Yearly Archives: 2018

Depleted India put up fight in 1-2 loss to Jordan!

A penalty save, and a rare misjudgement from Indian goalkeeper and captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, and a sublime strike from debutant Nishu Kumar defined India’s 1-2 loss to a strong Jordan team in the International Friendly at the King Abdullah II International Stadium in Amman on Saturday, November 17. The …

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VAR to come into play from 2019 AFC Asian Cup QF stage!

The decisive matches in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE are to be enhanced by the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system after the AFC Referees Committee approved its use from the quarterfinals onwards. Asia already boasts some of the world’s leading referees and now they will …

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10-man Chennaiyin FC U-18s come from behind to win 3-2 over Chennai City FC!

10-man Chennaiyin FC Under-18s came from behind to beat Chennai City FC 3-2 in an Under-18 Youth League fixture at the Chettinad Sarvaloka Education School Ground today. Trailing 0-2 at the break after having lost captain Saurabh Meher to an early sending off, Chennaiyin FC mounted an impressive second-half comeback …

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‘World Diabetes Day’ celebrated at East Bengal Club!

‘World Diabetes Day’ was celebrated today, November 17 at the East Bengal Club tent on the Kolkata Maidans. Around 177 patients attended the Diabetic Awareness seminar and Free Diabetic Examination and Consultation. Inaugurated by East Bengal general secretary Kalyan Majumdar and followed by a awareness presentation by Dr. Shambo Samrat …

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AIFF Executive Committee meeting held Football House!

The Executive Committee members of All India Football Federation met at AIFF Headquarters, the Football House in Dwarka, New Delhi today, November 17. AIFF Senior vice-president Subrata Dutta chaired the meeting in the absence of AIFF president Praful Patel. Besides, AIFF general secretary Kushal Das; vice-presidents K.M.I. Mather and Subhash …

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India to play Jordan despite members of squad just about reaching Amman!

With 7 members of the Indian National Team having left stranded at the Kuwait International Airport for over 32 hours, courtesy heavy thunderstorm and rains, it is not the ideal situation for Stephen Constantine’s boys as they try to recover in time to take on a strong Jordan team in …

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