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Daily Archives: 2017-03-25

FIFA praise D.Y. Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, deem venue ready for Tournament!

A FIFA delegation accompanied by members of the LOC visited the D.Y. Patil Stadium to assess the progress of preparations at the Navi Mumbai venue for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. FIFA Head of Events Jaime Yarza expressed his satisfaction with the progression of preparation at the …

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Six boys from Minerva Punjab FC called up for training with India U-17 World Cup squad!

Following Minerva Punjab FC colts successful tour to Goa where the were invited to play two friendly matches against the India U-17 World Cup squad (whom they defeated 1-0) and India U-15 Team (whom they defeated 2-0) six more players from the Minerva U-16 team have been selected to join …

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India arrive in Yangon ahead of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Myanmar!

Three days after winning their first away International Friendly match since June 2005 against Cambodia in Phnom Penh, the Indian Senior National Team landed in Yangon on Saturday, March 25, 2017, afternoon for what National Coach Stephen Constantine described as a “bigger challenge.” Constantine took the boys to a pool …

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71st Santosh Trophy: Hosts Goa face record champions Bengal in final!

Those Goan fans who have witnessed the two Santosh Trophy finals in Goa, the first time in 1990 and the second time in 1996, would have mixed feelings. The first final had an enduring memory of Bruno Coutinho, arguably one of Goa’s greatest strikers, smashing in the opening goal to …

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India U-17 Coach de Matos: Doors for U-17 World Cup team stays open!

NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation Scouting Director Abhishek Yadav, also the COO of the U-17 National Team said that the process of recruiting players for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India is presently “still on” under U-17 Coach Luis Norton de Matos in Goa. “The Coach wants to …

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VIDEO – TEDxJGU: Joy Bhattacharjya | Building Bridges, Breaking Boundaries!

Joy Bhattacharjya is the Project Director for the FIFA U 17 World Cup 2017, the first ever FIFA tournament in India and the very first FIFA tournament in which an Indian team will participate. I found the following video so interesting that I thought I should post as Joy harmoniously …

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