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Football: Age limit could be raised for Olympic football tournament

Reuters
Posted at Apr 04 03:31 PM

ZURICH - The age limit for the Tokyo Olympics men's football tournament could be raised so that players who were eligible in 2020 will not miss out following the postponement of the Games until the following year, FIFA said on Friday. Read more »

FIFA cancels all June internationals over virus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 04 11:07 AM

It was also decided to hold discussions with confederations to draw up a revised schedule for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers which have been shelved. Read more »

Infantino says football will be totally different after coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Apr 02 08:53 PM

ROME - Football will be totally different when it eventually resumes after the coronavirus outbreak, the head of global soccer body FIFA Gianni Infantino said on Thursday.   Read more »

Real Madrid crowned champions of La Liga playstation tournament

Thomas ALLNUTT, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 10:18 AM

La Liga's players swapped boots for controllers and Real Madrid still won as Spanish football tried to fill the void of an empty fixture list with a FIFA playstation tournament last weekend. Read more »

Football: Ceres, Kaya's AFC Cup campaigns on hold due to COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 03:38 PM

Ceres-Negros and Kaya's campaigns in the on-going AFC Cup have been put on hold, after the Asian Football Confederation decided to postpone all competitions in March and April until further notice. Read more »

FIFA puts revamped Club World Cup on hold

Reuters
Posted at Mar 19 10:02 AM

FIFA has agreed to delay the first edition of its revamped Club World Cup to make way for the Euro 2020 and Copa America tournaments which have been postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Fate of Euro 2020 to be determined as UEFA set for crisis meeting

Andy SCOTT with Eric BERNAUDEAU in Lausanne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 17 10:03 AM

Euro 2020 could be postponed by up to a year, with all the sporting and financial consequences that would entail, when UEFA holds a crisis meeting on Tuesday as Europe battles the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Football: FIFA, AFC agree to postpone Asian World Cup qualifiers

Reuters
Posted at Mar 09 07:52 PM

FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have agreed to postpone the Asian World Cup qualifying matches in March and June due to the coronavirus outbreak, the world soccer body said on Monday. Read more »

FIFA: Asian World Cup football qualifiers face postponement over COVID-19

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 10:54 PM

Asian football has been badly disrupted by the COVID-19 epidemic, with the region's Champions League club competition thrown into chaos and leagues suspended. Read more »

Football: Azkals take care of business in Maldives for win No. 2

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 03:16 AM

The Philippines men's football team has defeated the Maldives 2-1 on Thursday for its second win in Round 2 of the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup. Read more »

Ex-Arsenal boss Wenger joins FIFA as global development chief

Reuters
Posted at Nov 14 10:09 AM

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been appointed as FIFA's new chief of global football development. Read more »

Palace makes it clear: Duterte received football jersey in ASEAN Summit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 04:47 PM

Malacañang on Sunday sought to dispel rumors that President Rodrigo Duterte did not receive a football jersey during the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the ASEAN and FIFA last Saturday in Thailand. Read more »

LOOK: Duterte shows football jersey during ASEAN-FIFA MoU signing

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 03 01:26 AM

Duterte joined fellow Southeast Asian leaders during the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the ASEAN and FIFA on Saturday. Read more »

Football: FIFA's Infantino hails growth of PH football

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 12:16 PM

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is glad to see the growth of football in the Philippines, but notes that there is plenty of work that needs to be done as the country continues to develop the sport. Read more »

FIFA President gets warm welcome in PH from Manny Pacquiao, PFF

ABS-CBN Sports
Posted at Oct 21 06:31 PM

FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrived in the Philippines Sunday evening. Read more »

'It was like war': S.Korean star says N.Korean players 'very aggressive' in historic football clash

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 17 08:18 AM

NO FOREIGN MEDIA, NO CROWD - South Korea's Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min said the historic World Cup qualifier in Pyongyang was a "very aggressive" match that made him fear injuries, with North Korean players even swearing at him and his teammates. Read more »

Football: Etheridge, Azkals draw China in stunning qualifying result

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 16 08:01 AM

The Azkals forced China to a goal-less draw in a qualifying match for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup in Bacolod on Tuesday. Read more »

Football: Neil Etheridge heads Azkals roster for Cups qualifier vs China

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 09 12:43 PM

The former Premier League keeper leads the Philippines men's national football team that will play China in Bacolod on Tuesday, Oct. 15, the team announced on Wednesday. Read more »

ASEAN strengthens joint bid to host 2034 FIFA World Cup

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 11:31 PM

Southeast Asian nations are coming together to organize a bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup.   Read more »

Football: Messi, Rapinoe win FIFA Player of the Year awards

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 05:01 AM

Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men's Player of the Year award on Monday with Megan Rapinoe bagging the women's prize to cap a historic year for the United States' World Cup icon. Read more »