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I-league finale: Aizwal have chance to make Indian history

By Samindra Kunti

April 21 – Aizawl FC and Mohun Bagan square off this weekend in the season’s penultimate match day in a game that could prove decisive for the I-league, and which may propel the team from Mizoram to a historic title. 

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AFC step up hunt for neutral venue for North Korea vs Malaysia 2019 qualifier

April 20 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has stepped in to mediate in the search for a venue for the postponed North Korea vs Malaysia 2019 Asian Cup qualifier that was postponed from the original March 28 date and rescheduled for June 8.

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Syrian joy as Uzbek win pushes them back into Russia 2018 qualification mix

March 24 – It was classed as a “home” game but it was played 4,500 miles away in Malaysia before just 350 spectators.

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AFC World Cup qualifiers on knife-edge as Aussies, Japan and Korea under threat

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March 21 – With attention switching to World Cup qualifiers this week, the battle for a place at the Russia 2018 finals is no more competitive than in Asia where AFC qualification has reached the half way point. There are no runaway leaders and the traditional regional dominance of Australia, Japan and South Korea is under threat.

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Hyundai manoeuvres into co-title sponsorship of Singapore’s S.League

February 24 – Singapore’s S- League has signed Hyundai Motors as a new co-title sponsor in a two-year deal believed to be worth $1 million.

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Tevez, Poyet and big money Shanghai Shenhua crash out of Asian Champions League

February 9 – Money doesn’t always talk loudest. China’s big-spending Shanghai Greenland Shenhua FC, spearheaded by expensive new signing Carlos Tevez and with former Premier League manager Gus Poyet in charge, have apologised to fans after being dumped out of Asia’s top club competition by Australian underdogs Brisbane Roar.

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Salman says 48-team World Cup will push Asian football development

January 11 – Asian Football Confederation President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has welcomed FIFA’s decision to expand the World Cup to 48 teams saying it can only benefit the development of Asian football.

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Aussies put in place plans to expand A-League

December 6 – Australia’s 10 team A-League is set to add another two teams and perhaps more, according to reports in Australia.

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Saudi Arabia opens club doors to private owners and overseas expansion

November 28 – Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers has approved plans to privatise its football clubs after consultancy firm Deloitte conducted a year-long feasibility study.

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AFC’s commercial success doubles Champions League final prize purse

November 16 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has doubled the prize money for its flagship Champions League final winners from $1.5 million to $3 million.

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India stumble over league reform as Kolkata and Goa clubs argue

By Andrew Warshaw

November 8 – The much debated merger between India’s two main leagues may have to be delayed beyond next year as the country struggles to stamp its mark on the global game.

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India’s Bengalaru make history but Iraq’s Air Force Club take the AFC Cup title

By Samindra Kunti

November 7 – In a historic AFC Cup final Iraq won their first regional club championship at the third time of asking when Hammadi Ahmed scored the decisive goal for Iraq’s Air Force Club to overcome India’s Bengaluru FC in Doha. 

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Vietnam make history in Bahrain winning World Cup U-20 finals spot

October 24 – Vietnam’s U-19 men created history in a dramatic AFC quarter final 1-0 win over Bahrain to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in South Korea next weekend.

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Japan and DPR Korea ensure U17 Women’s World Cup honours stay in Asia

By Paul Nicholson

October 21 – Asia will have a new world champion tonight in a FIFA competition the Asian Football Confederation has dominated since its inception. The final of the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup, being played in Amman, Jordan, features defending champions Japan against AFC champions DPR Korea.

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Fourth most-watched league in the world, the ISL, shakes up Indian market

By Samindra Kunti

October 13 – The Indian Super League, the ISL, is shaking up Indian football as the league may usurp the I-League as the country’s principal competition as early as 2018.

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