Tag: Asian Football Confederation

Playing politics: the AFC gets tied up in knots

Two recent incidents involving the refusal of Arab teams to play their…

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AFC Competitions Committee moves Iran, Saudi Arabia matches to ‘neutral’ venues

“We may not always agree; we are 47 members in a very…

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Pressure builds on Sheikh Salman to respond to human rights allegations

Pressure is building on Asian Football Confederation president and world soccer body…

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Bahraini players’ support for Salman raises more questions than answers

  In recent statements, Bahraini football players sought to absolve Asian Football…

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Al-Ahli Dubai faces challenges before second leg of AFC finals

The UAE team failed to score any goals and only played defence

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AFC president’s FIFA presidential bid mired in abuse of human rights allegations

Assertions by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa,…

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AFC Champions League trouble between Ahli qualification, Al-Hilal protesting, and confederation decision

According to AFC’s decision, Al-Ahli’s qualification to the Champions League has become…

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AFC Salman’s FIFA candidacy puts integrity checks to test

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa’s candidacy for…

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Departure of AFC General Secretary: Business as usual in a swamp of corruption allegations

By James M. Dorsey Transparency appears nowhere on the radar of Asian…

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AFC power struggle reflects sorry state of football governance

By James M. Dorsey   FIFA Vice President and Asian Football Confederation…

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