Asian Football Confederation

By AFP KUALA LUMPUR: Women including Japanese trailblazer Yoshimi Yamashita will referee at the men's Asian Cup for the first time next year in Qatar, officials said Thursday. Yamashita, who was also selected for…

By Associated Press MANAMA: Saudi Arabia added to its influence in global soccer Wednesday, winning a seat on FIFA’s ruling Council before being set to be confirmed as host of the 2027 Asian Cup. The election win at…

By Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR: Saudi Arabia is set to host the 2027 Asian Cup after India withdrew its bid. The Asian Football Confederation issued a statement on Monday saying the All Indian Football Federation…

Express News Service The sports ministry has reached out to both the world football governing body (FIFA) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to allow Gokulam Kerala FC, currently in Tashkent, to take part in…

By PTI NEW DELHI: Indian football being hit with a FIFA ban looked a real possibility on Tuesday after the commercial partners of the sport's governing body in the country approached the Supreme Court over…

NEW DELHI: Indian football being hit with a FIFA ban looked a real possibility on Tuesday after the commercial partners of the sport's governing body in the country approached the Supreme Courtover contentious clauses in the draft…

MUMBAI: World governing body FIFA has told India's football association to complete changes to its constitution and elect new office-bearers by September 15 to avoid being banned, officials said. India's highest court disbanded the All…

Express News Service CHENNAI: Finally, there seems to be some kind of a date for the election process to end. It has emerged that FIFA-Asian Football Confederation (AFC) delegate wants the All India Football Federation…

NEW DELHI: The Indian football team reaped a good harvest of its impressive Asian Cup qualification campaign as it gained two places to jump to 104th in the latest FIFA world rankings released on Thursday. The Blue Tigersare placed just…

NEW DELHI: The first round of talks between the visiting FIFA-AFC team and the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) running the affairs of Indian football has "gone off well" and the world body is unlikely to impose a…