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Qatar beat Jordan 3-1 to retain Asian Cup
Akram Afif emerged as the standout player, securing a triumphant 3-1 victory for Qatar over Jordan in the Asian Cup final held at Lusail Stadium, thanks to a remarkable hat-trick of penalties. This victory not only celebrated Qatar's…
Trembling Galleries of Kaloor
After the first match of the Kerala Blasters of the season, I conversed with one of my friends staying close to the Kaloor International Stadium in Kochi. He was amazed when he heard the fans chanting from the stadium two kilometres from…
Son Heung min, the Story of Korea’s Beckham
Despite being the world's most-loved footballer he revealed he faced racism in his teenage in Germany, and in 2018 when South Korea beat down Germany, it was a moment of sweet revenge. He said he was so happy about the tremendous victory…
From Player to Coach: An Inspirational Story of Coach Hafizul Rahman
David Hobson says, "he started playing football for fun". When he was selected to the national team of Bangladesh the great change in professional life starts with an injury at the age of 17 and that particularly leads to giving up taking…
AFC Champions League: Al Hilal crowned for the fourth time
Al Dawsari’s stunner just 16 seconds into the game was the fastest goal ever scored in an AFC Champions League final and it sent Al Hilal on the way to adding the 2021 title to the Asian crowns claimed by the club in 1991, 2000 and 2019.…
Champions Al Hilal kicked out of AFC Champions League after naming line-up with NINE players due to…
Defending champion Al Hilal Saudi FC kicked out of AFC CL after naming 11-man squad. Al Hilal's official lineup had only nine players and two goalkeepers as substitutes after 15 members of the squad tested positive for Covid-19 last week.…
Bangladesh football fans protest against BFF corruption
Dozens of Bangladesh football fans have come out to protest against the grappling Corruption and mismanagement by the authorities. In a demonstration held in front of the Press Club in the capital city Dhaka, the local fans targeted the…
Story of the Manipuri cousins, who may soon have a special World Cup connection
Time stood still as Jeakson Singh Thounaojam leapt higher than all in the sultry Delhi air in 2017 to head the ball into the back of the Colombian net - becoming India's first-ever goal-scorer at a FIFA World Cup.
As Jeakson rejoiced,…
Hosting the AFC Asian Cup in Qatar strengthens the perfect investment of the 2022 World Cup
Despite having organised the Asian Cup twice before, in 1988 and 2011, the official bid by Qatar to host the AFC Asian Cup 2027, the first football federation on the Asian continent to show an eagerness, confirms the aspirations of the…
VAR to be used in AFC Champions League from quarter-final stage
The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be used from the quarter-final stage of the 2020 AFC Champions League, Asia’s soccer governing body said on Monday.
The technology was first used in Asian soccer last year from the…
