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ASIAN FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION

Former Greece manager Gus Poyet gestures during a Euro 2024 qualifying match against The Netherlands on Sep. 7, 2023. Poyet is now in charge of South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors.
SOCCER
Mar 12, 2025
Poyet unleashes on Asian soccer bosses ahead of Sydney tie
The Jeonbuk Motors coach railed against the selection of match officials, the use of VAR and a forced change of venue after Jeonbuk's pitch was ruled sub-par.
Urawa celebrates after winning the Asian Champions League final at Saitama Stadium on May 6, 2023.
SOCCER
Sep 15, 2024
New Asian Champions League format highlights quality over quantity
The tournament features a new format, trophy and logo as well as three times more cash for the new champion.
Urawa Reds Ladies celebrate winning the Asian club title last month over South Korean side Hyundai Steel Red Angels.
SOCCER
Jun 14, 2024
Asian Women's Champions League to launch in August with $1.3 million first prize
One club each from 22 countries across the continent will play in the new competition, including reigning Asian Women's Club Championship winners Urawa Reds Ladies.
Palestine Football Association President Jibril Rajoub called for Israel to be suspended from FIFA during the 74th FIFA Congress in Bangkok on Thursday.
SOCCER
May 17, 2024
Palestinian soccer officials call for Israel to be banned from FIFA
FIFA President Gianni Infantino told the FIFA Congress in Bangkok that the sport's global governing body will take independent legal advice to consider the Palestinian demand.
SOCCER
Feb 24, 2024
Want to play in the Asian Champions League? It will cost you.
Urawa Reds reported to the FIFPro union that only the finalists would earn enough prize money to recover their costs.
The 2023-24 edition of the Asian Champions League will be the last under the current format.
SOCCER
Aug 15, 2023
AFC boosts prize fund for revamped club competitions from 2024
The AFC Champions League Elite headlines a new three-tier setup and replaces the existing format, which features the Asian Champions League and AFC Cup.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 14, 2023
Russia invited to play in central Asian soccer tournament
A move to Asia has been touted as a possible option to allow Russia's national teams and clubs to again participate in international competition.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 18, 2022
Qatar to stage 2023 Asian Cup after World Cup, replacing China
The tournament is now likely to be shifted from its original June and July dates to later in 2023, or even early 2024, to ensure matches are not played during the worst of the summer heat.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 18, 2022
Japan 'sounded out' about hosting 2023 Asian Cup
Japan has the stadium infrastructure in place to stage the event in June and July of 2023, having recently hosted rugby's global showpiece in 2019 and last year's Olympic soccer tournament.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 15, 2022
China gives up 2023 Asian Cup hosting rights
The event, which is played every four years and features 24 national teams from across the continent, was due to be held in 10 Chinese cities from June 16 to July 16 next year.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 24, 2021
CONMEBOL confirms Australia and Qatar's withdrawal from Copa America
Australia and Qatar, the two non-South American sides due to take part in this year's Copa America, have pulled out of the tournament, the secretary general of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 21, 2021
Hong Kong prepared to waive restrictions to host Asian tournaments
Hong Kong's government is considering waiving the city’s strict 21-day quarantine requirements in a bid to host soccer matches in the Asian Champions League and other continental club competitions, a local newspaper said on Sunday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 26, 2021
Asian Champions League to be played in centralized venues
This year's Asian Champions League and AFC Cup club competitions will be played in centralized group stages due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation said on Monday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 12, 2020
Vissel Kobe's Asian Champions League semifinal moved to different venue
The Asian Football Confederation said Friday it has shifted Sunday's Asian Champions League east zone semifinal between Vissel Kobe and Ulsan Hyundai from Doha's Al Janoub Stadium to the Jassim bin Hamad Stadium.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 16, 2020
Doha to host single-leg Asian Champions League final
Qatar will host the single leg final of this year's Asian Champions League in Doha on Dec. 19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation said on Friday.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Sep 18, 2020
J. League risks paying price for Asian Champions League rescheduling
The Asian Football Confederation has thrown Japanese soccer into disarray by repeatedly rescheduling the continental tournament.
SOCCER
Nov 25, 2015
South Korean duo short-listed for AFC award
South Korean pair Son Heung-min and Ki Sung-yueng and Australian midfielder Massimo Luongo were short-listed on Wednesday for the Asian Football Confederation's International Player of the Year award.
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 24, 2015
Japan, Singapore approve swapping venues for World Cup qualifiers
Japan and Singapore have agreed to switch venues for their two home and away World Cup qualifiers after the first match clashed with the South East Asian (SEA) Games.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.

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