Ito heads to Bolton; Hayashi signs for City

Sat, 29 Aug, 2026

Ito heads to Bolton; Hayashi signs for City

Kuala Lumpur: Bolton Wanderers have confirmed the signing of Japan international Atsuki Ito from Belgian side KAA Gent on a three-year deal.

Also on the move is compatriot Momo Hayashi, who has joined Melbourne City after two seasons with Brisbane Roar, while Philippines international Katrina Guillou, Javi Hernandez and Tyrese Francois were also among those completing moves.

Legend Endo backs Kashima to make strong return

Sat, 22 Aug, 2026

Legend Endo backs Kashima to make strong return

Kuala Lumpur: Kashima Antler’s wait to return to the AFC Champions League Elite™ is finally over and Yasushi Endo is backing his former club to lead the way for Japanese teams in the competition.

The 38-year-old spent 15 years with Kashima and hit the highest of peaks in 2018 when he helped the club to their only Asian title with a 2-0 aggregate victory against Persepolis FC of Islamic Republic of Iran in the AFC Champions League™ final.

Since a quarter-final exit ended their title defence in 2019, Kashima finally booked a return to the top tier of Asian football by emerging J1 League champions in 2025.

Kim opts for Rangers; Seol makes Augsburg move

Fri, 28 Aug, 2026

Kim opts for Rangers; Seol makes Augsburg move

Kuala Lumpur: Kim Min-su will play in the Scottish Premier League after completing his transfer from Girona FC to Rangers FC on Thursday.

Also moving to a new club is fellow Korea Republic player Seol Young-woo who joined German Bundesliga side FC Augsburg from Crvena zvezda of Serbia.

Uzbekistan 2027 hopefuls discover qualification path

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

Uzbekistan 2027 hopefuls discover qualification path

Kuala Lumpur: Teams aiming to vie for the AFC U17 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2027™ title discovered their Qualifiers challenge following the Draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.

The 35 teams were divided into seven groups of five to contest a single round-robin centralised league for the qualifying rounds that run from November 8 to 20, 2026.

The seven group winners will join the nine AFC representatives from the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026 who have automatically qualified - Australia, China PR, Japan (defending champions), Korea Republic, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam - in the Finals.

Dominant Al Ahli delight Pusic

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

Dominant Al Ahli delight Pusic

Jeddah: Marino Pusic was beaming with pride after Al Ahli Saudi FC produced a dominant performance to stay on course in the FIFA Intercontinental Cup on Wednesday.

Despite only winning 1-0, two-time AFC Champions League Elite™ winners Al Ahli overpowered Auckland FC in their African-Asian-Pacific Cup Playoff at King Abdullah Sports City Stadium.

Guiagon joins Al Taawoun; Al Hamadi seals Wednesday loan

Thu, 27 Aug, 2026

Guiagon joins Al Taawoun; Al Hamadi seals Wednesday loan

Kuala Lumpur: Cote d’Ivoire International Parfait Guiagon has penned a deal with Saudi Pro League side Al Taawoun FC while Iraq’s Ali Al Hamadi has gone on loan to English outfit Sheffield Wednesday.

Punjab FC strengthened their defence with Patrick Bahanack, Hinata Kida completed a permanent switch to JEF United Ichihara Chiba and Jessika Nash returned to Australia with Melbourne City.