The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today confirmed the matchup and kick off times for the Grand Final of the 2018 Scotiabank CONCACAF League. Semifinal action culminated on Thursday night in Tegucigalpa, where FC Motagua joined CS Herediano for the two-leg final. The Honduran and …
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The AIFF to conduct AFC Futsal Level 1 Coaching courses!
The All India Football Federation will be conducting the AFC Futsal Level 1 Course at the Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai from November 5-10, 2018. In addition, another AFC Futsal Level 1 Course will also be held at the Chowgule Sports Centre in Goa from November 12-17, 2018. Any candidate wishing …
Read More »FIFA GS Fatma Samoura honoured by African Renaissance and Diaspora Network!
Yesterday, September 27 at the United Nations in New York FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samba Samoura Diouf was conferred with the African Renaissance & Diaspora Network’s (ARDN) first ever Award for Sport. The award recognises the Senegalese native’s commitment and dedication to the development of humanitarian causes and her championing …
Read More »Chennaiyin FC midfielder Dhanpal Ganesh out for months after ACL injury!
Indian Super League champions Chennaiyin FC midfielder Dhanpal Ganesh successfully underwent surgery on his left knee at the Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education & Research’s Centre for Sports Science (CSS). The 27-year-old had sustained a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament of his left knee. Ganesh will be ruled out for several …
Read More »UEFA to introduced VAR in the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League!
The UEFA Executive Committee met yesterday morning at the House of European Football in Nyon and decided to introduce Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League, as of the playoff stage of the competition in August 2019. In addition, it was decided that VAR would also be …
Read More »Indonesian Journalists applaud Bibiano Fernandes after India U-16 ‘Lion-hearted’ performance!
It’s not often that a rival coach in football is applauded by journalists at the post-match press conference. Moments after India drew 0-0 with Indonesia to earn a berth in the quarterfinals of the ongoing 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia, journalists from Indonesia and Malaysia gave him a standing …
Read More »Japan FA renews partnership with England’s The FA!
The Japan Football Association (JFA) extended a partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Football Association (FA) in London on Monday, September 24. The MoU further focuses on knowledge sharing and exchange programmes for further development of football in both countries. The signing ceremony took place at the Embassy of …
Read More »VIDEO – NewsClick: Renedy Singh speaks about India at the AFC U-16 Championship!
Over the course of a few days India’s U-16 boys football team will vie for qualification to the next FIFA U-17 World Cup. If they succeed, they will be the first Indian team to win qualification to a FIFA World Cup. Renedy Singh, a former India captain who has been …
Read More »India U-16 boys focus on next AFC U-16 Championship match!
There wasn’t much noise in the Indian dressing room after the Indian U-16 National Team qualified for the AFC U-16 Championship quarterfinals for the first time in sixteen years. An air of calmness and determination gripped the dressing room with the squad emotional in their own sense. Emotions ran high …
Read More »Electric Veng FC set MPL7 alight by defeating Bethlehem Vengthlang FC!
Electric Veng FC continued their unbeaten run in their maiden MPL campaign as they overcame Bethlehem Vengthlang FC with a 2-1 win on Thursday night. A brace from David Lalchhuanawma was enough to see Electric Veng FC through even after they had to play the last 26 minutes with 10 …
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