AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: The Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has sanctioned the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAE FA) with a fine of $150,000 following some unsavoury incidents that occurred during their AFC Asian Cup 2019 semi-final match against Qatar on 29 January at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Under its Disciplinary and Ethics Code, the AFC has found the UAE guilty of being irresponsible for poor spectator conduct (Article 65) and the organisation of the match (Article 64).

Feb 07, 2019 13:02
DUBAI: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has recognized the ‘Manjappada KBFC Fans’, the official fan club of the Indian Super League (ISL) team Kerala Blasters FC in the United Arab Emirates for their support shown to the Indian national team during the recent AFC Asian Cup tournament. The club confirmed receiving the honour by the tournament’s local organizing committee on its Twitter handle which read:
Feb 05, 2019 12:02
ABU DHABI: The AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 engaged with more fans than ever before as nearly 836.6 million fans interacted through the tournament’s digital platforms, shattering the record set in the 2015 edition in Australia and nearly doubling the TV viewership of 434 million for that tournament.
Jan 25, 2019 13:01
MUMBAI: The fifth season of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) is set to resume today when Kerala Blasters take on arch-rivals and two-time champions ATK in a home game in Kochi. To mark the tournament’s return after a historic AFC Asian Cup performance by the national team, official broadcasters Star Sports have come out with a promotional campaign #BreakKeBaad on its television and digital platforms.
Jan 15, 2019 13:01
MUMBAI: The All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced Monday that the men’s national team head coach Stephen Constantine has resigned following India’s 0-1 loss to Bahrain in the last AFC Asian Cup 2019 group game in Sharjah, due to which the team failed to qualify for the knockouin wake of t rounds.
Jan 14, 2019 16:01
MUMBAI: Former England coach Sven-Göran Eriksson, who is currently managing the Philippines team at the ongoing AFC Asian Cup, believes that the Beautiful Game needs countries like India, China and the United States to compete with the best in Europe in the next 10 to 15 years.
Jan 09, 2019 18:01
KUALA LUMPUR: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Wednesday condemned broadcasts of games stolen from Qatari rights holder BeIN Sports by Saudi-backed pirate entity ‘beoutQ’.  Unlike a previous AFC statement Saturday about a "cease and desist" notice, Wednesday's statement specifically named Saudi Arabia and "the pirate entity named 'beoutQ' that continues to illegally broadcast the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019".
Jan 03, 2019 16:01
MUMBAI: Star Sports, the official broadcaster of AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, will telecast all India games in English, Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada and Malayalam to ensure fans get an opportunity to cheer for their team in their preferred language. This will be the first time Team India - Blue Tigers’ participation in a major international football tournament will be telecast in six languages.
Jan 03, 2019 16:01
ABU DHABI: Fantasy football has joined the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Thursday confirmed the competition will be another way fans across the continent can engage with the football drama.
Nov 16, 2018 11:11
KUALA LUMPUR: The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system has been approved for use by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Referees Committee at the Asian Cup in January 2019 in the UAE from the quarterfinal stage, Australian Associated Press reports. It will be the first time VAR will be adopted at the Asian Cup, which has been expanded to a record 24 nations in 2019.
Sep 24, 2018 13:09
NEW DELHI: The All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) is looking forward to developing long-term bilateral football relations with China, AIFF general secretary Kushal Das has said. Das made his comments while looking ahead to the Indian national football team playing its maiden international friendly match in China on October 13.