When on Monday, the Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) announced the two expansion franchises not many were surprised to hear that former I-League champions Bengaluru FC were one of them besides TATA Steel. Since their foundation in summer 2013, JSW backed Bengaluru FC have been a force to reckon with …
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The India Under-17 national team continued their exposure tour in Europe ahead of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup at home with a goalless draw against Macedonia Under-17s in the Hungarian town of Kaposvar yesterday, June 14. After a goalless draw against mighty Serbia U-17s, the Luís Norton de Matos …
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Two experiments, sanctioned by football’s lawmakers, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), will be conducted at the UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals in Poland. Coaches will have the opportunity to make a fourth substitution in extra time, while referees will be able to show yellow and red cards to non-playing …
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Online broker FxPro and London-based Premier League Club Watford FC have announced a three-season sponsorship agreement starting at the beginning of the 2017/18 season. This is the largest sponsorship agreement in the history of the Club, with FxPro acting as the new front of shirt and Main Club Partner as …
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FIFA World Cup winners Germany arrived today, June 15 in the Russian city of Sochi ahead of their third participation in the FIFA Confederations Cup. Coach Joachim Löw’s experimental young team will take on Australia at Sochi’s Fisht Stadium on June 19 before facing Chile in Kazan on June 22 …
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Scottish Premiership side Hibernian FC has unveiled a raft of exciting new sponsorship deals at a special event to launch the Club’s new home and away kits for their first season back in Scottish football’s top flight. The new deals will see premium national and international brands feature on the …
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Patron of Churchill Brothers, Churchill Alemao in an interview with Prudent Media he has questioned the Goa Football Association’s decision to suspend players for taking part in an unauthorised tournament. Although some of the Varca-based I-League club’s players are part of the 46 suspended by the GFA, Churchill Alemao feels …
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UEFA Europa League winners Manchester United have signed Swedish defender Victor Lindelof for a fee of 35 million Euros from Portuguese champions SL Benfica on a four-year contract with an option for a further year. The 22-year-old Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelof (spelled Lindelöf) is a versatile defender who prefers to …
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Opel and Liverpool FC manager Jürgen Klopp announced that both parties have agreed on an extension to the current contract. The new deal will see Klopp continue as the company’s brand ambassador in the upcoming years. Opel and Jürgen Klopp have been working together since August of 2012 when the …
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In consultation with FIFA, the Executive Committee of the French Football Association (FFF) has selected the nine Host Cities that will stage the matches of the next 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Host Cities are: Grenoble, Le Havre, Lyon, Montpellier, Nice, Paris, Reims, Rennes and Valenciennes. FFF President Noël Le …
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