Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah Resigns Following Denial of Any Wrongdoing
High-ranking Fifa official Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has resigned a day after denying claims linking him to a fraud case. ...
Tag: Asian Football Confederation
Guam Chief Pleads Guilty In FIFA Scandal
The US prosecution of the massive corruption scandal rocking world soccer scalped a new head on Thursday: the football chief ...
Brisbane Fume After Goalkeeper’s Arm Gash
Brisbane Roar keeper Jamie Young needed stitches in a nasty arm gash from a rusty net hook during their AFC ...
China Football Giants Evergrande Under Fire Over ‘British Dogs’ Banner
Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande are facing potential disciplinary action after their fans unfurled an anti-independence banner slamming "British dogs" during ...
Israel Lobbies FIFA As Settlement Showdown Looms
Israel is launching a diplomatic offensive against Palestinian calls for FIFA to impose sanctions over football clubs based in Jewish ...
Qatari Official Hits Out At FIFA Ban
A senior Qatari official who recently overturned a one-year FIFA ban said on Tuesday the case against him was "political" ...
South Korea Set To Let Women’s Football Team Play In North
South Korea plans to allow its women's football team to make a rare visit to the North next week, it ...
Iran’s Esteghlal Fined Over Laser Beams
Iran's Esteghlal FC have been fined $51,000 after fans flashed laser beams at opposing players and referees during AFC Champions ...
FIFA Lifetime Ban To Joseph Lamptey Was Influenced By Betting
Ghanaian referee is Joseph Lamptey is facing serious allegations within FIFA quarters as claims are rife that he was influenced ...
FIFA Meets Today To Decide Over Replay of South Africa-Senegal Clash After Referee’s Ban
FIFA legal experts are meeting on Thursday to examine their regulations to decide whether South Africa's World Cup qualifier against ...
North Korea Vs Malaysia Football Match Set For June 8
An Asian Cup qualifier between Malaysia and North Korea which was postponed after their diplomatic ties soured will now be ...
Asia Demands More World Cup Places
Asia wants a significant increase in its allocation of places in the 48-nation 2026 World Cup, the head of the ...
Malaysia Bans National Team From N. Korea Match
Malaysia has banned its football team from playing an Asian Cup match in Pyongyang citing security threats as diplomatic relations ...
N. Korea More Isolated Than Ever After Malaysia Killing
North Korea had few friends even before the assassination of the leader's half-brother at a Kuala Lumpur airport last week, ...
First Female Coach Chan To Handle Men’s Team For 2017 AFC Champions League
Wednesday 22 February 2017 will be a special day for the Asian Football Confederation (the organisers of the AFC Champions ...
Hong Kong’s ‘Beef Ball’ Takes Bite Out of Gender Gap
Hong Kong's Chan Yuen-ting will smash another hole through football's glass ceiling when she makes history in the AFC Champions ...
Frank Nuttal Begins Hearts Career
Scottish trainer Frank Nuttal will officially begin his tenure as Hearts of Oak coach today, Thursday 17th February, the club ...
Gyan Deemed To Have ‘unethical Hair’ In United Arab Emirates
Former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan is among a group of more than 40 players deemed to have “unethical hair” under ...
Gyan’s Haircut ‘un-Islamic’
Former Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan is among a group of more than 40 players deemed to have "unethical hair" under ...
India’s Qualification To the 2019 Asian Cup the Ultimate Goal
Stephen Constantine, the coach of the Indian national team, is in ebullient mood, considering the Blue Tigers climbed to a ...