Press Release

IM Vijayan advice, play football with your feet & don’t let it go to your head!

Legendary Indian strikers IM Vijayan and Sunil Chhetri got together for a free-wheeling live chat on Instagram on Sunday, May 10, where the former spoke at length about a number of topics – which included an invaluable piece of advice for budding footballers. “It is a simple thing. Life is …

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Jens Lehmann & Marc Kosicke suggested to join Hertha BSC supervisory board!

As a representative in the Hertha BSC GmbH & Co. KGaA supervisory board, which is made up of nine members, TENNOR Holding B.V. has named former Germany international Jens Lehmann and Marc Kosicke, the founder and CEO of the agency Projekt b and an advisor to football coaches and executives, …

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‘Little Bodyguard’ Ninthoi trains with his mom during COVID-19 lockdown!

While the world observes the lockdown hoping to see out the COVID-19 pandemic threat, a quaint little courtyard in a suburban area of Imphal, Manipur is buzzing with repetitive thuds of a football. In the courtyard, the lean yet sturdy figure of Ninthoinganba Meetei is seen running constantly from one …

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Anirudh Thapa salutes ‘Thala MS Dhoni’s’ attitude!

Blue Tigers midfielder Anirudh Thapa hailed ‘Captain Cool’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni, stating that the former Indian cricket team captain takes every opportunity to boost the morale of him and his teammates whenever he’s around. Thapa took to the official Indian Football Team Instagram handle on Friday (May 9), to answer multiple questions …

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Joma launches the Anonymous Athletes Spanish Team!

The Anonymous Athletes Spanish Team is conceived for all those who have continued exercising or have started to exercise during the pandemic. This is a tribute for all of them. To become a member of this Team there is only one requirement: continue exercising. This initiative has been conducted by …

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COVID-19’s impact on leagues across Africa!

The Coronavirus pandemic has continued to cause major upsets on world sports and African football has not been left behind, with the effects already rolling down. Here is how the pandemic has so far affected African leagues. Mauritius Mauritius became the first African country to end its football season due …

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The UEFA Foundation: Making a difference in India!

In Mumbai, the UEFA Foundation for Children is working with the Oscar Foundation to transform children’s lives through football. Opponent The number of children dropping out of education at the age of 14 is increasing across Mumbai’s slums. Underprivileged children are being sent to work to help meet their families’ …

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AIFF president meets India coaches via video conferencing, encourages all to keep up the good work!

The All India Football Federation president Praful Patel joined all National Team coaches via a video conference to understand the sustainability of development of various age groups during the lockdown phase, and also their well-being. Igor Stimac, Shanmugam Venkatesh, Thomas Dennerby, Maymol Rocky, Bibiano Fernandes, Shuvendu Panda were in attendance …

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AIFF Technical Committee meets via video conferencing!

The All India Football Federation’s Technical Committee under the chairmanship of Shyam Thapa met today, May 8 via a video conference. Besides Mr. Thapa, all other members including Deputy Chairman Henry Menezes, Prasanta Banerjee, Ganapati Palguna, Pradip Kumar Datta, Ishfaq Ahmed and Sundar Raman, and Abhishek Yadav attended the meeting …

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FIFA allows temporary five substitutes for competition organisers!

As football begins to consider resumption of competitions across the world following the COVID-19 pandemic, The International Football Association Board (The IFAB) has agreed to make a temporary amendment to the Laws of the Game based on a proposal received from FIFA seeking to protect player welfare. For competitions which …

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