<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Asian Games 2018 News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news about Asian Games 2018 tournament. All the latest 2026 Football articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Asian Games 2018 News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:30:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/football/tournament/asian_games_2018" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 07:32:39 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[AIFF slams IOA’s decision to not send football teams to Asian Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slamming Indian Olympic Association for not sending Indian football teams to the Asiad, All India Football Federation stated that IOA lacks vision and competence to understand the progress of Indian team. AIFF also stated that IOA is unable to distinguish specific needs of each sport in the country.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/jul/04/aiff-slams-io-as-decision-to-not-send-football-teams-to-asian-games?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/jul/04/aiff-slams-io-as-decision-to-not-send-football-teams-to-asian-games?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 07:32:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/aiff_logo.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IOA excludes football teams from Asian Games; calls them passengers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insisting that they won’t allow any passengers, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), on Saturday, omitted the men and women’s football teams from the Asian Games contingent. A senior IOA official said football teams were excluded because they did not stand a chance to compete for medals.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/jul/01/ioa-excludes-football-teams-from-asian-games-calls-them-passengers?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/jul/01/ioa-excludes-football-teams-from-asian-games-calls-them-passengers?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2018 08:28:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/aiff_logo.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian football team may miss Asian Games for their failure to meet IOA norms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Indian Football team may not participate in upcoming Asian Games as it does not meet Indian Olympic Association norms of sending the top-eight side to the event. Stephen Constantine has requested government for more games and believes players will benefit from Asian Games which is an U-23 event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/jun/21/indian-football-team-may-miss-asian-games-for-their-failure-to-meet-indian-olympic-association-ioa-norms?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/jun/21/indian-football-team-may-miss-asian-games-for-their-failure-to-meet-indian-olympic-association-ioa-norms?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2018 07:20:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/football/India_v_Turk.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AIFF allows Indian men's team to participate in Asian Games, no update on women's team yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The All India Football Federation has cleared the Indian football team to play in the upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia after head coach Stephen Constantine appealed to the government. There is still no confirmation from on whether the women’s team will participate in the continental tournament.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/jun/18/aiff-allows-indian-mens-team-to-participate-in-asian-games-no-update-on-womens-team-yet?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/football/articles/2018/jun/18/aiff-allows-indian-mens-team-to-participate-in-asian-games-no-update-on-womens-team-yet?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 04:37:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-gn/articles/football/Stephen%20Constantine_1.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>