March 13 – Saudi side Al Hilal have broken the world record for top flight consecutive wins, moving to 28 matches in all competitions – more than any team in football history.
March 12 – The 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar, played in Jan-Feb this year, generated nearly eight billion digital impressions across all of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s digital channels.
March 8 – The AFC and its member associations have run their 10th edition of AFC Women’s Football Day to promote the progress of women’s football in Asia, coinciding with International Women’s Day.
February 19 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has launched the first-ever AFC Social Responsibility Toolkit as part of its ‘long-standing commitment’ to bring about beneficial change by ‘harnessing the power of football’.
February 14 – He lit up the Asian Cup for the host nation but will he ultimately be Europe-bound again?
February 13 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed the members of its AFC Reform Taskforce for the 2023 to 2027 term.
February 7 – Jurgen Klinsmann has said he has no plan to resign from the Korean coaching job despite their loss to tournament minnows Jordan in the semi-final of the Asian Cup last night.
February 7 – Indonesia may have exited the Asian Cup in Qatar at the group stage, but their eSports team are leaving with the eAsian Cup trophy.
February 6 – Saudi Arabia will host the 2024 West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) Women’s Championship later this month – the first championship 11-a-side women’s tournament to be held in the Kingdom.
January 23 – In the first 10 days of the Asian Cup Qatar 2023 the AFC is reporting that its digital channels have already smashed the record engagement numbers achieved at the 2019 finals in the UAE.
January 22 – With the Asian Cup gathering momentum and growing attendances in Qatar for the last round of group games starting this week, the AFC has unveiled financial Forex and CFD specialist Pepperstone as an Official Regional Partner.
January 19 – The Asian Football Confederation has announced the candidates for election to two executive committee posts that will be appointed at the confederation’s 34th Annual Congress in May in Bangkok, Thailand.
January 15 – With the 2023 AFC Asian Cup underway, the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has announced the launch of the ‘Falcon’s Nest’ fan zone, where supporters can ‘enjoy an extraordinary experience’ while in Qatar for the quadrennial showpiece.
January 12 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has extending its sports integrity partnership with Sportradar for a further three years through to 2027.
January 3 – In a warm-up match for the Asian Cup that was as much about symbolism as football, Hong Kong beat China for the first time in nearly 30 years in a friendly in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
