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Daily Archives: 2017-03-29

India coach Constantine: The players were not born, neither was I!

A win in Myanmar in 64 years! A day after winning the away match against Myanmar in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers, National Coach Stephen Constantine said that “none of the players were born that time”. “Neither I was born,” he quipped the next moment. In the first of …

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Goan football greats come together under one roof!

Several of Goa’s best known footballers of the sixties and seventies assembled under one roof for the first time as part of a get-together, organized by the Association for the Wellbeing of Elder Sportspersons (AWES) at Casa do Povo, Goa Velha, on Sunday, March 26. Football heroes like Candido Abreu, …

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Punjab to hold trials for their Punjab Senior State Women’s team!

The Punjab Football Association is set to hold trials for their Punjab Senior State Women’s team ahead of the Senior Women’s National Football Championship set to be hosted by the PFA in Phagwara from May 1 onwards. The Punjab FA will hold their open trials from Friday, March 31 onwards …

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Five new Minerva Punjab FC boys selected for India U-15 team!

In another feather in the cap for Minerva Punjab FC, five boys have been called up for the India Under-15 National Football team this year taking the total to seven since last year. Minerva Punjab FC had defeated India U-17 World Cup bound team 1-0 and India U-15 Team 2-0 …

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Odisha to hold trials for their Odisha Senior State Women’s team!

The Football Association of Odisha is set to hold trials for their Odisha Senior State Women’s team ahead of the Senior Women’s National Football Championship set to be held in Phagwara, Punjab from May 1. The FAO will hold their open trials-cum-selection camp from Wednesday, April 5 onwards at the …

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India U-17 World Cup team defeat AIFF U-16 team in a practice match!

The Indian U-17 World Cup Team defeated the AIFF U-16 Team 5-0 in a practice match yesterday, March 28 at the Utorda Ground in Goa. The Indian U-17 Colts dominated proceedings for much of the match and proved superior to their opponents, dictating the tempo of the game. However it …

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FIFA commercial affiliates pledge full support for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India!

FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India conducted a workshop for the Commercial Affiliates of the tournament. The presentation was run by FIFA and LOC members of the marketing delegation, who had travelled to each of the venues for a detailed …

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VIDEO – 442oons: The Roy Keane Show – Neil Taylor’s foul on Seamus Coleman (Parody)!

I just love to watch the 442oons and their funny take on football and its matches! In the 442oons of the Day for The Football Republic its the latest episode of the Roy Keane Show, which features Neil Taylor’s foul on Seamus Coleman in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier …

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AIFF name India Women’s squad for 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers!

NEW DELHI: 23 Players have been selected for the Indian Senior Women’s National Team for the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers, slated to kick-off from April 03, 2017 in DPR Korea, after a Preparatory Camp took place in Goa from March 01, 2017 and is scheduled to conclude on …

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