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Like AS Roma’s new home kit, the Giallorossi’s 2019-20 away look by Nike is inspired by Jupiter, the Roman God of the Sky. In the design, the lightning bolt takes center stage — it runs like a sash, from the left shoulder to the right hip, jagging its way down …
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India’s Gurpreet Singh Sandhu: We are on the right path!
Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, the only Indian player to play in the UEFA Europa League, stands out as one of the senior members of the Indian Team. The shot-stopper who last wore the captain’s armband when the Blue Tigers recorded a memorable 4-1 win over Thailand in their opening match …
Read More »CONCACAF announces format for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Confederation qualifiers!
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) has announced the format for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Confederation Qualifiers. The restructured competition will be composed of two parts, which will take place simultaneously during the FIFA-match windows in 2020 and 2021. The first part of the …
Read More »Official Emblem of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil unveiled!
FIFA and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) are delighted to unveil the Official Emblem of the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil. The emblem launch further whets appetites ahead of the draw, which took place at the Home of FIFA in Zurich today, 11 July afternoon. The emblem takes …
Read More »XtraTime VIDEO: Mohun Bagan’s Debasish Datta critical of AIFF decisions!
Mohun Bagan official Debasish Datta in an interview with XtraTime questioned the AIFF executive committee’s decision to suggest to the AFC to make the ISL the top tier of Indian club football. But he also added that talks would continue before the I-League clubs would go to court.
Read More »AIFF Women’s Committee meets in New Delhi!
The All India Football Federation’s Women’s Football Committee met in the Capital on July 9 and was chaired by Sara Pilot in attendance of Director of National Teams Abhishek Yadav, I-League CEO Sunando Dhar and AIFF officials. The committee was briefed about the women activities which took place in the …
Read More »Kerala Blasters sign goalkeeper Bilal Khan from Real Kashmir FC!
Indian Super League franchise Kerala Blasters have signed goalkeeper goalkeeper Bilal Khan from I-League side Real Kashmir FC. 24 year old Khurja-born Bilal Hussain Khan is a youth product of the Tata Football Academy. In 2012, Bilal Khan joined Churchill Brothers as a teenager and spend two seasons with them. …
Read More »VIDEO – 442oons: Footballers do the Bottle Cap Challenge (Parody)!
I just love to watch the 442oons and their funny take on football and its matches! In the 442oons of the day its a Bottle Cap Challenge parody special featuring the top footballers from around the world.
Read More »India’s Sunil Chhetri: I draw inspiration from MC Mary Kom!
The changing face of International Football suggests that footballers are reaching their peak post 30. AIFF Men’s Player of the Year 2018-19 Sunil Chhetri smiles. “I think the knowledge and discipline is the highest in my life right now – right from taking rest, eating the right food, and doing …
Read More »420 Grams S01E36: ISL, I-League, or Bust. Who cares about Football?
After nearly a decade of its commercial agreement, the All India Football Federation has led club football in India to the brink of an abyss. On the one hand there is the prospect of a private league, divorced from fans and constitutional oversight, owning and operating the entire top flight …
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