycle.
September 3 – Australian football stakeholders, who have jointly committed to a ‘holistic’ review of the Aussie professional game’s economic model, as a first step have agreed to phase out the controversial ‘Caceres Clause’ that covers player transfers.
September 2 – The four final slots in the group stages of the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League were decided at the weekend with the final four group games of the preliminary group stage.
August 30 – The 13-team preliminary group stage of the AFC’s inaugural Women’s Champions League 2024/25 will complete Saturday with each of the four groups going down to the wire.
August 29 – Football Australia have renewed their deal with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to sell broadcast rights in their own territory for all the AFC’s national team competitions from 2025 to 2028.
August 22 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) completed the draws for its revamped club competition eco-system at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur today with the group stage draw for its new third tier competition, the AFC Challenge League.
August 22 – The Saudi Pro League (SPL), which kicks off its new season tomorrow, has signed a three-year deal with ticketing platform Webook.com.
August 21 – The Roshn Saudi League 2024-25 season kicks off tomorrow with a number of new big-name faces and a series of new league rules designed to protect the development of Saudi qualified players.
August 21 – The Indonesian Government is investing IDR 2.87 trillion ($175 million) to upgrade 21 football stadiums across the nation, boosted by further cash from the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI).
August 21 – Sports architecture firm Populous has unveiled its design for the $390 million Aramco Stadium project, which is set to become a key venue in Saudi Arabia’s 2034 FIFA World Cup.
