Australia's Ryan, Deng find new teams

Wed, 22 Jan, 2025

Australia's Ryan, Deng find new teams

Kuala Lumpur: Australia goalkeeper Mathew Ryan has signed for French club Racing Club de Lens until the end of the season as his Socceroos teammate Thomas Deng joined J1 League outfit Yokohama F Marinos.

Ryan signed a short-term deal with the Ligue 1 side on Tuesday after leaving Serie A’s AS Roma and Lens will be his 10th European club since leaving Central Coast Mariners to join Club Brugge in Belgium in 2013.

Man City sign Uzbekistan defender Khusanov from Lens

Tue, 21 Jan, 2025

Man City sign Uzbekistan defender Khusanov from Lens

London: Manchester City on Monday announced the signing of Uzbekistan centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov from French club Lens for a reported fee of 40 million euros (US$42 million) plus add-ons.

Khusanov, the first player from Uzbekistan to join a Premier League club, has signed a four-and-a-half year deal at the Etihad.

Mizunuma leaves F Marinos to join Newcastle Jets

Tue, 21 Jan, 2025

Mizunuma leaves F Marinos to join Newcastle Jets

Newcastle: Kota Mizunuma has left AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 runners-up Yokohama F Marinos to join Newcastle Jets, the A-League outfit announced on Tuesday.

The 34-year-old, who played nine times during the J1 League side’s run to the final in May, has signed with the Australian club until the end of the current season with an option to extend his deal for a further year.

Shanghai Port's Vargas tops #ACLElite MD4 (East) poll

Tue, 21 Jan, 2025

Shanghai Port's Vargas tops #ACLElite MD4 (East) poll

Kuala Lumpur: Matias Vargas's strike has been voted as the best goal of Matchday 4 of the AFC Champions League Elite™ 2024/25 (East).

The left winger, whose has since moved to Saudi Pro League side Al Fateh SC, scored for Shanghai Port in the 83rd minute of their clash against Japan's Kawasaki Frontale.

As Vargas moves into the semi-finals, don't forget to cast your vote for the West Zone's best goal of Matchday 5, with polling to begin on Wednesday.

Europe Wrap: Mitoma creates Premier League history

Tue, 21 Jan, 2025

Europe Wrap: Mitoma creates Premier League history

Kuala Lumpur: Kaoru Mitoma’s strike in Brighton’s win at Manchester United on Sunday sees him becoming the highest-scoring Japanese player in Premier League history with 15 goals, one more than former Leicester City striker Shinji Okazaki.

Mitoma’s compatriots Takefusa Kubo, scored in La Liga action while the Bundesliga trio of Ritsu Doan, Shio Fukuda and Shuto Machino also found the back of the net, while the rest of Asia’s finest made their mark in other European leagues.

Follow the-AFC.com as we look at what the Asian contingent has been up to in Europe this past week.

Win exciting prizes with the #ACLElite Fantasy Football’s brand new Redemption Leaderboard

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

Win exciting prizes with the #ACLElite Fantasy Football’s brand new Redemption Leaderboard

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Champions League Elite™ Fantasy Football has proved to be an instant hit among Asian football fans with players from around the world assembling their dream squads and competing against each other to win an array of exciting prizes.  

With the 2024/25 season of Asia’s premier club competition set to resume action from February 3 with the penultimate matchday in the League Stage, it’s still not too late for new players to join the game on the-AFC.com and the AFC LIVE app and win prizes, thanks to our newly introduced Redemption Leaderboard.  
 
As a result, players who are yet to join the competition, as well as existing users, will stand even more chances of winning as the brand new leaderboard will only take into account the points earned from the AFC Champions League Elite™ Matchday 7, which kicks off in the first week of February.  
 
So it is as good a time as any to create your dream squads featuring superstars like Cristiano Ronaldo, Alexander Mitrovic and Soufiane Rahimi and compete with friends, family and colleagues during the 2024/25 campaign. 

#WACFutsal2025 Qualifiers - Facts & Figures

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

#WACFutsal2025 Qualifiers - Facts & Figures

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup™ China 2025 Qualifiers concluded on Sunday after five thrilling matchdays.

Nine teams earned the right to join two-time champions Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan and hosts China PR at the May 6-17 Finals.

As the hopefuls eagerly await the May 6-17 Finals, the-AFC.com highlights some key facts and figures from the Qualifiers.