Arunava Chaudhuri

St. Kitts & Nevis coach Jacques Passy: We’re going to play a potential final tomorrow!

St. Kitts & Nevis coach Jacques Passy declared the current situation of the Tri-Nation Football Series 2017 as a “Two-nation tournament” and tagged the match against India as “nothing but a potential final” at the pre-match press conference today, August 23 in Mumbai. The kick-off between India and St. Kitts …

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PUMA & Borussia Dortmund present the new kit for European fixtures!

PUMA and German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund have presented the Black and Yellows’ international competition jersey for the 2017/18 season today. This jersey will be worn exclusively during BVB’s European campaign. Dortmund’s fast and direct style of play has captivated spectators across the world and attracted an army of new …

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AFC Cup: Impressive Bengaluru FC dance in the rain, blank North Korea’s 4.25 SC 3-0!

Bengaluru FC showed absolutely no signs of rust or lack of time to prepare as Albert Roca’s side turned on the style to beat North Korean side 4.25 SC 3-0 and take a big step towards the Inter-zone final on a rain-soaked night at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru …

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Kerala Blasters sign former Bayer 04, Man Utd & Spurs striker Dimitar Berbatov!

Indian Super League franchise Kerala Blasters have announced the signing of former Bayer Leverkusen, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur striker Dimitar Berbatov of Bulgaria for ISL – Season 4. 36 year old Blagoevgrad-born Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov played at local side Pirin Blagoevgrad before being picked-up by Bulgarian giants CSKA Sofia. …

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AIFF issues new Tender Notice for new I-League Clubs!

The All India Football Federation have invited fresh bids from prospective team owners in respect of cities – Bengaluru, Mumbai, New Delhi, Ranchi, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bhopal, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, among others. Under this invitation to tender, the winning bidders will be granted the right to own and operate a …

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Aizawl FC sign Afghanistan defender Masih Saighani ahead of I-League!

Defending champions Aizawl FC have announced the signing of Afghanistan defender Masih Saighani ahead of the 2017/18 I-League. The 31 year old Kabul-born Masih Saighani fled the war in his country as youngster with his family to Germany and there started to play football. He started his career at SG …

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FC Goa confirm signing of Spanish winger Manuel Lanzarote for ISL-4!

Indian Super League franchise FC Goa has confirmed the signing of Spanish winger Manuel Lanzarote for the upcoming ISL – Season 4. The winger who was last plying his trade for Real Zaragoza in the Spanish LaLiga2 becomes Sergio Lobera’s sixth foreign recruit. A product of the famous La Masia …

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VIDEO – AFC Cup: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu – Bengaluru FC only Indian side willing to pay a transfer fee!

Speaking to AFC Media, new Bengaluru FC goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu said that the Blues were the only Indian side willing to pay a transfer fee for his transfer from Norway.

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VIDEO – XtraTime: East Bengal aim to maintain CFL winning streak before Kolkata Derby!

Though the next CFL game will be against Southern Samity, the pressure of the prestigious Kolkata derby is lurking somewhere at the back of the mind of East Bengal coach Khalid Jamil. Although reluctant to comment on the matter Khalid claimed that he is focusing on the upcoming game and …

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VIDEO – 442oons: The Roy Keane Show ft. Conte parks the bus at Wembley (Parody)!

I just love to watch the 442oons and their funny take on football and its matches! In the 442oons of the Day for The Football Republic its the latest episode of the Roy Keane Show, which features the question, did Antonio Conte’s Chelsea park the bus at Wembley against the …

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