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Daily Archives: 2018-07-01

122nd U-19 IFA Shield to kick-off in Kolkata on July 5!

The 122nd edition of the Under-19 IFA Shield will be played from July 5 to 19 across three venues in Kolkata. The IFA Shield is organised by the Indian Football Association (West Bengal) and for the last few years since 2015 as a youth tournament. Group A will feature defending …

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2018 FIFA World Cup – PQF: Croatia overcome Denmark on penalties!

The 2018 FIFA World Cup continued on Sunday, July 1 evening with Croatia overcoming a better Denmark on penalties at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium. The match kicked-off spectacularly with two goals within four minutes. First the underdogs from Denmark went ahead in the 2nd minute when a Jonas Knudsen long …

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FIFA Foundation Festival shows power of football to change lives!

For some people, playing football completes them. Just ask 16-year-old Abu Sesey from Freetown who tragically lost his right leg when he was five years old during a conflict in his native Sierra Leone, “Football is what I love. When I’m playing, I feel complete. I feel like I have …

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2018 FIFA World Cup – PQF: Hosts Russia upset Spain on penalties!

The 2018 FIFA World Cup continued on Sunday, July 1 afternoon with the hosts Russia upsetting former champions Spain in dramatic fashion on penalties at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. Spain after a below par performance in the group stage were the favourites to move past the hosts Russia and …

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Away from Home, Inter Milan & Nike re-imagines Iconic Symbol!

On the FC Internazionale Milano latest home kit by Nike, il Biscione (a grass snake and powerful Milanese symbol intrinsic to local identity) is represented by a serpent-like pattern rising up the club’s quintessential stripes. That pattern appears again on the Nerazzurri’s new away shirt. The jersey is a crisp, …

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FC Pune City retain midfielder Adil Khan for two seasons!

Indian Super League franchise FC Pune City have retain their midfielder maestro Adil Ahmed Khan for the next two seasons. One of the top performers of the league last year, Adil’s consistent efforts were a big contribution to the team’s historic run to top-four. Speaking on retaining Adil Khan, FC …

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IOA decides no India Men’s & Women’s football team at 2018 Asian Games!

There is sad news for Indian football as the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has decided not to send any football team’s, men’s and women’s to the 2018 Asian Games. Despite explaining to the Indian Olympic Association that Football as a global sport needs to be looked at differently, and after …

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Queens Park Rangers FC unveil their new official 2018/19 kits from Errea!

The new strips of English Championship side Queens Park Rangers FC by Erreà Sports were unveiled to supporters and the press. The exclusive design for the 2018-2019 season was arrived at after close collaboration between QPR and Erreà Sport. In the first kit the classical combines with an important innovative …

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Mohammedan Sporting handed tough draw at U-19 IFA Shield!

Mohammedan Sporting Club would start their campaign in the forthcoming 122nd Under-19 IFA Shield on Thursday, July 5 at the Barasat Municipal Stadium. The Young Panthers are clubbed with the defending champions FC Pune City, ATK and East Bengal Club in the same group. After facing ATK in the opener …

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