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The Sports School announces football scholarship program with Bengaluru FC!

The Sports School in association with Bengaluru FC on Monday, July 13 announced a national football scholarship program for students across India. The scholarships, covering both sports and academics, will be offered to students in the Under-13, U-15, and U-18 age categories. The last date to apply for the scholarship …

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DFL awards licenses to all 36 Bundesliga 1/2 applicants for 2020/21 season!

All 36 applicants that qualified athletically are receiving a licence to participate in the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 for the upcoming 2020/21 season. In the licensing process, sporting, legal, staffing, administrative, infrastructural and media-related criteria were examined in accordance with the licensing regulations of the DFL with a view to ensuring …

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Kushal Das: ATK Mohun Bagan is a very significant merger for both clubs!

AIFF Senior Vice President Subrata Dutta and General Secretary Kushal Das attended an online seminar organized by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industries on Monday, July 13, where they discussed various issues surrounding Indian football, and how to take the sport forward during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In …

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Germany to face Turkey & Czech Republic in friendlies!

The opponents for Germany’s final friendlies of the year have been announced. The Deutsche Fußball Bund (DFB) has come to an agreement with the football associations of both Turkey and the Czech Republic. Germany will face Turkey on October 7 in Cologne, followed by the Czech Republic on November 11 …

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Premier League condemns discriminatory abuse of Wilfried Zaha!

The Premier League has condemned the discriminatory abuse that has been sent to Wilfried Zaha. The Crystal Palace winger shared via Twitter this morning racist abuse that had been sent to him online. The Premier League said, “This behaviour is completely unacceptable and the Premier League stands alongside @wilfriedzaha in …

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FC Goa appoint Javier Gonzalez as Strength & Conditioning Coach!

FC Goa has announced that Javier Gonzalez will be the Club’s new Strength & Conditioning Coach. The Spaniard will be an integral part of new Head Coach, Juan Ferrando’s coaching staff as the Gaurs prepare for the new ISL and AFC Champions League campaigns. “I’m very happy to join FC …

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Football Delhi & Sportradar to conduct webinar on “Integrity in Football”!

Football Delhi (former Delhi Soccer Association) will be organising a webinar with Sportradar with the topic “Integrity in Football”. The webinar will be held in partnership with Sportradar, a global leader in understanding and leveraging the power of sports data and digital content. The webinar will take place on Friday, …

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UEFA reacts to CAS decision to cancel Manchester City ban!

UEFA takes note of the decision taken by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reduce the sanction imposed on Manchester City FC by UEFA’s independent Club Financial Control Body for alleged breaches of the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play regulations. UEFA notes that the CAS panel found …

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MLS reschedules Toronto FC vs. DC United to Monday, three other matches rescheduled!

Major League Soccer announced on Sunday, July 12 night that the match between D.C. United and Toronto FC, which was postponed earlier on Sunday, will now be played on Monday at 9 am ET (ESPN2, ESPN Deportes in US; TSN in Canada). Under the league’s health and safety protocols, clubs …

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India Women’s Maymol Rocky: Our players need to develop an attitude like Megan Rapinoe!

Indian Senior Women’s National Team Head Coach Maymol Rocky has urged her players to “develop an attitude” towards the game akin to 2019 FIFA World Cup Golden Ball and Golden Boot Award winner Megan Rapinoe. In a chat with AIFF TV, Maymol informed that she had once met Rapinoe during …

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