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Monthly Archives: June 2019

Mumbai City FC sign midfielder Rowllin Borges on a three year contract!

Indian Super League franchise Mumbai City FC have announced the signing of Indian international midfielder Rowllin Borges on a three year contract. 27 year old Nuvem in Goa-born Rowllin Borges played for Sporting Clube de Goa in his youth and also made his senior debut for them in 2011. He …

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India U-19 coach Floyd Pinto: We need to put up a better defensive display!

Having lost the opening encounter against hosts Russia 1-3, the India U19 National Team didn’t kick-off their Granatkin Memorial Tournament campaign in a positive way. One day before hitting the pitch against Moldova, who shared the spoils with Bulgaria in the other encounter of Group A, India coach Floyd Pinto …

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Mohun Bagan sign Spanish defender Fran Morante Martinez!

Kolkata giants Mohun Bagan AC have announced the signing of Spanish central defender Francisco Morante Martínez for the 2019/20 season. The 26 year old Francisco Morante Martínez is from Córdoba, Spain. Fran has played in the Spanish Segunda Division B for Internacional de Madrid in the 2018/19 season. He played …

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Video Assistant Referees ready for UEFA Nations League finals!

For the first time in a UEFA National Team competition, Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used at the upcoming UEFA Nations League finals in Portugal. The coaches of the four finalist teams received a briefing and share their views on the benefits of VAR. After successful technological testing and …

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India coach Igor Stimac: We were very much like the weather!

Minutes after India’s 1-3 loss to Curacao in the opener of the King’s Cup in Buriram, Thailand, Indian National Team coach Igor Stimac mentioned “we were today very much like the weather”. “I think, today we were very much like the weather. At one time the sun was shining, while …

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Gianni Infantino is re-elected as FIFA President until 2023!

The 69th FIFA Congress convened today, June 5 in Paris and by acclamation re-elected Gianni Infantino as the President of FIFA until 2023. The ninth president in the history of the organisation was first elected at an Extraordinary Congress in February 2016 and now starts his first full four-year term …

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New look India suffer 1-3 defeat to Curacao in King’s Cup!

It was new coach Igor Stimac’s first match since his appointment. It was the day where he handed International debuts to six players, including an 18-year old Amarjit Singh, India’s U-17 World Cup captain. It was also the day when Sunil Chhetri played his 108th international match, thus becoming India’s …

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64 teams look forward to DFB-Pokal Round 1 draw on June 15!

The DFB-Pokal (German Cup) will kick off its 2019/20 campaign in August with a total of 64 qualified teams aiming for glory. The 36 professional sides that played in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 in the previous season take part in the competition every year. The same goes for the …

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CONCACAF announces strategic plan to develop women’s football!

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today announced a strategic plan to grow and increase participation in the women’s game across its 41 Member Associations. The framework was presented to the Member Associations by CONCACAF Head of Women’s Football Karina LeBlanc, following the 25th Extraordinary …

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