Japan remain Asia's best

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

Japan remain Asia's best

Kuala Lumpur: Japan maintained their position as Asia's top team in the latest FIFA World Ranking issued on Friday.

The Samurai Blue, who defeated five-time world champions Brazil 3-2 in an international friendly earlier this week, remained unchanged at 19th.

AFC Player of the Year 2025 Salem Al Dawsari eyes more records for club and country

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

AFC Player of the Year 2025 Salem Al Dawsari eyes more records for club and country

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Salem Al Dawsari created history on Thursday when he became the first player from the Kingdom to be crowned the AFC Player of the Year twice, at the glittering AFC Awards Riyadh 2025 presented by NEOM, held at the stunning King Fahad Cultural Center.

Having first lifted the prestigious accolade in 2022, Al Dawsari’s outstanding 2024/25 season saw him surpass two-time winner Akram Afif of Qatar and first-time nominee Arif Aiman Hanapi of Malaysia to reclaim the crown on home soil.

Women’s Player of the Year 2025 Hana Takahashi: My love for the game has brought me this far

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

Women’s Player of the Year 2025 Hana Takahashi: My love for the game has brought me this far

Riyadh: Japan’s Hana Takahashi capped off an exceptional 2024/25 campaign by being crowned the AFC Women’s Player of the Year 2025 at the AFC Awards Riyadh 2025 presented by NEOM, held at the King Fahad Cultural Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday (October 16).

The centre-back edged fellow first-time nominee Holly McNamara of Australia and 2018 AFC Women’s Player of the Year, China PR’s Wang Shuang, to become the fifth Japanese woman to lift the prestigious title.

Qualifiers - MD3: Results & Reports

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

Qualifiers - MD3: Results & Reports

Kuala Lumpur: The journey to reach the AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup™ China 2026 concluded on Friday with the eight group winners booking their tickets to the Finals.

The eight joined the four AFC representatives from the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025 who automatically qualified - DPR Korea, Japan, Korea Republic and hosts China PR - at the Finals.

Preview - Qualifiers: Group D

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

Preview - Qualifiers: Group D

Anak: The cast for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Indonesia 2026 will be finalised over the coming days with Group D of the Qualifiers to be contested in Anak, Saudi Arabia between October 18 and 22.

Seven teams - the respective group winners - confirmed their tickets to the Finals in September, with the seven best second-placed sides to also join hosts Indonesia at the continental showpiece.

Know Your Team - Korea Republic

Fri, 17 Oct, 2025

Know Your Team - Korea Republic

Kuala Lumpur: Korea Republic will be out to recapture past glories when they compete in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup Morocco 2025.

Winners of the second edition in 2010 when they beat Japan on penalties, Korea Republic have only made the Finals in three of the subsequent seven editions.