Jackson: Mariners hungry for more success

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Jackson: Mariners hungry for more success

Sydney: Central Coast Mariners kick-off their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 campaign on Tuesday against Shandong Taishan with head coach Mark Jackson celebrating a landmark first year in charge. The AFC Cup™-winning coach talks to the-AFC.com about the last 12 months and his hopes for more success in the coming season.

The beginning and end of Mark Jackson’s first season as Central Coast Mariners’ head coach were the starkest of contrasts; from four consecutive league defeats to a treble of the AFC Cup, A-League Premiership and A-League Championship, the turnaround was considerable.

In less than a year the Englishman had delivered the most notable single-season trophy haul in Australian club football history, a feat made all the more notable by the rigours of crisscrossing Asia and the January departure of Marco Tulio, the club’s best player.

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Preview - MD1: Al Ahli Saudi FC (KSA) v Persepolis FC (IRN)

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Preview - MD1: Al Ahli Saudi FC (KSA) v Persepolis FC (IRN)

Jeddah: Al Ahli Saudi FC will aim to make home ground advantage count when they welcome Persepolis FC for their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 tie at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium on Monday.

Both teams have endured indifferent starts domestically and will target a win to launch their continental campaigns on the front foot.

Preview - MD1: Esteghlal FC (IRN) v Al Gharafa (QAT)

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Preview - MD1: Esteghlal FC (IRN) v Al Gharafa (QAT)

Qods: Esteghlal FC and Al Gharafa will both be desperate to shake off their inconsistent form when they face off in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 opener on Monday.

Both have struggled to get going domestically and will have to find their best form if they are to hit the ground running at the Shahr-e Qods Stadium.

Preview - MD1: Al Shorta (IRQ) v Al Nassr (KSA)

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Preview - MD1: Al Shorta (IRQ) v Al Nassr (KSA)

Baghdad: Al Shorta will aim to silence Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr when the two sides square off in their AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 opener on Monday.

The Iraqi champions will relish the tie, with Al Nassr's season having gotten off to a slow start.

Preview - MD1: Al Ain FC (UAE) v Al Sadd SC (QAT)

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Preview - MD1: Al Ain FC (UAE) v Al Sadd SC (QAT)

Al Ain: Creating more history is what Al Ain FC will be seeking when they open their AFC Champions League Elite™2024/25 campaign against Al Sadd SC on Monday.

Winners of the inaugural edition of the AFC Champions League™ in 2003, Al Ain brought the curtains down on the prestigious tournament by lifting the trophy again in its final season and will leave no stone unturned in their bid to be the first victors of the AFC Champions League Elite.

#AsianQualifiers: Vote for your best goal of MD 1 & 2

Sat, 14 Sep, 2024

#AsianQualifiers: Vote for your best goal of MD 1 & 2

Kuala Lumpur:  With the opening matchdays of the AFC Asian Qualifiers™ – Road to 26 having come to a close, we reflect on some of the best goals from Matchday One and Two and ask you, the fans, to select your favourite.  

Silky solo skills, long-range strikes, last-minute winners, and historic moments – as ever, Asian football delivered a glorious array of golazos! 

Japan dethrone Spain to advance

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Japan dethrone Spain to advance

Medellin: Hiromi Yoneda struck the only goal of the game as Japan edged Spain 1-0 in their FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024 quarter-final on Sunday.

In a repeat of the 2018 and 2022 finals, Japan were sharper where it mattered as they set up a semi-final against the Netherlands.

Chae strike sends DPR Korea into semi-finals

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Chae strike sends DPR Korea into semi-finals

Medellin: DPR Korea were made to work hard but rose to the challenge to beat Brazil 1-0 in their FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024 quarter-final on Sunday.

Chae Un Yong produced the goal that made the difference, it coming in the second half in a match in which the Brazilian attack tried hard but was never able to seriously threaten goalkeeper Chae Un Gyong with DPR Korea to face the United States - who defeated Germany 3-1 on penalties after their last eight tie ended 2-2 - in the semi-finals on Wednesday.

Group C: Afghanistan 6-4 Angola

Sun, 15 Sep, 2024

Group C: Afghanistan 6-4 Angola

Tashkent: Afghanistan produced a sparkling display to defeat Angola 6-4 in their FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024 Group C opener at the Humo Arena on Sunday.

Tournament debutants Afghanistan stamped their authority in the first half, taking a three-goal cushion into the break and will look forward to playing former champions Argentina on Wednesday.