BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (10 September 2025) – Preliminary data has confirmed that fans from across the globe were captivated by the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup™. The figures show that an estimated 2.7 billion fans viewed the FIFA Club World Cup™ across all forms of media, based on analysis conducted by Nielsen Sports. The…
HANOI (10 September 2025) – Three teams from AFF – Vietnam, Thailand and Australia – have made the cut to the AFC Under-23 Asian Cup™ Saudi Arabia 2026 following the conclusion of the qualifying round. Fifteen teams – the 11 group winners and four best runners-up overall – booked their tickets to join hosts and…
SURABAYA (9 September 2025) – Indonesia national team head coach Patrick Kluivert lamented the missed chances after seeing his team drew scoreless against Lebanon in the friendly at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium last night. Indonesia were dominant and had a handful of chances for the breakthrough against a stubborn Lebanese defence, but finishing was…
MANILA (8 September 2025) –The cast of the AFC Women’s Champions League™ 2025/26 are set to discover their Group Stage opponents on 11 September 11 2025 when the official draw takes place at 3pm. To be conducted at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, the 12-strong final line-up for the second edition will be divided…
JOHOR BAHRU (8 September 2025) – An early strike from Joao Figueiredo gave Malaysia a well-earned 1-0 win over Palestine in the friendly that was played tonight at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium. The 29-year-old forward’s fine finish off a cross from Quentin Cheng in the third minute was enough for Malaysia to pick up their…
BANGKOK (7 September 2025) – A second-half strike from Mohanad Ali Kadhim Al Shammari gave Iraq a narrow 1-0 win over host Thailand in the final of the King’s Cup 2025 at the Kanchanaburi Provincial Stadium tonight. With the score tied at the end of a keen first half, Mohanad Ali slipped in the winner…