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Daily Archives: 2019-12-14

East Bengal leave it late to earn dramatic win against TRAU!

East Bengal registered a narrow 2-1 victory over I-League newcomers TRAU FC at the Kalyani Municipality Stadium on Saturday, December 14. Marcos Jimenez Espada gave the hosts the lead in the 17th minute, before Deepak Devrani equalised in first half stoppage time. Marti Crespi scored a dramatic 89th minute winner …

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UEFA welcomes Brussels Court of Appeal ruling on third-party player ownership!

UEFA has positively noted the decision taken by the Brussels Court of Appeal to reject the challenge brought by Doyen Sports and RFC Seraing against UEFA, FIFA and the Royal Belgian Football Association concerning the legality of the ban on third-party ownership of players (“TPO”). UEFA originally called for FIFA …

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Bengaluru FC keen to extend dominance at home with Mumbai City FC calling!

Two teams with contrasting runs of form, but with equally much at stake will square off at the Kanteerava Stadium on Sunday when Carles Cuadrat’s Bengaluru FC host Jorge Costa’s Mumbai City FC in a Round Eight clash of the Indian Super League. The only unbeaten team in the League …

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Mohammedan Sporting hold first-ever Awards Night!

Orbit Group Kolkata and Mohammedan Sporting Club came together to celebrate the Black Panthers’s Sikkim Governor’s Gold Cup triumph and to recognise and reward top performers at the first ever Mohammedan Sporting Annual Awards Night held at Orbit Ashwa in Kolkata on Saturday. Club goalkeeper Priyant Singh was named the …

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Bengaluru FC U-18s set to kick off Hero Elite League campaign against Stadium FC!

Bengaluru FC have named a 29-man squad for the upcoming 2019-20 edition of the Hero Elite League which kicks off with an away game against Stadium FC at the Dravid Padukone Centre for Sports Excellence in Yelahanka on Sunday, December 15. The Junior Blues, who qualified for the final phase …

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Sweden U-17 coach lauds AIFF commitment towards Women’s Football!

Sweden, bronze medallists at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup, and a powerhouse in women’s football, are among the three participants at the ongoing U-17 Women’s Football Tournament 2019 in Mumbai. The competition is a first-of-its-kind in India and the Sweden U-17 women’s team coach Pär Lagerström expressed his thoughts …

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Indian Coaches learn & improve in KNVB Coaching programme!

The city of New Delhi was graced by the presence of former Netherlands legend Johan Neeskens, who was in the capital on Friday, December 13 to train a number of coaches at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium as part of an exchange between the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the …

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420 Grams S02E15: Referees – Football’s Silent Minority!

Incidents over the course of the current season of the Indian Super League have put the focus back on those officiating the sport. From questions related to their competence and ability, to almost shouldering the blame for the overall state of football in the country, referees seem to have a …

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LGCs and LMOs gain valuable insights ahead of 2020 AFC season!

131 Local General Coordinators (LGC) and Local Media Officers (LMO) gained valuable insights ahead of the 2020 season at the AFC LGC & LMO Seminar that concluded on Friday. The expanded list of participants included LGCs and LMOs from other competitions to ensure the seminar was more inclusive and that …

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