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Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has secured a two-year agreement, covering 2021 and 2022, for exclusive media rights to the Asian Football Confederation's major national team and club competitions
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The Asian Football Confederation has unveiled a deal for Sport 24 to become its in-flight and in-ship broadcaster through to 2024
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The Asian Football Confederation has announced that the final of the AFC Champions League 2021, along with the quarter-finals and semi-finals for the Western region, will be held in Saudi Arabia
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Football-based media platform OneFootball has significantly upgraded its content portfolio in Italy, adding rights to a string of leagues, including the top divisions in Portugal and Scotland, while also…
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AFC Champions League knockout games will be played over a single leg from the quarter-finals onwards, as opposed to the normal home and away format, as Covid-19 continues to disrupt the competition
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Pay-television broadcaster Caribbean Satellite Television Network has acquired the rights to broadcast Asian Football Confederation matches across the 2021-24 cycle
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Japanese sports equipment manufacturer Molten has renewed its agreement with the Asian Football Confederation to become its official match ball supplier for the 2021 season
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The Chinese Super League and the Singapore Premier League have both seen restarts delayed as Covid-19 continues to disrupt the Asian football calendar, according to multiple reports
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Thai pay-television broadcaster True has agreed a media rights deal for Asian Football Confederation club competitions covering the remainder of this year
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Sports streaming service DAZN has agreed an exclusive media rights deal for the AFC Champions League in Japan for the next eight years
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The Maldives' state broadcaster Public Service Media has picked up the rights to the Asian Football Confederation's club and national competitions for the 2021-24 cycle
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Football Australia has withdrawn Sydney FC, Melbourne City FC and Brisbane Roar from the AFC Champions League, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed
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The CBS Sports division of the US network CBS has secured exclusive broadcast rights to Asian Football Confederation competitions in the United States for the next three years
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The Asian Football Confederation has confirmed that the Uzbekistan Football Association will host the remaining AFC Champions League (East) games after they were postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic
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The Asian Football Confederation has rescheduled some group stage matches for the AFC Cup 2021, due to a potential fixture clash with the AFC Champions League East playoff
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Pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has announced a media-rights deal with the Asian Football Confederation to show coverage of its major national and club competitions across sub-Saharan Africa
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The Dentsu agency has extended its long-running commercial rights relationship in Japan with the Asian Football Confederation to cover the 2021-24 cycle
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Sports streaming service Fanseat has acquired rights to show Asian Football Confederation major national and club team tournaments for 2021 and 2022