DILI (29 Sept 2016) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Referees Committee proposed in Goa, India, that additional assistant referees (AAR) should be introduced in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 and the AFC’s top club competitions. The committee agreed to implement the additional assistant referee system from the quarter-final stages of the AFC Champions League…
JOHOR BARU (29 Sept 2016) – Defending champions Johor Darul Takzim shot themselves in the leg with a frustrating 1-1 draw with JSW Bengaluru of India in the first-leg AFC Cup semi-final at the Larkin Stadium in Johor Bahru on Wednesday. Bengaluru now not only take a crucial one away goal but left JDT crippled…
SINGAPORE (28 Sept 2016) –Â It was by no means pretty but Albirex Niigata (S) continued their march towards a first-ever S.League title with a 1-0 victory against a stubborn Geylang International side. Captain Atsushi Shirota scored the only goal of the game in the 75th minute. The league leaders now have 47 points from 20…
DILI (27 Sept 2016) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations voted overwhelmingly today to postpone the AFC Extraordinary Congress 2016 held in Goa, India. The AFC Member Associations voted 42-1 in favour of not continuing with an agenda which included the election of three additional members to the FIFA Council. In concluding the…
DILI (26 Sept 2016) – Conclusive scientific testing carried out on players competing at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Championship India 2016 has found no age-cheating at the tournament. The AFC carries out age-testing using MRI scan technology and testing takes place both during qualifying and at the final tournament. AFC Medical Committee Chairman…
DILI (26 Sept 2016) – World football body FIFA has banned a senior Qatari official from running in elections for a seat on its new-look council over an investigation. Scandal-plagued FIFA’s ethics committee last month recommended a two-and-a-half-year ban from the game for Saoud Al-Mohannadi, vice-president of the Qatar Football Association, for refusing to cooperate…