I-League champions Gokulam Kerala FC were held to a surprise 1-1 draw by BSS Sporting Club in the IFA Shield group stage in Kolkata. Kolkata-based BSS Sporting Club went ahead in the 42nd minute through a Lenoc Dodoz but the lead lasted only until the second minute of first half …
Read More »New UEFA Academy course offers scouting pathway!
The art of scouting is no longer merely a case of watching matches and spotting the next great player. Over the past 20 years, technology and data have played an increasingly important role in talent identification, not to mention opposition scouting and performance analysis. That’s why the UEFA Academy and …
Read More »Seven positive in latest round of Premier League COVID-19 tests!
The Premier League today, November 29 confirmed that between Monday, November 22 and Sunday, November 28, across two rounds of testing, 3.379 players and club staff were tested for COVID-19. Of these, there were seven positive tests. In line with testing provisions in healthcare, the Premier League will use lateral …
Read More »Three points on Manuel Diaz’s mind as SC East Bengal take on Odisha FC!
SC East Bengal will look to register their first win of this season’s Indian Super League when they lock horns with high-flying Odisha FC at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco on Tuesday evening. Odisha FC, who won their first match 3-1 against Bengaluru FC courtesy Javi Hernandez’s brace, will hope …
Read More »Odisha FC’s Kiko Ramirez wants his boys to keep being competitive!
Ahead of the second game against SC East Bengal in the ongoing eighth season of the Indian Super League, Odisha FC Head Coach Kiko Ramirez and one of the three captains Vinit Rai attended the pre-match press conference virtually from the team hotel in Goa. The team is high on …
Read More »Norwich City FC reveal new club crest!
Norwich City Football Club has revealed its new crest which will be used across all club branding from June 2022. Together with industry-leading agency SomeOne, whose work includes similar projects at Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers, the club has created a modernised, evolved crest which will ensure consistency …
Read More »Semi-automated offside technology explained ahead of 2021 FIFA Arab Cup!
FIFA Chief Refereeing Officer Pierluigi Collina has described how the latest tests of semi-automated offside technology at 2021 FIFA Arab Cup are “the most important trial so far”, as the systems were explained in today’s episode of FIFA’s Living Football magazine show. One of the goals of the FIFA President’s …
Read More »Hertha BSC replace Pal Dardai with Tayfun Korkut as head coach!
After analysing the current situation, Hertha BSC’s board has decided to part company with head coach Pál Dárdai with immediate effect. His assistants Andreas ‘Zecke’ Neuendorf and Admir Hamzagic will also no longer continue in their roles. The new head coach will be 47-year-old Tayfun Korkut. He will be assisted …
Read More »Manchester United appoint Ralf Rangnick as interim manager!
Manchester United have announced the appointment of Ralf Rangnick as interim manager until the end of the season, subject to work visa requirements. Following this period, Ralf and the club have agreed that he will continue in a consultancy role for a further two years. John Murtough, Manchester United football …
Read More »India Women fall to Chile despite much-improved display!
India displayed good fighting spirit as they went down 0-3 to Chile in their second game of the Women’s International Football Tournament at the Amazon Arena in Manaus, Brazil on Monday, November 29. Striker Maria Urrutia gave Chile a first-half lead before two quickfire goals towards the end snuffed out …
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