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• I CommBank Socceroos hanno conosciuto gli avversari della fase a gironi per l'AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ durante il sorteggio ufficiale svoltosi questa mattina presso la sede di At-Turaif. • L'Australia gareggerà in un gruppo composto da Tajikistan, Iraq e Singapore, affrontando partite impegnative nel torneo ospitato dall'Arabia Saudita. • Questo sorteggio posiziona i Socceroos in un pool competitivo, con conseguenti implicazioni per l'accesso alle fasi a eliminazione diretta in base alle prestazioni nel girone.

• The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) hopes to keep politics separate from sports when women's clubs from North and South Korea face off in the AFC Women's Champions League semifinals on May 20 at Suwon Stadium, 30 km south of Seoul. • The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. local time, pitting the two Korean teams against each other in a high-stakes encounter. • AFC officials emphasized maintaining focus on football amid historical tensions between the divided nations.

• Australia's CommBank Joeys beat India 4-0 in their opening match of the AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2026 on May 6, 2026, at King Abdullah Sports City Training Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. • Goals came from Becvinovski (4'), Court (30' penalty), Demuth (74'), and Oliveira (86'), with kick-off at 7:00pm local time. • The emphatic victory positions Australia strongly to advance from the group stage and qualify for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2026.

Exclusive: The club, owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac, received the grant without a contract or final state aid assessment in placeWrexham AFC, the football club part-owned by Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac, was given a £3.8m government grant without a contract or a finished state aid assessment in place, raising questions over whether the award was lawful.The club has received £18m in taxpayer-funded grants – far more than any other in the UK – to help to redevelop its stadium, the Racecourse Ground (Y Cae Ras in Welsh). Continue reading...