Europe Wrap: Postecoglou seals treble with Celtic; Taremi lifts cup

Tue, 06 Jun, 2023

Europe Wrap: Postecoglou seals treble with Celtic; Taremi lifts cup

Kuala Lumpur: Australian manager Ange Postecoglou bagged the fifth title of his two-year stint in Scotland as Celtic completed a domestic treble by defeating Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-1 to win the Scottish Cup on Saturday with Kyogo Furuhashi once again finding the back of the net in a cup final. 

Islamic Republic of Iran striker Mehdi Taremi started for FC Porto as they overcame SC Braga 2-0 to secure the Taca de Portugal on Sunday while Samurai Blue trio Wataru Endo, Hiroki Ito and Genki Haraguchi helped VfB Stuttgart stay up in the German Bundesliga with an emphatic 6-1 aggregate win over Hamburg in a relegation playoff. 
 
Uzbekistan’s Eldor Shomurodov and Australia’s Ajdin Hrustic will meet as Spezia and Hellas Verona battle to avoid relegation in Italy while Takefusa Kubo and Lee Kang-in concluded fruitful campaigns in Spain in style, so join the-AFC.com as we find out how the Asian stars performed in Europe over the past week. 

Vote for your Best Goal of #ACL2022: Semi-final 1 (East)

Wed, 31 May, 2023

Vote for your Best Goal of #ACL2022: Semi-final 1 (East)

Kuala Lumpur: Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds last month became Asian champions for the third time when they overcame Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal SFC in the title clash of the AFC Champions League 2022 – a tournament that saw 384 goals scored in 130 matches at an average of almost three goals every 90 minutes. 

Now it’s your turn, as the fans of Asian football, to select which among the lot deserves to be considered the best. In the first of the two semi-finals, the-AFC.com brings you eight fantastic goals from the East Asia section of the draw to look back on.
 
After reviewing our selection, don’t forget to vote for your favourite in the poll at the bottom of the article to help decide which of the goals will advance to a final to face the best goals from the West Asia side of the draw. 

Frank de Boer takes charge of Al Jazira

Tue, 06 Jun, 2023

Frank de Boer takes charge of Al Jazira

Abu Dhabi: UAE Pro League side Al Jazira named former Netherlands international Frank de Boer as their new head coach on Monday.

The former Netherlands head coach replaces Marcel Keizer, who had been in charge of the Abu Dhabi club since 2019.

Colombia's Uribe joins Al Sadd

Tue, 06 Jun, 2023

Colombia's Uribe joins Al Sadd

Doha: Al Sadd SC have signed Colombian international Mateus Uribe on a three-year deal starting from the 2023-24 season. 

The 32-year-old midfielder joins Qatar Stars League side Al Sadd after four seasons with Portugal's FC Porto.

Qualifiers Group A: Australia, Vietnam confirm places

Mon, 05 Jun, 2023

Qualifiers Group A: Australia, Vietnam confirm places

Viet Tri City: Australia and Vietnam booked their places in the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup™ Uzbekistan 2024 Finals after registering their second successive wins in Group A on Monday.

Australia beat Islamic Republic of Iran and Vietnam defeated Lebanon, with both registering 3-0 wins in Round 2 of the Qualifiers.
 
With their places in the Finals confirmed, the two pacesetters will meet on Wednesday to decide the Group A winners. 

Klinsmann leaves Serie A title-winner Min-jae out of squad

Mon, 05 Jun, 2023

Klinsmann leaves Serie A title-winner Min-jae out of squad

Seoul: Kim Min-jae will miss Korea Republic’s friendly matches against Peru and El Salvador next week after head coach Jurgen Klinsmann left the Napoli defender out of his 23-man squad for the games in Busan and Daejon.

Kim was named Serie A’s best defender for the season after playing a key role in Napoli’s first league title win in 33 years but the 26-year-old former Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors centre-half has been rested for the games on June 16 and 20.

Choi heads Korea Republic into semi-finals

Mon, 05 Jun, 2023

Choi heads Korea Republic into semi-finals

Santiago del Estero: Choi Seok-hyun’s extra-time header earned Korea Republic a 1-0 victory over Nigeria in a tense FIFA U20 World Cup Argentina 2023 quarter-final on Sunday.

The young Taegeuk Warriors will now face Italy on Thursday for a place in the final.

Debutants Ventforet Kofu determined to impress

Sun, 04 Jun, 2023

Debutants Ventforet Kofu determined to impress

Yamanashi: Japan’s Ventforet Kofu will become the first club to make their debut in the AFC Champions League™ as a second division outfit when they play in the next edition in September. 

the-AFC.com travelled to Yamanashi prefecture to meet the 2022 Emperor’s Cup winners.