China PR's Tang Jiali spurred on with Tottenham

Wed, 29 Dec, 2021

China PR's Tang Jiali spurred on with Tottenham

London: Enjoying the revelry with her Tottenham Hotspur teammates; exchanging gifts and having a hot pot meal with Celtic midfielder Shen Mengyu - her former Shanghai Agricultural & Commercial Bank FC teammate, China PR international Tang Jiali was in an upbeat mood celebrating her first Christmas overseas. 

What made her even more excited was, however, the news that she had recently received a national team call-up. Tang played a pivotal role in China PR's qualification to the Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 but missed out on the global showpiece due to an injury.

Vote For Your Best 2021 AFC Champions League Team: Coach

Sun, 26 Dec, 2021

Vote For Your Best 2021 AFC Champions League Team: Coach

Kuala Lumpur: The 11 players for the 2021 AFC Champions League’s team of the tournament have been decided so now it’s time to pick who you think would be the ideal candidate to lead the side by selecting the best coach from the continental competition. 

As ever, there were a number of master tacticians who impressed, and we’ve picked three of the standout performers for you to review before voting at the foot of the article. 

Vote for your Best Goal of the 2021 AFC Champions League: The Final

Fri, 24 Dec, 2021

Vote for your Best Goal of the 2021 AFC Champions League: The Final

Kuala Lumpur: The fans have voted and whittled 20 of the finest goals from the 2021 AFC Champions League down to just 10, so now it's time to find out what you consider the best goal of the year from the continental competition. 

From Sharof Mukhiddinov's opening-day piledriver to Nasser Al Dawsari's screamer in the final, we've got 10 fabulous goals to choose from. Review the nominees once more and tell us whose strike was the best of the campaign by casting your vote at the foot of the article. 

Tatsuma Yoshida steps down as Singapore national team coach

Tue, 25 Jan, 2022

Tatsuma Yoshida steps down as Singapore national team coach

Singapore: The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) announced on Tuesday that Tatsuma Yoshida, by mutual agreement, will step down as head coach of the Lions on December 31 in order to return home to Japan and be with his family during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 47-year old Yoshida leaves after 30 months in charge, having just guided Singapore to the 2020 AFF Cup semi-finals..

Tadanari Lee joins Albirex Niigata

Tue, 28 Dec, 2021

Tadanari Lee joins Albirex Niigata

Singapore: Former Japan international striker Tadanari Lee has signed for Singapore Premier League side Albirex Niigata FC Singapore, the club announced on Tuesday.

Lee, who scored the winning goal for the Samurai Blue in the final of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, has joined the Singaporean club after his contract with J2 League side Kyoto Sanga expired.

Korea Republic to play Iceland and Moldova

Tue, 28 Dec, 2021

Korea Republic to play Iceland and Moldova

Seoul: Korea Republic will play friendlies against Iceland and Moldova in Turkey as Paulo Bento’s squad prepare for their next matches in the AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road to Qatar in January and February.

Bento named a 26-man squad featuring Asia-based players for the games, which will be played in Atalya. The Taeguk Warriors meet Iceland on January 15 before facing the Moldovans six days later.

Spain training camp will boost Vietnam’s India 2022 hopes, says head coach Mai Duc Chung

Tue, 28 Dec, 2021

Spain training camp will boost Vietnam’s India 2022 hopes, says head coach Mai Duc Chung

Hanoi: Head coach Mai Duc Chung has assembled a young squad of 23 players for Vietnam's training camp in Spain ahead of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup India 2022.

Vietnam will play four friendly matches with three clubs from the Spanish second division league as well as a first division side during the three-week training camp.

Preview – 2020 AFF Cup Final (1st Leg)

Tue, 28 Dec, 2021

Preview – 2020 AFF Cup Final (1st Leg)

Singapore: The 2020 AFF Cup final will see five-time champions Thailand go up against five-time runners-up Indonesia with the first leg to take place at Singapore’s National Stadium on Wednesday. 

The sides have met in the final three times previously, the most recent being in 2016 when the War Elephants overcame the Garuda 3-2 on aggregate to claim a record fifth regional title.

As two of the competition’s biggest rivals get set to meet once more, the-AFC.com takes a closer look at their history in the tournament, how they reached the final and who to look out for.