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Yearly Archives: 2019

Thomas Dennerby: Hero U-17 Women’s Championship helped gauge players pool!

Newly appointed India U-17 Women’s Team head coach Thomas Dennerby hailed the Hero U-17 Women’s Championship, stating that watching the four scouted teams in action helped him gauge the talent pool from which he is to chisel the squad for next year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The Swede was …

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Lionesses run over Tigresses to lift Hero U-17 Women’s Championship!

Lionesses emerged champions of the FSDL-organised Hero U-17 Women’s Championship, defeating Tigresses 7-2 in the final in Kalyani on Sunday. Goals from Lynda Kom Serto (17′,50′), Priyanka Sujeesh (18′), Priyangka Devi Naroem (34′), Sumati Kumari (37′,54′) and Sai Sankhe (69′) sealed the win for the Alex Ambrose-coached side before Nisha …

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India’s Igor Stimac: Acclimatising to conditions in Muscat top priority!

In the search of their first win in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the Blue Tigers reached Muscat today, November 17. The average temperature is expected to be around 25-degree Celsius in comparison to 10 degrees in Dushanbe where India played Afghanistan. Two back-to-back away fixtures have always been …

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FAO name Odisha Sub-Junior State Boys’ squad for final round!

The Football Association of Odisha have named their Odisha Sub-Junior State Boys’ team for the final round of the Sub-Junior Boys’ National Football Championship, which are set to be played in Kalyani in West Bengal from November 20 to December 3, 2019. Coming through the East Zone qualifiers, the Odisha …

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AFC Annual Awards Hong Kong 2019 nominees revealed!

Persepolis FC and Iran goalkeeper Ali Reza Safarbeiranvand, Japan’s versatile defender Tomoaki Makino and 2019 AFC Asian Cup star Akram Hassan Afif of Qatar lead the nominees for the AFC Player of the Year – Men’s category at the 2019 AFC Annual Awards in Hong Kong. Meanwhile at the event …

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India’s Seiminlen Doungel – the unlikely hero!

There are very few Indian families where children are encouraged to pursue a professional career in sports, let alone football. It was not something different with Seiminlen Doungel who is the eldest one among nine siblings in his family. “It was never easy for my parents to allow me to …

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Hansi Flick to remain head coach of Bayern Munich!

Hansi Flick will remain head coach of FC Bayern Munich at least until the winter break, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge announced at the Annual General Meeting at the Olympic Hall in Munich on Friday, November 15 evening. “Last Saturday, Uli Hoeneß, Hasan Salihamidzic and I publicly announced that Hansi Flick is our …

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