Odisha FC Women had a dream to chase when the club was formed 20 months ago. And for dreamers, they knew, hard facts are never an obstacle. So, they didn’t let the dream fly away and pursued it with more conviction. The results are here for everyone to see. Odisha …
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Rising Indian footballer Bijay Chhetri has completed his move to Colon Futbol Club, Uruguay from Chennaiyin FC. It is a loan until the end of the year with Colon Futbol Club retaining the option to make the signing permanent. Colon Futbol Club is a 116-year-old professional football club based in …
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Since its launch in 2019, the Football for Schools programme has taken its rightful place in more than half of FIFA’s Member Associations and become a key part of the lives of over 40 million pupils. On 20, 21 and 22 March, it was Vietnam’s turn to join the F4S …
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India’s quest for a place in the third round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup 2027 Preliminary Joint Qualifiers suffered a serious jolt when they went down to Afghanistan 1-2 on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The winners trailed 0-1 at half time. Skipper Sunil Chhetri, playing …
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The UEFA Grow programme helped the Georgian Football Federation to fully capitalise on the long-term benefits of co-hosting the European Under-21 Championship finals in 2023. In her role as communications manager at the Georgian Football Federation (GFF), Tamara Kapanadze saw first-hand how the approval of a new strategy in 2021 …
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An inspired Afghanistan came from behind to beat India 2-1 in Group A of Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium on Tuesday, March 26. Trailing to a Sunil Chhetri penalty at the interval, Afghanistan drew …
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CONCACAF has announced that the official draw for the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship will take place on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at the CONCACAF Headquarters in Miami, FL. In this made-for-tv event, the men’s u-20 national teams participating in the tournament’s group stage will be divided into three groups of …
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The investment in football infrastructure in Africa, building and maintenance of stadiums in the 54 CAF Member Associations has been the one of the key strategic focus areas of the CAF Leadership. And, with African football enjoying unprecedented global interest thanks to the world-class TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations …
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The UEFA Elite Scout Programme is just one example of how courses offered by the UEFA Academy provide opportunities to share knowledge and increase expertise. Gus Williams, a member of the programme’s first cohort, explains how. Launched in 2021 through the UEFA Academy, the UEFA Elite Scout Programme caters specifically …
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The Puerto Rican Football Association (FPF) President, Iván Rivera Gutiérrez, has thanked the FIFA Foundation for its help in rebuilding football infrastructure following the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Fiona. A significant part of the Caribbean island’s football landscape benefited from FIFA Foundation support, including two of its leading facilities, which …
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