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DILI (14 April 2018) – The 10 countries of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) officially gave their backing Friday for the joint bid from the United States, Mexico and Canada for the 2026 World Cup. The CONMEBOL board announced in a statement that they had taken the decision “unanimously” to support the North American…
DILI (11 April 2018) – Asian beach soccer received a boost with the AFC Beach Soccer Coaching Instructors’ Workshop 2018 that began on Wednesday, aimed at empowering instructors to take the game to an even higher level. Six participants from Malaysia, Bahrain, Islamic Republic of Iran and Oman are taking part in the four-day workshop…
DILI (21 March 2018) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Technical Committee on Monday supported developing plans with UEFA, the European governing body, to organise Under 15/16 development tournaments involving teams from both continents. The tournaments will be organised in Europe under the UEFA Assist programme and in 2019 it was suggested that teams from…
DILI (17 March 2018) – Video assistant referee technology (VAR) will make its debut at the World Cup in Russia this summer despite lingering opposition from within and outside football, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Friday. “We are going to have in 2018, for the first time, a World Cup with VAR,” said Infantino after…
DILI (16 March 2018) – A comprehensive study is to be commissioned by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Medical Committee into the effects of travel across multiple time zones on the performance level and medical welfare of footballers. The Committee, chaired by Dato’ Gurcharan Singh, reflected on the lack of detailed research into the effects…
DILI (9 Feb 2018) – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) presented eight referees and assistant referees the AFC Referees Memento Award in conjunction with the AFC Referee Instructors & Assessors Seminars. The award is given to match officials who have served at least five years on the AFC Elite Panel and officiated more than 30…