Michael Church

1 week ago | timeslive.co.za | Michael Church

Women's Asian Cup qualifiers scheduled for next week in Jordan have been postponed due to the air war between Iran and Israel, the Football Association of Singapore said. The Singapore team had been expected to travel to Amman to face Jordan, Iran, Lebanon and Bhutan in the preliminary rounds for the 2026 finals, which are to be held in Australia next March. The qualifiers had been scheduled to kick off on Monday and run until July 5.

1 week ago | reuters.com | Michael Church

HONG KONG, June 16 (Reuters) - Talking points from the week in Asian football:Shanghai Shenhua maintained a two-point lead in the Chinese Super League despite losing 3-1 to Shenzhen Peng City on Saturday as nearest challengers Chengdu Rongcheng also lost. Sign up here. Goals from Zhang Yudong, Zhang Yujie and Rade Dugalic earned hosts Shenzhen a win that moves them up to 13th place after Andre Luiz had given Shenhua a 28th minute lead.

2 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Janina Nuno Rios |Aadi Nair |Michael Church

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti and scorer Vinicius Jr during their 2026 World Cup South American qualifiers against Paraguay at Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Tuesday night. Brazil and Ecuador secured their spots at the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday, taking the second and third of South America's six automatic qualifying berths after champions Argentina booked their ticket in March. In the Asian zone, Australia sealed qualification with a win against Saudi Arabia.

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Michael Church

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2 weeks ago | reuters.com | Michael Church

Al-Hilal head Asian quartet at revamped tournamentUrawa look to transfer domestic form to big stageAl-Ain and Ulsan unlikely to make a major impactHONG KONG, June 11 (Reuters) - Al-Hilal will be the standard bearers for Asian football at the revamped Club World Cup after appointing Simone Inzaghi to coach a squad bristling with playing talent from Saudi Arabia and around the world.