Following the confirmation of COVID-19 cases among the South Sudan delegation, the FIFA Bureau for Men’s Senior Tournaments has declared the match scheduled to take place this evening against Jordan as part of the FIFA Arab Cup qualifiers a forfeit with a 3-0 win to Jordan. The decision is based …
Read More »AFC issues RFP for 31st AFC Congress 2021!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to event management companies to receive a formal proposal and quotation for the 31st AFC Congress 2021. Full details related to this exercise, including the AFC’s requirements, will be provided to vendors who intend to participate in this …
Read More »Red & Blue with a broken effect in the new Hajduk Split away kit by Macron!
Hajduk Split, winning force of the Croatian football, and Macron, their technical sponsor, have presented the new Away shirt that the team will wear in the upcoming 2021/22 season. It is a traditional shirt, and yet quite innovative in the refined design the Macron style team has envisioned for it, …
Read More »AFC agrees media rights deal with True in Thailand!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has today announced that True will be their new media partner in Thailand to broadcast AFC club competitions in the 2021 season. True will be adding the AFC Champions League and the AFC Cup to its already impressive portfolio of sporting content, which includes the …
Read More »Young refugees watch Italy play Wales on World Refugee Day!
UEFA and the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) mark World Refugee Day by inviting football teams competing in national competition for young refugees to Group A match in Rome. When Italy lined up against Wales in their final Group A match at Rome on Sunday, they did so watched by a …
Read More »Positive COVID-19 cases at South Sudan confirmed ahead of 2021 FIFA Arab Cup Qualifiers!
FIFA can confirm that following the standard PCR tests applied ahead of the FIFA Arab Cup qualification matches, some members of the delegation of the South Sudan national team have tested positive for COVID-19. In line with the medical procedures in place, they have been placed in isolation and the …
Read More »Making CAF globally competitive and self-supporting!
The President of CAF, Dr Patrice Motsepe issued a statement today outlining the activities and governance and other changes that the new CAF leadership is introducing since their election in March 2021; to make African football globally competitive and self-sustaining. It became apparent to the new leadership of CAF after …
Read More »Sunil Chhetri extends Bengaluru FC contract until 2023!
Bengaluru FC, on Sunday, announced that club captain Sunil Chhetri had signed a new two-year deal to keep him at the club until at least 2023. Chhetri, who signed with the Blues in 2013, will see the new deal extend his stay with Bengaluru into a tenth season. Chhetri, who …
Read More »Charity Football Tournament in Churriana held to raise money for Real Madrid Foundation’s school in Kolkata!
The event will support the Real Madrid Foundation’s school in Kolkata, run in collaboration with the Indian Institute for Mother and Child (IIMC). Real Madrid ambassador Álvaro Arbeloa has paid a visit to the 5th Charity Football Tournament in Churriana (Malaga) run by the Indian Institute for Mother and Child …
Read More »World Refugee Day 2021: six ways UEFA is using football to help refugees!
Leveraging football’s unifying power to build a better future for refugees lies at the heart of UEFA’s social responsibility programme. On the eve of World Refugee Day 2021, UNHCR, the United Nations Refugee Agency, announced that the number of people forced to flee their communities or countries has doubled in …
Read More »
Arunava about Football A look at football & the world through my eyes!