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Top Chinese Clubs Pay Debts After Expulsion Threat
Ten Chinese Super League clubs say they have paid off debts related to player wages, bonuses and transfers after 13 of...
Indian Super League Teams Eligible For AFC Cup
Asia's football governing body has dealt a major boost to the Indian Super League by ruling that its franchise-based...
East Timor Official Gets Life Ban For Match-Fixing
A top East Timor official has been banned for life from taking part in any football-related activity after he accepted...
Troubled China Tech Giant LeEco Confirms Assets Frozen
Assets linked to Chinese tech giant LeEco have been frozen in a dispute with a creditor, a unit of the troubled company...
Xi To Meet FIFA Boss As China Harbours World Cup Ambition
China's football-mad President Xi Jinping will meet with FIFA chief Gianni Infantino in Beijing on Wednesday as the...
Jeju Players Suspended After Violent Scenes In AFC Champions League
Three Jeju United players were suspended for up to six months on Friday after an AFC Champions League knock-out game...
Saudi Snub To Minute’s Silence ‘a Disgrace’
The Saudi Arabia football team was accused of "a disgraceful lack of respect" Friday for failing to observe a minute's...
FIFA Sponsors ‘accelerate’ China’s World Cup Chances
China's footballers may be struggling on the pitch but its companies are proving to be a big player, signing...
China Giants Set For Blockbuster AFC Champions League Quarter-Final
Two-time winners Guangzhou Evergrande were drawn against Shanghai SIPG in a blockbuster, all-Chinese AFC Champions...
Trailblazing Woman Football Coach ‘Beef Ball’ Chan Quits
Pioneering female coach Chan Yuen-ting has stepped down a year after making history as the first woman to lead a team...
Iraqi Fans Jubilant As International Football Returns
Ali, a jubilant 24-year-old, is finally in the stands himself for an international football match in Iraq -- the first...
International Football Returning To Iraq
After a years-long absence predominantly due to security concerns, international football will return to Iraq when the...
Malaysia Football Chief In North Korea Poison Warning
Malaysia's football chief on Thursday said he was worried about players being deliberately poisoned if their...
Malaysia Appeals Against Pyongyang Football Venue
Malaysia has lodged an appeal against having to play an Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang, Asian...
North Korea-Malaysia Football Match To Be Played In Pyongyang
An Asian Cup qualifier between North Korea and Malaysia will be played in Pyongyang, the Asian Football Confederation...
FIFA Gathers In Bahrain Under A Fresh Cloud
Two years on from the corruption crisis which consumed FIFA, football's governing body meets for its latest annual...
AFC Punishes Guangzhou Over Over
Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande escaped Thursday with a fine and a suspended two-match stadium ban from Asia's...
Fifa Powerbroker Ahmad Quits After Fraud Claims
High-ranking Fifa official Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has resigned a day after denying claims linking him to a...
Kuwaiti Quits FIFA Council To Fight Bribery Claim
World sport powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah announced his resignation Sunday from the FIFA council, saying...