On Thursday, group play ends in the AFC Asian Cup. The fourth round of the FA Cup begins with Bournemouth-Swansea City.
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Results: 2019 AFC Asian Cup (Semifinals)
Tuesday, January 29 UAE 0 Qatar 4. (Khoukhi 22, Almoez Ali 37, Al Heidos 80, Ismaeil 90+3. Att.:38,646.) Monday, January 28 Japan 3 Iran 0. (Osako 56, pen. 67, Haraguchi 90+1. Att.:23,262.)
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Results: 2019 AFC Asian Cup (Quarterfinals)
Friday, January 25 Qatar 1 South Korea 0. (Hatem 78. Att.: 13,791.) UAE 1 Australia0. (Mabkhout 68. Att.: 25,053.) Thursday, January 24 Japan 1 Vietnam 0. (Doan pen. 57. Att.:8,954.) Iran 3 China 0. (Taremi 18, Azmoun 31, Ansarifard 90+1. Att.: 19,578.)
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NWSL: Waldrum is out as Houston head coach
Randy Waldrum, who left his job as head coach at Notre Dame, one of the most successful women’s programs in the country, to take over as the Houston Dash head coach for its launch in 2014, isout. The Dash and Waldrum agreed to part ways just seven games into the 2017 season. Assistant coach Omar […]
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Malaysia appeals AFC decision to hold qualifier in North Korea
To say the least, diplomatic relations between Malaysia and North Korea aren’t good, but the Asian Football Confederation wants to have Malaysia travel to Pyongyang for a rescheduled Asian Cupqualifier against North Korea in June. Malaysia is appealing the decision. Relations soured following the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged elder half-brother of NorthKorean leader […]
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Asian confederation busts 'Little Samba Nation'
East Timor, dubbed the “Little Samba Nation” for its use of naturalized Brazilians on its national team, has been expelled from the 2023 Asian Cup and ordered to forfeit 29 matches by the AsianFootball Confederation after an investigation determined that he Football Federation Timor-Leste, had falsified birth and baptism certificates to register at least a […]
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Crowd Count: Copa Centenario averages more than 46,000
The Argentina-Chile final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, drew 82,026 fans, pushing the average attendance for the 32 games at the Copa Centenario to 46,411 fans a game. That’shigher than the average attendance for any confederation championship played in 2015 or 2016, though there are seven games left at Euro 2016, which […]
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Three takeaways from AFC Asian Cup final
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) The AFC Asian Cup treated fans tothrills throughout the three weeks of the Asian championship in Australia, and the final did not disappoint as the host Socceroos needed an overtime goal from JamesTroisi to defeat South Korea, 2-1, in the final before 76,385 fans at Stadium Australia in Sydney. Celebrations had […]
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Previewing the 2015 AFC Asian Cup
For soccer night owls, there’s good news. For the rest of the month of January, there will be plenty of live soccer in the middle of the night as Australia hosts the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. The 2014 WorldCup was a disaster for the Asian representatives Australia, Japan, Iran and South Korea — three points, […]
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2015 AFC Asian Cup television schedule
The 2015 AFC Asian Cup kicks off Friday when host Australia plays Kuwait. The 16-team tournament will air on One World Sports. (Click here for information on the availability of One World Sports in your area.) All times ET. Jan. 9 AUSTRALIA-KUWAIT (live), 4 am. Jan. 10 SOUTH KOREA-OMAN (live) midnight. SAUDI ARABIA-CHINA (live), 3 […]