Qatar in Group D of 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Qatar in Group D of 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup

Miami: Reigning AFC Asian Cup champions Qatar have been drawn in Group D for their inaugural appearance in the Concacaf Gold Cup.

Felix Sanchez's squad, preparing for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, have Honduras, Grenada and Panama for company in the 2021 edition of the tournament.

“This is our chance”, says Pakhtakor's Krimets ahead of AFC Champions League quarter-final with Persepolis

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

“This is our chance”, says Pakhtakor's Krimets ahead of AFC Champions League quarter-final with Persepolis

Doha: Pakhtakor FC are hoping to reach the semi-finals for the first time in 16 years when they face Persepolis in the 2020 AFC Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday.

The 12-time Uzbek champions reached the competition’s final four in the first two editions of the AFC Champions League in 2003 and 2004, but have since been unable to match this achievement; their best result being a quarter-final appearance in 2009.

AFC Champions League (West): Four attacking players to watch in the quarter-finals

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC Champions League (West): Four attacking players to watch in the quarter-finals

Doha: Ahead of the 2020 AFC Champions League (West) quarter-finals, the-AFC.com looks at four attacking players who have been at the heart of their respective sides’ pursuit of continental glory so far.

An all-Saudi Arabia clash between Al Nassr and Al Ahli and an encounter between Group B winners Pakhtakor and Group C winners Persepolis await on Wednesday as the four sides vie for a place in the competition’s final in December.

AFC Champions League (West): Four defensive players to watch in the quarter-finals

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC Champions League (West): Four defensive players to watch in the quarter-finals

Doha: As the 2020 AFC Champions League (West) enters crunch time with four teams contesting for one place in the final, the-AFC.com looks at four defensive players whose presence could make the difference for their sides at the next stage.

The quarter-finals draw, conducted in Doha on Monday, produced two tasty encounters with Group B winners Pakhtakor facing Group C winners Persepolis FC, while the other game features a clash of fellow Saudi heavyweights Al Nassr and Al Ahli Saudi FC.

VAR ready for historic AFC Club Competitions debut tomorrow

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

VAR ready for historic AFC Club Competitions debut tomorrow

Doha: Asian football history will be made tomorrow as the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system marks its debut in the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Club Competitions when Saudi Arabian giants Al Nassr and Al Ahli Saudi FC battle in the AFC Champions League Quarter-finals at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium at 4:40pm (Mecca) in Doha, Qatar.

Asian refereeing set new benchmarks earlier this year when the AFC U23 Championship Thailand 2020 became the first AFC competition to successfully implement VAR across all 32 matches.

Now Asia’s premier club tournament will become the third AFC competition to embrace the latest in technology from the Quarter-finals after it was first introduced from the same stage of the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019.

AFC Champions League 2020: Round of 16 Goalscorers

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC Champions League 2020: Round of 16 Goalscorers

Doha: The 2020 AFC Champions League West Zone continues to thrill with the four Round of 16 matches providing thrills and spills as the four quarter-finalists were decided over the weekend.

As has been the case throughout the tournament, there was high drama in the Round of 16 as the eight teams gave it their all in a bid to advance to the quarter-finals, with Monday's draw in Doha pitting Al Nassr against Al Ahli Saudi FC in an all-Saudi Arabia last eight tie with Islamic Republic of Iran's Persepolis to face Uzbekistan's Pakhtakor on Wednesday.

AFC Champions League Round of 16 (WEST) Toyota Player of the Week: Isa Al Kasir

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

AFC Champions League Round of 16 (WEST) Toyota Player of the Week: Isa Al Kasir

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Doha: Persepolis FC's Isa Al Kasir has been voted by the fans as the 2020 AFC Champions League Round of 16 (WEST) Toyota Player of the Week.