Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Events

Japanese advertising and sports marketing agency Dentsu yesterday ordered its 5,000 employees at its Tokyo headquarters to work from home, after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus
Football
Events

The Asian Football Confederation announced today that India has been recommended as the first South Asian host for the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
Football
Governance

The Asian Football Confederation and sports data firm Sportradar have claimed their partnership since 2013 has resulted in a 21-per-cent drop in football match fixing in Asia
Events

Asian Football Confederation Cup matches involving teams from East Asia have been postponed until April due to the coronavirus outbreak
Football
Industry Moves

The Asian Football Confederation has recruited Connie Heng, chief media officer at the Total Sports Asia agency, as its head of media rights
Fan Engagement

Malaysia Super League champions Johor Darul Ta'zim have won the Asian Football Confederation Cup Club of the Decade award
Football
Events

The Asian Football Confederation has postponed 12 Champions League matches involving Chinese clubs, following a meeting in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to discuss the impact of the coronavirus outbreak
Events

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said yesterday that his government will work closely with the World Health Organisation to ensure that the upcoming Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games are not affected…
Football
Governance

With top sponsors jumping ship, Football Federation Australia’s new CEO James Johnson faces a tough start to his new role. But there is confidence he has the know-how to turn things around. John Duerden reports.
Esports
Events

Tokyo 2020's organisers have dismissed reports that this summer's Olympics might be cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak
Events

The World Indoor Athletics Championships due to be held in Nanjing, China in March has been postponed by a year due to the coronavirus outbreak
Football
Media

Media group CJ ENM has acquired the rights in South Korea for Asian Football Confederation properties in the 2021-24 cycle, in a deal brokered by the DDMC Fortis agency
Basketball
Events

The coronavirus has begun to impact the sports industry with Olympic qualifying tournaments in football, boxing and basketball, as well as cycling and tennis events, among the competitions either rescheduled …
Football
Governance

Sports data and media company Sportradar has renewed its integrity services partnership with the Asian Football Confederation, in an extension running from 2020 to the end of 2023
Events

The AFC is moving two Champions League matches from Iran to the United Arab Emirates due to security concerns
Boxing
Events

Tokyo 2020 qualifying events in boxing and women's football scheduled for next month in Wuhan, China will be moved due to the coronavirus outbreak
Football
Events

The organisers of the new Asean Club Championship football tournament are preparing to launch this year without the participation of Malaysian clubs
Football
Governance

The Iranian Football Federation has threatened to withdraw its teams from the Asian Football Confederation Champions League in protest at the introduction of a ban on the country hosting matches in the…