Ligue1 targets China with Lyon vs Monaco regular season game
October 22 – France’s Ligue 1 giants Lyon and Monaco have agreed to play a regular season domestic league match in China in February next year.
Tag: Asia
AFC set for centralised U23 Asian Cup qualifiers kick-off this weekend
October 22 – Asia will see a return of national team age-group competition this weekend with centralised qualifiers for the AFC U23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022.
AFC to centralise final qualifying groups for Asian Cup China 2023
October 20 – The final group qualifiers to fill the remaining 11 slots for the AFC Asian Cup China 2023 will now be played as single round robin ties at centralised venues.
AFC names teams for U17 and U20 Women’s World Cups, Asian Cup 2022 on track
October 15 – With the global pandemic having decimated the global Women’s competition calendar in 2020 and seen the cancellation of both FIFA U17 and U20 age-group tournaments, the AFC Women’s Football Committee has rolled forward teams from its 2019 competitions to represent the confederation in the rearranged 2022 finals.
Japan put Qatar 2022 qualifying back on track with crucial win over Aussies
October 13 – Japan reignited their World Cup qualifying campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Australia, ending the Socceroos 11-game winning streak.
Iran closes doors on women as Korea qualifier set to be played without fans
October 12 – Having announced that women would be allowed to attend the crucial Iran vs South Korea Qatar 2022 qualifiers, Iranian authorities appear to have staged a last-minute u-turn in banning fans from attending. It would have been the first time in two years that women would have been allowed to attend such a high-profile fixture.
India builds towards Women’s Asian Cup 2022 with ‘Our Goal for All’ mantra
October 12 – With just 100 days to go until kick-off, the AFC and the organisers of the Women’s Asian Cup India 2022 have unveiled the official tagline of the tournament as ‘Our Goal For All’.
AFC lines up D’Hooghe to keynote 7th Medical Conference; opens up ‘free paper sessions’
October 11 – Dr. Michel D’Hooghe, chairman of the FIFA Medical Committee, will deliver the keynote address at on the 7th AFC Medical Conference Qatar 2022 next March 6-10.
WC 2022 qualifiers: Saudis stun Japan, Iran dominate group
October 8 – Saudi Arabia moved a step closer to 2022 World Cup participation with a landmark 1-0 victory against Japan to maintain a perfect record with nine points from three matches in Group B in Asia’s third round of qualifiers.
Vietnam’s Hung Thinh Land follows the Qatar 2022 qualifier trail with AFC global deal
October 7 – Vietnamese real estate developer Hung Thinh Land has become an Official Global Supporter of the AFC Asian Qualifiers – Road to Qatar which enter their third match day in the final round today.
ELEVEN grabs AFC rights to drive Asian expansion
October 6 – Fast growing broadcast platform ELEVEN has secured a package of Asian football rights from the AFC to spearhead the launch of its channels into Hong Kong and five south-east Asian territories.
India 2022 – Iran qualify for first women’s Asian Cup finals with penalty shootout win
September 16 – The finalists for the Women’s Asian Cup in India next year are starting to take shape with six of the eight qualifying groups now complete.
Qatar to ‘home’ Aussies and Iraq for their upcoming 2022 World Cup qualifiers
September 28 – With Asian World Cup qualifiers set to resume next Thursday with round three of group fixtures, the AFC has confirmed that Qatar will again be the neutral venue for the ‘home’ matches of Australia and Iraq.
AFC Cup reaches zonal semi-final stage with Bahrain’s Muharraq Club striking first blow
September 21 – The AFC Cup has returned to action with the first of the semi finals in West zone seeing Muharraq Club of Bahrain knocking out reigning champions Al Ahed FC of Lebanon.
AFC Champions League giants clash: Persepolis vs Al Hilal, Ulsan vs Jeonbuk
September 16 – Iranian giants Persepolis, runners up in the 2020 AFC Champions League final, will play the 2019 champions Al Hilal SFC from Saudi Arabia in the quarter finals of this year’s competition.