Andersen steps down as Hong Kong head coach

Wed, 29 May, 2024

Andersen steps down as Hong Kong head coach

Hong Kong: Jorn Andersen announced on Wednesday that he is standing down as head coach of the Hong Kong, China representative team with immediate effect.

The Norwegian, who was appointed in December 2021 and led the territory to the finals of the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in 55 years,  said he had received an offer form an unnamed entity and was terminating his contract with the territory.

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Scheunemann stars in Indonesia’s win

Wed, 29 May, 2024

Scheunemann stars in Indonesia’s win

Jakarta: Claudia Scheunemann marked her full Indonesia women’s national team debut with a brace of goals in a 5-1 win over Singapore in a friendly match played at Madya Stadium on Tuesday.

The starlet, who was part of the Indonesia squad that competed in the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup™ Indonesia 2024, bagged her goals in the second half to help Indonesia to an emphatic win.

Al Nassr’s Ronaldo breaks Saudi Pro League scoring record

Tue, 28 May, 2024

Al Nassr’s Ronaldo breaks Saudi Pro League scoring record

Riyadh: Cristiano Ronaldo broke the record for the most goals in a Saudi Pro League season when he struck for the 34th and 35th time in Al Nassr's final game of the campaign on Monday.

The former Real Madrid and Manchester United star struck in first-half stoppage time and again in the 69th minute with a header as Al Nassr defeated Al Ittihad 4-2 at home.

VAR to be implemented at all AFC club competitions for 2024/25 season

Tue, 28 May, 2024

VAR to be implemented at all AFC club competitions for 2024/25 season

Kuala Lumpur: As Asian club football prepares to enter a new era, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has reaffirmed its determination to maintain the highest officiating standards with the implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system across its revamped three-tier club structure as well as the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League™ for the 2024/25 season.

Befitting the status of the newly introduced AFC Champions League Elite™, which will see the Continent’s top 24 teams battle for glory, the tournament will implement VAR from the League Stage, which kicks off this September.

#ACL Final: 2nd Leg in Numbers

Tue, 28 May, 2024

#ACL Final: 2nd Leg in Numbers

Kuala Lumpur: The curtain came down on the AFC Champions League™ 2023/24 on Saturday as Al Ain FC were crowned kings of Asia following a 5-1 second-leg victory over Yokohama F. Marinos that saw them run out 6-3 winners on aggregate.

The final also brought to a close the competition in its current format as Asian club football heads into an exciting new era next season with the launch of the AFC Champions League Elite™ and the AFC Champions League 2™.

As continental club football takes a break until the new tournaments begin, the-AFC.com looks back at some of the stats and facts from the second leg of the final.

Europe Wrap: Taremi exits with cup-winning goal; Lee lifts French Cup

Tue, 28 May, 2024

Europe Wrap: Taremi exits with cup-winning goal; Lee lifts French Cup

Kuala Lumpur: Mehdi Taremi added yet another piece of silverware to his collection in his farewell game for FC Porto as the Islamic Republic of Iran striker’s extra-time penalty helped his side edge Sporting Lisbon 2-1 in the Taca de Portugal final on Sunday – his fifth major title with the Portuguese club since joining them in 2020.

Lee Kang-in and Paris Saint-Germain clinched a domestic treble after they defeated Lyon 2-1 in the Coupe de France final while his Korea Republic teammate Cho Gue-sung lifted the Superliga title in Denmark after supplying an assist to help FC Midtjylland earn a crucial point on the final day of the season.

The Japanese trio of Daizen Maeda, Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate started Cetlic’s Scottish Cup final win against Rangers, Moeka Minami and Saki Kumagai won the Italian Women’s Cup and Shion Homma’s Club Brugge secured the league title in Belgium, so join the-AFC.com as we find out how the Asian stars performed in Europe over the past week.

Saudi Arabia lead latest AFC Club Competitions Ranking

Mon, 27 May, 2024

Saudi Arabia lead latest AFC Club Competitions Ranking

Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has confirmed the latest AFC Club Competitions Ranking, with Saudi Arabia taking the top spot.

With a total of 103.148 points to their name, chart-toppers Saudi Arabia are followed by Japan and Korea Republic in the second and third places respectively.