Six goals and six yellow cards in the first half, no goals but two yellow cards, one of them resulting in a send-off, in the second. That is the least one can say about Kenkre FC’s match against RoundGlass Punjab FC, and that is saying a lot. It is not …
Read More »Tolga Cigerci returns to Hertha BSC!
A familiar face will be pulling on a Hertha BSC shirt once again, with Tolga Ciğerci returning to the club and signing a contract until 2024. The 30-year-old previously played for the Blue-Whites between 2013 and 2016. “In Tolga, we are getting an experienced player who is strong in the …
Read More »Kerala crowned inaugural champions of National Beach Soccer Championships!
Kerala added another crown to their bulging cabinet of national football trophies, putting on a show in the final of the National Beach Soccer Championships and overwhelming Punjab 13-4, to win the title, at Dumas Beach, Surat on February 1, 2023. The game was a rematch of the group stage, …
Read More »Bayer Leverkusen sign Colombia teenager Gustavo Puerta, loan him to 1.FC Nürnberg!
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have signed the Colombia U-20 international Gustavo Puerta. The 19-year-old central midfielder joins Leverkusen from the capital club Bogota FC and he will initially go out on loan to second division 1.FC Nürnberg. The technically gifted Puerta, who is currently playing for his country’s U-20 team in …
Read More »AFC Executive Committee takes important decisions in first meeting!
The preparations for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup Qatar gathered momentum today with the appointment of AFC Executive Committee and FIFA Council member Mariano Araneta, Jr. of the Philippines as the Chairperson of the Organising Committee for AFC Asian Cup by the newly elected AFC Executive Committee in its first …
Read More »Indian origin Dilan Markanday joins Aberdeen FC on loan!
Aberdeen FC last night completed its sixth signing of the January transfer window with the arrival of Dilan Markanday on loan until the end of the season. The 21-year-old forward, who can play anywhere across the front line, joined Championship side Blackburn Rovers from Tottenham Hotspur on a three-and-a-half-year contract …
Read More »Odisha FC travel to Chennai to face Chennaiyin FC!
Josep Gombau and Nikhil Prabhu attended the pre-match press conference and briefed the media ahead of their game tomorrow against Chennaiyin FC. How do you think you are preparing the team against Chennaiyin FC and how do you intend to get back to the ISL top 6? Josep Gombau: With …
Read More »Southampton FC sign KRC Genk striker Paul Onuachu!
Southampton FC have announced it has completed the signing of striker Paul Onuachu from Belgian club KRC Genk, subject to a work permit and international clearance. The 28-year-old joins from the Jupiler Pro League leaders on a contract until summer 2026, becoming the fifth signing of the month for Nathan …
Read More »Re-elected AFC President Shaikh Salman lauds Asian unity!
The 33rd Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Congress held in Manama, Bahrain, on Wednesday, has re-elected Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, who was the sole candidate, as the Confederation’s President by acclamation for a third four-year term until 2027. Shaikh Salman, who took over as the 10th AFC President in …
Read More »India U-20 Women’s team arrives in Dhaka ahead of SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship!
The Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, named after the widely respected Sufi saint, is the largest and busiest in Bangladesh. To be truthful, barring a few curious onlookers and a courteous bunch of Bangladesh Football Federation officials, not many took much notice when the India U-20 Women’s Team arrived …
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