Saviour Gama has signed a new three-year contract, extending his stay at FC Goa. After impressing in his first season as first-choice left-back, the youngster has now committed his future to the Club by signing a deal to remain a Gaur until 2024. Gama swiftly became one of Juan Ferrando’s …
Read More »Karl-Heinz Rummenigge steps down as Bayern Munich CEO, Oliver Kahn succeeds him on July 1!
A hugely successful era is coming to an end at FC Bayern. At his own request and in close consultation with president and supervisory board chairman Herbert Hainer and the supervisory board, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge will retire from his position as CEO of FC Bayern München AG with effect from June …
Read More »Asian Qualifiers Group A matches to be staged in the UAE!
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) confirms today that the United Arab Emirates Football Association (UAE FA) has agreed to host the centralised Group A matches of the Asian Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar and 2023 AFC Asian Cup – China. The remaining seven matches in Group …
Read More »India’s Sandesh Jhingan: We need to brave & admit that we haven’t played to our potential!
Sandesh Jhingan’s return to the World Cup qualifiers is more than an assurance for everyone. The leader in Sandesh had missed the last three matches of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar qualifiers owing to an unfortunate injury. In a candid interview, the Arjuna Awardee speaks at length about …
Read More »Germany Women’s squad: Knaak returns, Marozsan unavailable!
Germany women’s head coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg has announced her 27-player squad for the final two friendlies ahead of the summer break. Germany will face France in Straßburg on June 10 (21:10 CEST) and Chile in Offenbach on June 15 (15:00 CEST). Turid Knaak (Atletico Madrid) returns to the squad, after …
Read More »CONCACAF announces strategic alliance with Amazon!
Through a commercial link with Sym Entertainment, the Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and Amazon, a world leader in electronic commerce, have sealed a strategic alliance that will allow CONCACAF to sell official products of its main competitions, including the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the CONCACAF Nations League and …
Read More »Borussia Dortmund sign keeper Gregor Kobel from VfB Stuttgart!
Borussia Dortmund have signed goalkeeper Gregor Kobel from fellow Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart ahead of the new season. The 23-year-old, who was recently called up by the Swiss national team after an excellent year with the Swabians, today penned a contract with BVB that runs until June 30, 2026. Kobel …
Read More »Werder Bremen supervisory board members not to stand for re-elections!
SV Werder Bremen’s relegation to Bundesliga 2 is a huge moment in the club’s history. The supervisory board came to two important decisions this weekend. The four elected members of the supervisory board – Marco Bode, Andreas Hoetzel, Thomas Krohne and Kurt Zech – will not stand for re-election at …
Read More »Edgaras Jankauskas & Kike to join the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup – Lithuania draw!
Futsal legend Kike and Lithuanian football great Edgaras Jankauskas will help decide the fate of the 24 contenders of the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup – Lithuania as they join the stage for the Official Draw at the Home of FIFA on June 1. Kike, a FIFA Futsal World Cup …
Read More »UEFA’s frontline role: Environmental sustainability & social responsibility!
UEFA is serious about using the power of football to have a positive impact on global issues of environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Here, the director of football social responsibility at UEFA, Michele Uva, explains how the governing body is doing this. Why did UEFA launch the Cleaner Air, Better …
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