PERTH, Australia, March 16, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Australia's Ellie Carpenter has urged football chiefs to rethink the scheduling of Women's Asian Cup tournaments after she and Sam Kerr missed Chelsea's 2-0 League Cup final win over Manchester United. It meant they were absent as their club lifted the League Cup trophy in England on Sunday courtesy of goals from Lauren James and Aggie Beever-Jones. The next Asian Cup is in fact scheduled for 2029 in Uzbekistan. Thirteen of Australia's 26-strong squad play for English clubs and others elsewhere in Europe, with their seasons overlapping with the Asian Cup. The men's Asian Cup is typically held in January-February and so also cuts through the European club season.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 16, 2026 03:20 UTC