Friday , March 29 2024

Asia

AFC MC Seminar upskills current Match Commissioners to reinforce world-class competition standards!

The AFC Match Commissioner (MC) Seminar 2023, which closed today, reaffirmed the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s commitment to upskilling existing MCs to ensure they maintain the highest professional standards. The three-day seminar, which comprised case studies, presentations shared by FIFA Head of Competition Management Gary Moretti and CONCACAF Head of …

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Coach Joshuah Vaz: A new beginning for India Futsal!

India is entering new territories in international futsal. History will be made on Saturday, August 12, 2023, when India take on hosts Bahrain in an international friendly. The Indian Futsal Team head coach Joshuah Vaz, who has himself been involved with the sport for over a decade, will have the …

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LaLiga & the Iraq Football Association start its collaboration!

LaLiga and the Iraq Football Association (IFA) have started its collaboration, part of a three-year project that represents a turning point for the development of football in the Gulf region. Thus, in line with their commitment to the growth of grassroots football in the region, specialists from LaLiga have conducted …

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AIFF President hails India’s participation in Merdeka after 22 years!

It has been a decade since the Merdeka Tournament, Malaysia’s prestigious international football competition that began all the way back in 1957, has been held. It has been even longer since India were a part of it. Twenty-two years, to be precise. All of that is about to change, on …

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Come September: Shining there will be Indian national teams in seven different tournaments!

September 2023 is set to be one of the busiest months in Indian Football history, with the national teams competing in as many as seven different tournaments in four nations across Asia. The men’s senior, U-23, U-19 and U-16, while the women’s senior and U-17 teams will be in action. …

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India drawn against hosts Malaysia in Merdeka Tournament 2023!

The Indian senior men’s team have been drawn against hosts Malaysia in the semifinal of the Merdeka Tournament 2023 after the draw ceremony was held by FA Malaysia on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. The match will take place at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on October 13. …

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FIFA Fan Festival at the FIFA Women’s World Cup draws over 500,000 fans!

The first-ever FIFA Fan Festival at a FIFA Women’s World Cup have been a resounding success and on Monday night celebrated welcoming more than 500,000 fans across all host cities. Ashleigh Gell from Sydney/Gadigal was left stunned as she was invited onto the stage at the FIFA Fan Festival in …

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XtraTime VIDEO: East Bengal FC held to draw by Bangladesh Army!

The Bangladesh Army Football Team held a 10-man East Bengal FC 2-2, after an exciting last-few minutes in the 132nd Durand Cup – Group A game between the two teams at the Saltlake Stadium in Kolkata. In the second game of the first Sunday of the tournament, the Kolkata side …

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Adaptability, intensity at the heart of Clifford Miranda’s coaching philosophy!

Clifford Miranda has been a busy man recently, maybe even more so than in his playing days. The 2022-23 season has been one of reaping the benefits of said hard work – in April, he became the first Indian head coach to lift a major trophy with an Indian Super …

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