The Indian U-17 World Cup Squad defeated Belarus U-18 by a solitary goal to nil in their second match of the Granatkin Memorial Cup in Russia on Tuesday, January 10. A 68th minute tap-in by Komal proved to be the difference between the two sides in a rather drab match …

The FIFA Council has unanimously decided in favour of expanding the FIFA World Cup to a 48-team competition as of the 2026 edition. World football’s supervisory and strategic body held its third meeting at the Home of FIFA in Zurich on January 9/10, and decided on a new tournament format …

Football’s annual celebration of its top performers entered a new era this Monday, January 9 evening in Zurich, with the inaugural edition of The Best FIFA Football Awards. The winners of the prestigious individual awards as the best of the last 12 months are: The Best FIFA Men’s Player 2016: …

A splendid second hattrick by Rahim Ali led the AIFF U-19 Colts to a 4-0 win over Tata Football Academy at the Benaulim Ground in Goa on Sunday, January 8. The Colts led 1-0 at half-time. In the 13th minute, the AIFF Colts were awarded a penalty after Edmund danced …

Manipur’s lone entrants into the Second Division League in NEROCA FC have signed former India international Izumi Arata on loan from ISL side FC Pune City. 34 year old Shimonoseki (Yamaguchi) born Arata started his career with Albirex Niigata before getting his first professional break with their sister club Albirex …

The Russia Under-18s hammered India’s U-17 World Cup squad 8-0 in a Group B match of the Valentin Granatkin Memorial Cup being played in St. Petersburg, Russia on Sunday, January 8 night. The result could have been worse had not Russia missed a penalty just before the half-time. The hosts …