October 23 – The Asian Football Confederation’s president Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa has pledged Asia’s support to embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino in his bid for re-election for a fourth term. The AFC had initially called for the removal of Infantino after his failure to explain…
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August 12 – The Australian FA, Football Australia, has aligned with continental governing body AFC in opposition to FIFA boss Gianni Infantino. A member of the AFC since 2006, Australia has added to the pressure on Infantino and his aborted privatisation plans for the World Cup by demanding…
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July 31 – FIFA president Gianni Infantino and his FIFA administration are becoming increasingly isolated by their members with the announcement by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) this morning that it “stands in solidarity with UEFA and Concacaf”. In a hard-hitting rebuke of the proposed sell-off of FIFA’s…
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March 2 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has postponed four Champions League fixtures until further notice following the US and Israeli military attack on Iran, and the reciprocal Iranian strikes across the region. Matches in Champions League Two and the AFC Challenge League, including the tie involving…
Read More February 19 – UEFA has collaborated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on a Girls’ Grassroots Participation and Coach Education workshop in Kuala Lumpur, strengthening the two bodies’ collaboration on the development of the women’s game. Staged last week as part of the AFC-UEFA Women’s Football Programme, the…
Read More December 27 – Having successfully reorganised and relaunched its club competition eco-system, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has returned its attention to its national team competition structure reaffirming plans to introduce an AFC Nations League. With the AFC’s region having come out of the pandemic slightly later than…
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October 16 – AFC president Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, reflecting on the successes of the AFC member nations over the past year also reminded his national associations that football has a social role to play and that their solidarity with and support for Palestine, Nepal and…
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August 28 – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has drawn the groups for the 20 teams competing in its Challenge League 2025/26 club competition. Clubs were divided into five groups – two in the East Zone and three in the West Zone – with matches to be played…
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