Australia stay as Asia's best in unchanged FIFA Women's World Ranking

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Australia stay as Asia's best in unchanged FIFA Women's World Ranking

Kuala Lumpur: Australia remain Asia's top ranked team in the latest FIFA Women's World Ranking, which remained unchanged due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Matildas lead Asia in seventh position, followed by DPR Korea (10th) and Japan (11th).

China PR are in 15th place, with Korea Republic 18th to round up Asia's top five teams.

Bracket Challenge - RO32: Indra Putra Mahayuddin (MAS) vs Hussain Fadhel (KUW) || Vitalij Lux (KGZ) vs Yousef Al Rawashdeh (JOR) 

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Bracket Challenge - RO32: Indra Putra Mahayuddin (MAS) vs Hussain Fadhel (KUW) || Vitalij Lux (KGZ) vs Yousef Al Rawashdeh (JOR) 

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Asian Cup has always captivated audiences with its moments of sheer genius, brilliant celebrations and - above all - stunning goals. 

As we celebrate the continent's premier national team competition , the-AFC.com continues the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge with today's ties seeing Malaysia's Indra Putra Mahayuddin going up against Hussain Fadhel of Kuwait, while Kyrgyz Republic's Vitalij Lux vies with Yousef Al Rawashdeh of Jordan.

Bracket Challenge - RO32: Omar Khrbin (SYR) vs Sunil Chhetri (IND) || Arslanmyrat Amanow (TKM) vs Almoez Ali (QAT)

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Bracket Challenge - RO32: Omar Khrbin (SYR) vs Sunil Chhetri (IND) || Arslanmyrat Amanow (TKM) vs Almoez Ali (QAT)

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Asian Cup has always captivated audiences with its moments of sheer genius, brilliant celebrations and - above all - stunning goals. 

As we celebrate the continent's premier national team competition ahead of the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, the-AFC.com continues the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge with Syria's Omar Khrbin facing Sunil Chhetri of India, while Turkmenistan's Arslanmyrat Amanow goes up against Almoez Ali of Qatar.

Bracket Challenge - RO32: Younes Mahmoud (IRQ) vs Tadanari Lee (JPN) || Widodo Putra (IDN) vs Nawaf Al Temyat (KSA)

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Bracket Challenge - RO32: Younes Mahmoud (IRQ) vs Tadanari Lee (JPN) || Widodo Putra (IDN) vs Nawaf Al Temyat (KSA)

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Asian Cup has always captivated audiences with its moments of sheer genius, brilliant teamwork and - above all - stunning goals. 

As we build up to the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, the-AFC.com continues the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge with another four fantastic goals as Younes Mahmoud of Iraq goes head to head against Japan's Tadanari Lee, while Indonesia's Widodo Putra meets Nawaf Al Temyat of Saudi Arabia.

Bracket Challenge - RO32: Sardar Azmoun (IRN) v Mao Jianqing (CHN) || Razali Saad (SIN) v Yoon Bit-garam (KOR) 

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Bracket Challenge - RO32: Sardar Azmoun (IRN) v Mao Jianqing (CHN) || Razali Saad (SIN) v Yoon Bit-garam (KOR) 

Kuala Lumpur: The AFC Asian Cup has always captivated audiences with its moments of sheer genius, brilliant celebrations and - above all - stunning goals. 

As we build up towards the AFC Asian Cup China 2023, the-AFC.com kicks off the AFC Asian Cup Bracket Challenge which will feature 32 mouthwatering goals from previous editions of the Continent's premier national team competition.

Vote for your best ACL2019 Team: Goalkeeper

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

Vote for your best ACL2019 Team: Goalkeeper

Kuala Lumpur: Fans of Asian football have voted for their Best XI at each edition of the AFC Champions League between 2016 and 2018, so now the-AFC.com turns to the most recently concluded chapter, the 2019 competition, to determine the top 11 players.

To select the candidates for each position, we have reflected on match data from the tournament to draw up a statistics-based approach to present the outstanding performers.

We kick things off with five standout goalkeepers for the all-important number one jersey. Review the nominees and then choose who you think should take the position as the last line of defence in this all-star XI in the poll below.

The most popular football clubs: Indonesia

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

The most popular football clubs: Indonesia

Jakarta: Few places in the world can match the passion for football held by fans in Indonesia, where stadiums are regularly packed to the rafters to cheer on the Southeast Asian country's top sides.

The vast island nation's Liga 1 top flight features teams from as far northwest as Banda Aceh on Sumatra and as easterly as Jayapura on Papua, while intense rivalries often reach fever pitch.

Below we've selected five teams, based on their success over the years, as Indonesia's most popular clubs. Review the candidates and vote for your favourite at the bottom of the article.