DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga and ESL, the world’s largest eSport company, are entering into a strategic partnership to develop the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) further. The VBL’s launch in 2012 meant that the DFL was the first professional football league to launch an eFootball competition. Together with ESL and its expertise …
Read More »Gokulam Kerala FC sign upcoming talent Mahip Adhikari!
Gokulam Kerala FC have signed upcoming midfielder Mahip Adhikari from the Second Division League side Garhwal FC. The 22-year-old midfielder from Delhi was the vice-captain of Garhwal FC during their I-League Qualifiers held recently. Mahip was a regular starter for Garhwal FC in the qualifiers and was scouted by Gokulam …
Read More »Stefan Kuntz names Germany Under-21 squad!
Germany U21 head coach Stefan Kuntz has named his squad for the upcoming friendly on November 12 (18:15 CET) against Slovenia and the EURO qualification match on November 17 (18:15 CET) against Wales. Both games will take place at the Eintracht-Stadion in Braunschweig. In Lennart Czyborra (Genoa CFC) and Jean-Manuel …
Read More »Three-day online Introductory Futsal Certificate Course kicks off!
Three-day online Introductory Futsal Certificate course organised by the All India Football Federation have commenced on Friday, November 6. Sixty participants have enrolled for the course whereas Joshua Vaz and Shailesh Karkera are the instructors. Sunando Dhar, CEO, Leagues, in his opening address, mentioned that there is “huge potential” for …
Read More »UMBRO launch Ireland 2020/21 season Home and Away Kits!
In the 1960s and then again between 1994 and 2017, the Republic of Ireland national football team proudly wore Umbro…and now the team will wear the iconic double diamond again for a six-year period. The men’s Home jersey is inspired by the extremely popular 2010 Home jersey, which offered a …
Read More »AFCON Cameroon 2021 Qualifiers: CAF sets guidelines to strengthen the security system for upcoming matches!
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) brought together, on November 4, 2020, by videoconference, the national safety and security officers (NSSO) of the Member Associations to inform them and train them on the new safety and security protocol imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and to supervise the resumption of qualifying …
Read More »Joachim Löw names Germany squad for friendly & UEFA Nations League!
Ahead of the final international break of the year, Germany head coach Joachim Löw has called up 25 outfielders and four goalkeepers for a triple-header of matches in November. As was the case in both September and October, particular attention was paid to compliance with the hygiene regulations as well …
Read More »Eugeneson Lyngdoh ready to be back with a bang!
Although he was not a part of the Blue Tigers’ 2019 AFC Asian Cup campaign in UAE, his team-mates and Assistant Coach Shanmugam Venkatesh believe Eugeneson Lyngdoh was instrumental to India’s qualification for the Continental championship. Lyngdoh, who had appeared on AIFF TV for a candid live chat, was flooded …
Read More »VIDEO: Teammates pay special tribute by helping 26-year-old Scott D’Souza score his final goal!
A warm round of applause isn’t something you generally expect to hear at a funeral, even more so when it’s accompanied by enthusiastic barks. But this was no regular farewell. Family, friends and teammates along with loyal companion – his pet dog ‘Hulk,’ joined together to celebrate and pay their …
Read More »Testing regime helps UEFA deliver successful return to play!
A massive cross-continent effort has allowed UEFA to deliver more than 500 matches since August with a highly effective testing system at the heart of its Return to Play Protocol. UEFA’s Return to Play Protocol made professional football among the safest environments in the world. Between 5 August and 15 October, a …
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