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Daily Archives: 2016-06-05

Should India’s top tier league follow the European or North American model?

The All India Football Federation has recently announced that the I-League and Indian Super League would merge to become one league with the merger likely to happen the latest by the 2018/19 Indian football season. The proposal presented by the AIFF and their marketing partners IMG-Reliance showed the Indian Super League …

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VIDEO: Dortmund’s Ilkay Gündogan speaks after he joined Manchester City!

Currently injured Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has signed for English Premier League side Manchester City FC from Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund. Watch his first interview as a Blue where he discusses becoming manager Pep Guardiola’s first signing, playing with Aguero and de Bruyne, besides how to pronounce his name properly!

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India’s Holicharan Narzary: Passion for Football in Assam is unparalleled!

Indian National Team midfielder-cum-striker Holicharan Narzary has urged the sports loving fans of Guwahati to come over and cheer for the National Team on June 7 when India take on Laos in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Playoff qualifiers at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati, Assam. “Guwahati is …

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TheFootballMind’s World Football Podcast #5 feat. Arunava Chaudhuri!

The World Football Podcast – Episode 5 of TheFootballMind had me as their guest for their 2016 UEFA European Championship preview in which host Pranesh and I speak about the upcoming Euro 2016 and in the look at the scenario in Indian football, especially with the proposal to restructure Indian …

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2019 AFC Asian Cup: India vs Laos playoff qualifier to be telecast & streamed live!

The second leg of India’s playoff qualifier match against Laos for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup to be played in the United Arab Emirates which is slated to be played in the Assamese capital Guwahati on Tuesday, June 7 will be telecast live on DD Sports! The match will kick-off …

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VIDEO – Mercedes: Latest from Germany’s Euro 2016 campaign ‘Vive La Mannschaft’!

The 2014 FIFA World Cup winners Germany have a new tagline for ‘Die Mannschaft’ under #ViveLaMannschaft! “On the pitch, in the stands, on the television screens: put your hand on your heart and together lets aim for the title,” as they say in this Mercedes advert for Die Mannschaft. Auf …

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VIDEO: Abhishek Bachchan & Ranbir Kapoor speak after Celebrity Clásico in Mumbai!

Yesterday, June 4, Mumbai witnessed the Celebrity Clásico 2016, a game of football between Bollywood’s All Stars FC and the Cricketers All Heart FC in a charity match for the Maharashtra Drought victims. After the match, Bollywood actors Abhishek Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor besides politician and Mumbai District Football Association …

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Borussia Dortmund set to sign talented FC Barcelona defender Marc Bartra!

German Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund are set to sign Spanish international defender Marc Bartra. BVB have agreed a four year contract until June 30, 2020 with the 25 year old central defender. However there are still a few details that need to be ironed out with his club FC Barcelona …

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VIDEO – Joma: The new Swansea City AFC official fans’ shirt!

Introducing the new Swansea City AFC official fans’ shirt! When sports brands design a football shirt, they usually do it with the players in mind. But in Joma we know that the supporters are the ones who really put it to the test. That is the starting point of their …

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