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NEW DELHI: Even as the Committee of Administrators running Indian football wastes precious time airing its angst on perceived machinations being enacted by former AIFF president Praful Patel, the Centre, through the Sports Ministry, has filed an application with the Supreme Court seeking modification of the top court’s order dated August 3 so that the election process could be concluded before the deadline set by FIFA-AFC. 

Mar 28, 2020 18:03
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) #BreakTheChain campaign marked a significant milestone Saturday with more than 50 players and officials pledging their support to the COVID-19 public awareness movement since its launch just 48 hours ago.
Feb 12, 2020 15:02
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation has appointed as its head of media rights Connie Heng, chief media officer at the Total Sports Asia.  Heng, who was with TSA for over two decades, having joined the Kuala Lumpur-based sports marketing agency as a TV sales executive in August 2001, will be based out of AFC's headquarters in the Malaysian capital.
Jan 25, 2020 17:01
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation has renewed its long-standing partnership with sports data company Sportradar that will last through to the AFC Asian Cup China 2023. Under the terms of the agreement, Sportradar will continue to support the AFC Integrity Unit with the Intelligence and Investigation Services (I&I), which has helped combat match-fixing across the region.    
Oct 29, 2019 16:10
DA NANG, Vietnam: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) will mark the start of a new era of national and club team competitions by further investing in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup and the AFC Champions League.
Oct 14, 2019 12:10
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation has ratified the roadmap prepared by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), following a meeting at the AFC headquarters that formally recognises the Indian Super League (ISL) as the top league in Indian club football, starting from the 2019-2020 season.
Oct 03, 2019 19:10
MUMBAI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) will unveil the future roadmap for Indian domestic football on October 14th at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, multiple reports confirmed Thursday.
Sep 19, 2019 11:09
MUMBAI: Reigning Indian Super league champions Bengaluru FC has enlisted the Balewadi Stadium in Pune as the venue for its home games for the coming season. Just to be clear, this does NOT mean that The Blues will be shifting base out of India's software capital.
Jul 30, 2019 15:07
NEW DELHI: The chain of events triggered by the letter written to FIFA by six I-League clubs - Minerva Punjab FC, Mohun Bagan, Quess East Bengal, Churchill Brothers Goa, Aizawl FC and Gokulam Kerala FC - has brought many till now only in the realm of speculation "facts" to the fore. Add to that list what is All India Football Federation president Praful Patel's "ideal long-term solution for Indian football".
Jun 04, 2019 17:06
PARIS: The Asian Football Confederation confirmed China as the hosts for the Asian Cup 2023 at the AFC Extraordinary Congress here Tuesday. The unanimous decision marks the second time Asia’s crown jewel will be played in the People’s Republic of China which also hosted the 13th edition in 2004 when the tournament was expanded to 16 teams for the first time.
May 08, 2019 16:05
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Wednesday issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT) for its package of football media rights for the 2021-2024 cycle in Saudi Arabia. The ITT offers the media rights for national team and club competitions, including the pinnacle national team events of the AFC Asian Cup and the Asian qualifying competition for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.