January 25 – The brand identity for the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 was unveiled during half time at the U23 Asian Cup final in Jeddah on Saturday.
January 25 – Japan brushed China aside 4-0 to retain their AFC U23 Asian Cup title at the Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Sports City Stadium on Saturday. It is Japan’s third U23 Asian title, a confederation record.
January 25 – The AFC is changing the qualifying formats of its U17 and U20 Asian Cups in a bid to optimise its competitions calendar and encourage stronger youth structures within its member associations.
January 23 – The Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) has taken a step forward in its youth development ambitions after being awarded one-star status under the AFC Elite Youth Scheme.
January 20 – Qatar has built out the Finalissima between the Champions of South America and Europe – Argentina and Spain – into a Football Festival that will see five other matches played.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Serbia and hosts Qatar will each play two matches between March 26-31.
January 19 – The AFC has confirmed Visa will join its Official Global Supporter roster for both the Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 and the U23 Asian Cup (currently underway), extending the payments giant’s long-standing commercial relationship with Asian football.
January 19 – The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) has taken interim control of the Central Coast Mariners after terminating the club’s current participation agreement, moving to stabilise one of the A-Leagues’ most established teams while a new ownership group is sought.
January 16 – The AFC has held the quarter final draw for the AFC Women’s Champions League with the single leg matches to be played March 28 and 29.
January 15 – Australia and China were the final teams to confirm their places in the quarter finals of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 this weekend but it was not without drama.
January 12 – Barcelona’s latest Super Cup success came once again far from home, edging Real Madrid 3-2 in Jeddah to retain a trophy that has become as much a Saudi Arabian event as a Spanish one.
January 8 – After months of uncertainty and delays, the top-flight of Indian football is back, with season 12 of the Indian Super League now scheduled to kick off on February 14.
January 5 – The Asian Football Confederation has drawn the last 16 teams for the Champions League Two 2025/26 knockout rounds that begin in February.
January 5 – Uzbekistan, who will appear at their first World Cup in 2026, is pursuing an expansion of the country’s domestic professional game with the city of Kattakurgan in the Samarkand region receiving government support to expand its infrastructure.
December 27 – Having successfully reorganised and relaunched its club competition eco-system, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has returned its attention to its national team competition structure reaffirming plans to introduce an AFC Nations League.
December 29 – City Football Group (CFG), who have built a 13-team multi-club ownership model around Manchester City, are pulling out of Indian Super League side Mumbai City FC.
