Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The-AFC.com's '5 of the Best' series has highlighted some of the finest goals the AFC Champions League has seen over the years, with our latest selection focusing on inventive, improvised efforts that are sure to delight.
Following on from acrobatic goals, solo goals, volleys, long-range screamers, chips and free-kicks, this week we shine the spotlight on clever and cheeky finishes from across the Continent. Don't forget to vote for your favourite in the poll below!
www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/elkeson_scores_in_the_2015_acl_final.html
www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/nilmar_vs_sepahan.html
www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/shoma_doi_vs_shanghai_sipg.html
www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/mix_diskerud_vs_sydney_fc.html
www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/video/hassan_al_haydos_vs_sepahan.html
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Suzhou: China PR began their second training camp in the city of Suzhou on Thursday, as they look to maintain their sharpness ahead of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers Play-off.
China PR will face Korea Republic in the two-legged play-off, which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and veteran head coach Jia Xiuquan believes the Steel Roses need regular training camps to improve physically and technically.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Al Ram: The Palestine Football Association has decided to resume this season’s professional league following a meeting headed by President General Jibril Rajoub with the clubs.
Football was halted in Palestine in March following the COVID-19 outbreak but following Thursday’s meeting, it was decided that the clubs will have two weeks to prepare for the resumption of the Palestine Pro League.
“The football association wants to work with the clubs in order to finish the current season amid this pandemic,” said Rajoub. “We want to preserve the lives of the players and protect the clubs at the same time.
“The resumption of the league is a necessity and it is for the interest of the clubs, the league and the Football Association.”
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: The-AFC.com's '5 of the Best' series has so far brought you some of the finest AFC Champions League goals from over the years, but this week we shine the spotlight on goalkeepers and showcase incredible saves from the Asia's biggest club competition.
Featuring a game-defining save from the 2014 final, a jaw-dropping effort from the 2018 semi-final and several other classics, our latest edition is sure to evoke contrasting emotions.
Also take a look at past editions that feature acrobatic goals, solo goals, volleys, long-range screamers, chips, free-kicks, flicks, tricks and backheels and curlers.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: From Omani minnows Al Mudhaibi to English FA Cup winner with Wigan Athletic, Ali Al Habsi's unorthodox path towards becoming Oman's finest player of all-time has earned him a place on the-AFC.com's Asian Icons list.
Ali Al Habsi once harboured modest dreams of being able to watch top class football on TV. Now, at the age of 38 and having retired from international football earlier this year, the Omani legend can reflect back on an illustrious career that took him to Norway, England and Saudi Arabia.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: When Jay Bothroyd departed England to join Thailand’s Muangthong United in early 2014, few would have predicted he would wind up a firm fans’ favourite in the far north of Japan several years later, but the London native has done exactly that after making East Asia his home away from home.
A product of Arsenal’s youth academy, the now 38-year-old spent a year in Italy with Serie A side Perugia in the early 2000s and earned his only England cap – against France – when with second-tier side Cardiff City in 2010, before joining newly promoted Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League the following year.
After two years with his hometown club – which included a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday – the opportunity of a move to Bangkok arose. Speaking exclusively to the-AFC.com, Bothroyd reflects on five years that have seen him swap the Thai capital for Japan, joining first Jubilo Iwata and then Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo, where he continues to find the back of the net with regularity.
Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Kuala Lumpur: In the modern era, no Asian men's team has enjoyed the success on the international and Continental stage as that of the Samurai Blue in the period from 2000 to 2011.
Beginning with their second AFC Asian Cup title at Lebanon 2000 and culminating in Qatar 2011 with their fourth, and including two FIFA World Cup Round of 16 finishes, Japan enjoyed a period of dominance and records that few have accomplished before and since.
While their three Asian Cup championships from four tournaments is the physical evidence of their success, Japan also achieved record finishes at the FIFA Confederations Cup (runners-up) and the Asian Games (gold), while their efforts in the World Cup and Olympic Games were also, at the time, new milestones for the national side.