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AFC Champions League
The AFC Asian Champions League is the top continental competition for football clubs in Asia, running from January to November.
Supporters of Saudi football club Al-Nassr hold placards showing the number and name of non-playing Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo during the Saudi Pro League match against Al-Ittihad in Riyadh last Friday. Photo: AFP
Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo missing as Saudi club Al-Nassr wins in Asian league but ‘set to return’

Portuguese superstar seen back in training after being absent for three matches amid reports he is unhappy with how the club is being run.

Al-Hilal Football Club

More pressure for Saudi champs Al-Ittihad as Asian Champions League tussle resumes

English Premier League

Japan eyes parity with English Premier League by aligning calendar with Europe

Singapore

Singapore names Gavin Lee permanent head football coach after Hong Kong win

Lee secured the role following the men’s national football team’s historic Asian Cup qualification earlier this month.

Gavin Lee became Singapore’s permanent head football coach after leading the team to a historic Asian Cup qualification. Photo: Facebook/singaporefootball
Hong Kong society

Roar trip: Singapore football fans land in Hong Kong for historic Asian Cup tie

2,000 Singaporeans expected to turn up for winner-takes-all qualifier against hosts at Kai Tak Stadium on Tuesday night.

Franck Kessie

Holders Al-Ahli top Asian Champions League Elite standings after big win

Ex-Barcelona man Franck Kessie scores twice in 4-0 triumph over Al-Gharafa as Al-Ittihad earn first victory.

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Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

AFC Champions League 2: Inspired Tai Po fighting for Hong Kong’s reputation

Midfielder Remi Dujardin says team believe ‘anything is possible’ ahead of stern Vietnam test, hails local league’s pulling power.

Tai Po’s Remi Dujardin ready for an Asian Champions League 2 fight in Vietnam. Photo: Tai Po
James Temelkovski

AFC Champions League 2: underdogs Tai Po bare their teeth in Macarthur win

Gabirel Cividini and Michel Renner on target for hosts, as midfielder Philip Chan warns rivals no one can ‘walk on our faces’.

Lee Chi-kin

Australian striker out to wreck old club Tai Po’s return to AFC Champions League

Harry Sawyer says he’s ‘more mature physically and mentally’ than during his brief spell in Hong Kong as a young player.

Saudi Pro League

Asian Champions League: Al-Ahli in confident mood ahead of title defence

Saudi Pro League side in buoyant mood ahead of game against Uzbekistan side Nasaf on Monday.

Al Ahli’s Roberto Firmino lifts the trophy as he celebrates with teammates after winning the Asian Champions League. Photo: Reuters
Ivan Toney

Asian Champions League: ex-EPL players set to star as new season starts

Darwin Nunez the new face as Saudi clubs look likely to dominate again, while ex-England star Jesse Lingard flies flag for the east.

Former Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez has joined Riyadh’s Al-Hilal, the most successful club in Asian Champions League history with four titles. Photo: Reuters
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong footballer to resume career after rape conviction overturned

Premier League goalkeeper Yip Ka-yu, whose conviction and sentence were quashed by Court of Appeal, set to join BC Rangers.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo match in Goa dubbed biggest in Indian club football history

Ronaldo’s Saudi club Al-Nassr drawn to travel to India for Asian Champions League clash with FC Goa.

Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

China’s Shandong banned for 2 years from Asian club football over Ulsan no-show

Pull-out hours before match against South Korean side sees them barred from Asian competitions and fined US$50,000.

Shandong Taishan celebrate scoring against Incheon United of South Korea in a 2023-2024 AFC Champions League match in Jinan. Photo: Xinhua
Saudi Pro League

Al-Ahli’s Asian Champions League glory repeats Liverpool feat for Firmino

Brazilian named MVP after he inspires Saudi club to a first continental title, six years after winning European version with Reds.

Al-Ahli’s Roberto Firmino lifts the trophy as he celebrates with teammates after winning the Asian Champions League. Photo: Reuters
Saudi Pro League

Asian Champions League final: clubs don’t play with wallets, Kawasaki boss says

Japanese side playing in first final face wealthy Saudi team Al-Ahli, whose star player reportedly earns three times their total wage bill.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo, Messi knocked out in Asian and Concacaf Champions League semis

Al-Nassr stunned by Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale in AFC version while Inter Miami lose to Vancouver Whitecaps in Concacaf competition.

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Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo on track for Asian Champions League title as Saudi clubs dominate finals

Three clubs from the oil-rich kingdom, who spent almost US$1 billion in 2023, are in the final four, along with a Japanese team.

Cristiano Ronaldo (right) was among the scorers as his Al-Nassr team beat last season’s runners-up Yokohama F.Marinos 4-1 on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Cristiano Ronaldo scores, Saudi Arabia earn 3 Champions League semi-finalists

Al Nassr beat last year’s beaten finalists Yokohama F-Marinos 4-1 in their quarter-final clash.

Cristiano Ronaldo

AFC Champions League: 4-time champions Al-Hilal hit 7 past Gwangju to reach semis

Salem Al-Dawsari stars in Saudi champions’ romp over South Koreans as the finals are held in a centralised location for the first time.

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Saudi Pro League

Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr hunt Asian Champions League glory as Saudi Arabia hosts finals

Three home teams in the hunt as desert nation hosts the knockout stages, with contenders also from Japan, Qatar, South Korea and Thailand.

Al-Nassr’s Ronaldo is looking to win his first AFC Champions League in the twilight of a glittering career. Photo: Reuters
Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr to meet Yokohama in Asian Champions League quarter-finals

All four quarter-finals will be played in a centralised event in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with the port city also hosting the semis and final.

Al-Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo will spearhead his Saudi Arabian club’s challenge in the Asian Champions League Elite finals. Photo: Reuters
Chinese Super League

Shenhua coach says Chinese teams must up intensity to compete in Champions League

Leonid Slutsky says Chinese Super League teams – who have all been eliminated – must match Japanese, Korean clubs’ ‘more intense football’.

Shandong Taishan pull out of Asian Champions League Elite just before Ulsan game

Chinese Super League side’s sudden withdrawal sees Hong Kong star Shinichi Chan’s Shanghai Shenhua progress to the round of 16.

Asian Football Confederation (AFC)

Japan trio set to progress, Ulsan face exit as Asian Champions League resumes

Yokohama F Marinos, Vissel Kobe face Chinese sides while Kawasaki Frontale travel to South Korea; Ulsan Hyundai must beat Buriram.

Yokohama F Marinos forward Elber in action against Korean side Gwangju in the opening round of matches in the AFC Champions League Elite. Photo: AFC
Cristiano Ronaldo

Al-Hilal stay top of Asian Champions League west group as Ronaldo eyes next round

Saudi side Al-Hilal thrash Iran’s Persepolis 4-1 while Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr keep pace as striker marks 40th birthday with 2 goals in 4-0 win.

Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo scores the second goal from the penalty spot in the Saudi team’s 4-0 win over United Arab Emirates side Al-Wasl. Photo: Reuters
Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo ready for elite Asian Champions League action before milestone birthday

Portuguese star’s high-scoring form in Saudi Pro League could help Al-Nassr – bolstered by a new striker – to their first continental title.

AFC Cup

Qatar’s continental defence, Saudis named World Cup hosts in big 2024 for Asia

The past 12 months saw the continent awarded another crack at welcoming the globe’s biggest footballing event.

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