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In a proposal which could put India in a tricky situation, Russia has offered to host the inaugural Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Games, despite a ban imposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on its member nations.
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has been looking for ways in which its flagship tournament can be completed as safely and securely as possible in the midst of a global pandemic.
The AFC is trying to be as flexible as possible after the multiple postponements of 2020 as the coronavirus situation changed but the group stage of the eastern half of the 2021 competition has been lined up to take place in the final week of April and the first week of May.
With six games to be played in a short space of time-not to mention quarantine requirements in place in various countries - it would leave clubs around the continent having to deal with a scheduling nightmare.
LONDON: The 2021 AFC Champions League group stage is set to start in April, with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates in line, if necessary, to play host to multiple games as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) looks for ways to safely complete its flagship tournament in the middle of a global pandemic.
It will be the second successive year that the tournament has been affected by the coronavirus. With the experience gained in 2020 when Qatar stepped in to host the remainder of the group and knockout stage after the competition was postponed earlier in the year, the AFC is confident that all will go smoothly.