ASEAN & East Asia Wrap: Cong An Hanoi lift Vietnamese Cup; Kashima beaten

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

ASEAN & East Asia Wrap: Cong An Hanoi lift Vietnamese Cup; Kashima beaten

Kuala Lumpur: Cong An Hanoi FC brought their season to winning end with a five-star victory against Song Lam Nghe An in the Vietnamese Cup final.

Kashima Antlers suffered defeat in Japan, Shanghai Shenhua reclaimed the top spot in China PR while Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors widened their advantage in Korea Republic.
 
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R16 - Preview: Manchester City (ENG) v Al Hilal SFC (KSA)

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

R16 - Preview: Manchester City (ENG) v Al Hilal SFC (KSA)

Orlando: Al Hilal SFC must be at their best when they meet Manchester City in their FIFA Club World Cup 2025 last 16 tie on Monday if they want to match the English side, said Ruben Neves

The four-time Asian champions face a side aiming to defend their title but midfielder Neves believes Al Hilal have a good chance of winning if they can reproduce the form shown in the group stage, although they will be missing the mercurial Salem Al Dawsari with the captain ruled out by a hamstring injury.

PSG rout Inter Miami to reach quarters

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

PSG rout Inter Miami to reach quarters

Atlanta: Paris Saint-Germain steamrollered Lionel Messi's Inter Miami 4-0 to reach the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 quarter-finals on Sunday.

Miami hoped the Argentine superstar's magic could help them produce an unlikely result against his former side, but the Major League Soccer side were dismantled in Atlanta by Luis Enrique's rampant European champions.

 

Ageing great Messi and his former Barcelona teammates Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba had done well to reach the last 16 but the gulf in quality between the teams was laid bare over the 90 minutes.

Chelsea overcome weather chaos to advance

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Chelsea overcome weather chaos to advance

Charlotte: Chelsea defeated Benfica 4-1 in extra time in a weather-disrupted last-16 clash to book their place in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 quarter-finals on Saturday.

Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall all scored in extra time to send Premier League side Chelsea into a quarter-final clash against Brazil's Palmeiras.

Chelsea's late burst of scoring settled a game that took four hours, 39 minutes to complete at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina after a near two-hour weather delay.

Paulinho the hero as Palmeiras edge Botafogo

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

Paulinho the hero as Palmeiras edge Botafogo

Philadelphia: Substitute Paulinho scored an extra-time winner to settle a Brazilian battle of attrition as Palmeiras edged Botafogo 1-0 on Saturday to win through to the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 quarter-finals.

The winger came on at the same time in the second half as Palmeiras coach Abel Ferreira withdrew teenage sensation Estevao Willian, a move that appeared baffling at the time but ultimately proved inspired.

Qualifiers - MD3: Results & Reports

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Qualifiers - MD3: Results & Reports

Kuala Lumpur: The race to book tickets to the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026™ went into overdrive on Sunday with action kicking off in six more groups.

There were huge wins, late equalisers and disappointments as matches were played in seven groups, with Group B having kicked off the action last week.

 

Only the eight groups winners - Group A will be contested in July - will advance to the Finals so stay updated on all the thrills and spills with the-AFC.com, with the action to resume on Wednesday.