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Monthly Archives: September 2016

The AFC votes to postpone the FIFA Council elections!

In a somewhat of a surprise move, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Member Associations earlier today overwhelmingly voted to postpone the AFC Extraordinary Congress 2016 held in Goa, India. The AFC Member Associations voted 42-1 in favour of not continuing with an agenda which included the election of three additional …

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Mizoram Premier League: Relentless Bethlehem Vengthlang FC showing no signs of slowing down!

Round 5 of the Mizoram Premier League – Season 5 was kicked off between two sides at the opposite end of the table with high-flying Bethlehem Vengthlang FC coming out on top against struggling Dinthar FC. Undefeated Bethlehem Vengthlang (BVT) lead the table with 13 points from five games, where …

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Football School of India (FSI) name Dhanraj as their U-16 boys team sponsors!

The Abhishek Yadav founded Football School of India (FSI) have announced that the Navi Mumbai based conglomerate ‘Dhanraj’ would be the title sponsors of the FSI Under-16 boys team for the U-16 Youth League – Maharashtra regional zone qualifiers. The FSI is for the first time sending one of its …

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India’s Slum Soccer receives inaugural FIFA Diversity Award!

Indian NGO Slum Soccer has won the inaugural FIFA Diversity Award yesterday, September 26. The award was created by FIFA to recognise outstanding organisations, group initiatives and football personalities that are standing up for diversity and inspire unity, solidarity and equality among all people. Slum Soccer uses football to connect …

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rs1tv VIDEO: FC Remscheid make it eight wins in a row, win 3-1 at VfB Solingen!

On Sunday afternoon the Bezirksliga Group 1 (7th division) continued for my German home town football club, FC Remscheid continuing their winning run this time with a 3-1 away win over VfB Solingen with the eighth win in as many matches. Here comes the match report of the game! Achter …

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Six candidates to contest FIFA Council elections at AFC Extraordinary Congress in Goa tomorrow!

The elections of the Asian members for the new FIFA Council will be held during the AFC Extraordinary Congress tomorrow, September 27 in Goa, India. Further world football governing body FIFA has advised the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that, based on the report of the Investigatory Chamber of the FIFA …

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East Bengal beat ASEB 3-0 in last group game ahead of Bordoloi Trophy semifinals!

Kolkata giants East Bengal Club defeated local side Assam State Electricity Board 3-0 in their final Group B match in the 64th Bordoloi Trophy at the Nehru Stadium in Guwahati. In the semifinals East Bengal will clash with Shillong Lajong FC. East Bengal dominated today’s match from the word go …

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ISL champions Chennaiyin FC head coach Marco Materazzi & foreigners arrive in Chennai!

Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin FC now have their full squad back in India after their head coach Marco Materazzi with his Italian coaching staff, marquee player John Arne Riise (Norway) and foreigners Bernard Mendy (France), Duwayne Kerr (Jamaica), Raphael Augusto (Brazil), Manuele Blasi (Italy), Hans Mulder (Netherlands), Davide Succi …

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AIFF Executive Committee meets ahead of AFC Extraordinary Congress in Goa!

The President of the All India Football Federation Praful Patel Chaired the AIFF’s Executive Committee Meeting in Goa on Monday, September 26, 2016. Besides, AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das; Vice-Presidents Subrata Dutta, K.M.I. Mather, Shrinivas Dempo, Subhash Chopra; and all other members except Treasurer Z.A. Thakur, Vice-President Larsing Ming, and …

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Victorino Fernandes scores injury time winner for Sporting Goa over Dempo!

Sporting Clube de Goa took home full three points against Dempo SC in a key encounter of the GFA’s Goa Pro League. The Flaming Oranje beat the Golden Eagles 1–0 courtesy Victorino Fernandes’ 93rd minute header. Sporting Goa Gaffer Mateus Costa played the familiar 4-1-4-1 formation while making two changes …

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