Australia’s Harrison inks PSV Eindhoven deal

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Australia’s Harrison inks PSV Eindhoven deal

Eindhoven: Amy Harrison is the latest Australian women’s international to seal a move to Europe, joining Dutch powerhouse PSV Eindhoven on a season-long deal.

The 23-year-old midfielder will join the club for the 2020-21 campaign, with the current season of the Women’s Eredvisie – in which PSV remain unbeaten – one of many in European football to have been halted by COVID-19.

Uzbekistan’s breakout star Yakhshiboev aiming beyond Belarus

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Uzbekistan’s breakout star Yakhshiboev aiming beyond Belarus

Minsk: With the gaze of a football-starved world increasingly turning towards Belarus, Uzbekistan youngster Jasurbek Yakhshiboev has become an instant star of one of the world’s only active leagues, but the 22-year-old has ambitions far beyond Minsk.

The New York Times labelled it “an outlier in European soccer”, while former Manchester United star and current Navbahor head coach Andrei Kanchelskis admitted he had been watching the action unfold “like everyone else in the world”.

It is unlikely comments of that nature would have been made about the Belarusian Premier League prior to 2020, but while COVID-19 has brought the rest of European football to an abrupt halt, the little-known league’s continuation through unprecedented circumstances has seen it thrust into the international spotlight.

The Asian Football Quiz - Round 5

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

The Asian Football Quiz - Round 5

Kuala Lumpur: Think you know everything about the Asian game from Jordan to Japan and from Beirut to Brisbane? Take on the Asian Football Quiz!

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5 of the Best: Long-range goals

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

5 of the Best: Long-range goals

Kuala Lumpur: Goals, goals and more goals as the-AFC.com's '5 of the Best' series returns with another compilation of wondrous strikes from the Continent's premier club competition.  

Over the past few weeks, we have highlighted some of the finest acrobatic goals, solo goals and volleys as we look back on the moments that have got fans out of their seats. The latest edition of '5 of the Best' showcases stunning strikes from distance, so stand by for some screamers!

Tale of two winners: Al Hilal 2019 v Al Ittihad 2004-05

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Tale of two winners: Al Hilal 2019 v Al Ittihad 2004-05

Kuala Lumpur: Two Saudi Arabian sides, two continental champions, two history makers. Al Ittihad and Al Hilal SFC are the only teams from the Kingdom to conquer the AFC Champions League.

Al Ittihad set a new standard for dominance, remaining the only team to win back-to-back AFC Champions League titles in 2004 and 2005, while Al Hilal’s persistence saw them overcome years of frustration to finally lift the trophy in 2019. the-AFC.com compares Saudi Arabia’s last two continental champions.

50 years on: Moeini, Jabbari recall Taj Tehran’s 1970 Asian Club Championship triumph

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

50 years on: Moeini, Jabbari recall Taj Tehran’s 1970 Asian Club Championship triumph

Tehran: A burgeoning continental competition, a full stadium in Tehran, and an era-defining victory for Iranian football - The events of April 10, 1970, and Taj Tehran’s Asian Club Championship Final win over Israel’s Hapoel Tel Aviv, remain burned in the memories of those who participated.

In only the third staging of the continental tournament, Taj - known as FC Esteghlal from 1979 - became the first Iranian winners, and the first club from outside Israel to lift trophy, winning 2-1 after extra-time in front of an estimated 35,000 fans at the original Amjadieh Stadium.

5 Asian FIFA World Cup Heroes 

Tue, 01 Nov, 2022

5 Asian FIFA World Cup Heroes 

Kuala Lumpur: Over the years a number of Asian players have produced the goods at the FIFA World Cup, lighting up arenas around the globe and providing incredible moments that have gone down in the Continent’s footballing folklore. 

With the kick-off for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 only days away, we turn back the clock to highlight the achievements of five Asian players who have shone brightest on the global showpiece.

You can tell us who you think is the best Asian player at the FIFA World Cup by voting at the bottom of the article.