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Monthly Archives: April 2019

Bikash Thapa strike hands Services their 6th Santosh Trophy over hosts Punjab!

Services won their sixth Santosh Trophy title with a slender 1-0 victory over home side Punjab, thanks to a second-half strike by Bikash Thapa at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana, on Sunday, April 21. With this victory, the side has now gone the stretch of the final rounds without …

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Qualified Chennaiyin FC U-13s end Chennai zone campaign in defeat!

The Chennaiyin FC Under-13 team lost 1-2 to the FC Madras Under-13 team in the former’s final 2018-19 Hero Sub-Junior League Chennai zone fixture at the SSN College Ground today. Chennaiyin FC thus end their Chennai zone campaign in second place behind FC Madras, with 18 points from their eight …

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Maubawk Women FC & GSA ITI Veng set to battle in Mizoram Women’s League final!

An exciting night played out in the last four as both Maubawk Women FC and GSA ITI Veng pulled off upsets to set up a final clash in the Mizoram Women’s League. Maubawk Women FC earned their place beating league leaders Vakiria FC in extra-time. Grace H. Lalrampari had put …

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Facebook LIVE – Santosh Trophy 2019: Punjab vs Services!

The final of the Santosh Trophy 2019 will be played between hosts Punjab and Services at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Sunday afternoon. Interestingly the two teams had previously faced off in the final four years back in the 2014-15 season, a match that also incidentally took place …

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Mehrajuddin Wadoo launches Wadoo Football School of Excellence!

Former India international midfielder Mehrajuddin Wadoo has launched his own Wadoo Football School of Excellence in Mumbai. Mehraj has been one of the footballers who have successfully made the transition from playing to coaching and now he is taking it one step further by hving launched the Wadoo Football School …

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Superpower Football – Half Volley: New coach ON BUDGET? AIFF postpones AGAIN!

AIFF might be LOW ON BUDGET to get a big name as a manager of the Indian Football team! Praful Patel postpones meeting with I-League clubs AGAIN… Blame the elections, but will we EVER see a resolution?!

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India defender Sandesh Jhingan extends his contract at Kerala Blasters!

India international centre-back Sandesh Jhingan has extended his contract with Indian Super League franchise Kerala Blasters for three years until 2022. 25 year old Chandigarh-born Sandesh Jhingan started his football at the local St. Stephen’s Football Academy. He then went for a trial at Baichung Bhutia-owned United Sikkim FC in …

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VIDEO – 420 Grams Meet The Stars: India footballers Aditi Chauhan & Dalima Chhibber!

Having marched into 2019 with a new sense of purpose, the Indian women’s football team is currently enjoying a purple patch. Having won their 5th South Asian championships in Nepal earlier, the women backed it up by a best-ever performance in the qualifiers for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Veteran Aditi …

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Punjab look to carry on Santosh Trophy legacy through coach Harjinder Singh!

Apart from the Goa, West Bengal, Kerala and the North East, the state of Punjab has always been a hotbed for talented footballers. The likes of Sandesh Jhingan, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, and Balwant Singh are some of the players that are lighting up Indian football at the international level. The …

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VfB Stuttgart fire head coach Markus Weinzierl after 0-6 drubbing!

Struggling German Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart have relieved Markus Weinzierl of his duties as head coach with immediate effect, with U-19 coach Nico Willig taking charge of the first team on an interim basis. VfB Stuttgart suffered a heavy 0-6 away defeat to FC Augsburg on Saturday afternoon with the …

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