Yearly Archives: 2018

Argentine Legends highlight unifying power of football ahead of 2018 FIFA Club World Cup!

Two Argentinian football legends joined forces to highlight the positive role that football can have in society and the unique power it can have in uniting fans and communities around the world. In a display of solidarity and sportsmanship ahead of next month’s FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018, FIFA …

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Star Sports India Football Forum 2018 to deliberate long term viability for Beautiful Game!

Can business viability soon be a proposition for stakeholders in Indian? That, along with a deep dive on the opportunities opening for fan engagement due to the advancements in the digital arena, particularly on mobile, will be in focus at the Star Sports India Football Forum 2018. Building on these …

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Indian Arrows banking on positives to brush off early season blues!

With one win out of four matches in the early stages of the I-League, the Indian Arrows currently sit bottom in the league table. However, there are a lot of positives for the Indian Arrows to take from their first few matches. Despite losing 0-2 to Real Kashmir FC in …

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FIFA World Rankings: India stay 97th, Belgium stay No. 1!

Earlier in the day, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the November rankings, India stay 97th position behind Estonia, but ahead of Faroe Islands; while 2018 FIFA World Cup semifinalists Belgium stays No. 1. India have 1240 points, …

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Fisherman’s son S. Rajesh hopes to surf high waves at Gokulam Kerala FC!

It has been a general trend in the I-League for foreign recruits to do most of the goalscoring. Even as debates rage as to whether an Indian striker can ever break to the top, the 25-year old S. Rajesh from Gokulam Kerala FC has been on the job silently catching …

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New FIFA Regional Development Office opens in Johannesburg!

In a major step forward for the development of football in Africa, FIFA has announced the official opening of its second regional development office on the African continent yesterday, November 28 following the official inauguration of a new office in Johannesburg, South Africa. In line with FIFA 2.0 and its …

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XtraTime VIDEO: Mohun Bagan’s Sukhdev Singh ban to end before Kolkata derby!

As XtraTime reports from Kolkata, city giants Mohun Bagan defender Sukhdev Singh’s four month ban is set to end before the Kolkata derby in the I-League on December 16. The reason is that the player had asked the AIFF to check if his ban starts in September 2018 post his …

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