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Sunil Chhetri: There’s no reason why we can’t qualify to 2023 AFC Asian Cup!

As the dawn of 2020 has settled down, iconic National Team striker Sunil Chhetri isn’t much willing to rush and set long term targets for himself. “I understand that I don’t have many games left to play for my country,” he smiles. “There’s no point in jumping the gun. Hence, …

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Bengaluru FC off to a winning start in Hero Junior League!

Bengaluru FC got off to a flying start in the Hero Junior League after a thrilling 2-1 win over Raman Sports Academy at the Centre for Sports Excellence in Yelahanka on Thursday, January 2. Early goals from Ishaan Raghunanda (6′) and Monirul Molla (7′) proved to be decisive for the …

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Bengaluru FC begin New Year with potential cracker against FC Goa!

Bengaluru FC will look to get the New Year off to the perfect start when they host League-leaders FC Goa in a mouth-watering clash at the Kanteerava Stadium on Friday. Sitting third on the table, the game also marks the start of a hectic January for the Blues who play …

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AIFF Masterclass: Total Football simplified by Johan Neeskens!

We have had great players and we have had legendary ones. And yet there are those who have, forever, left their footprints on the sands, changed the ‘Beautiful Game,’ and moulded it in a manner that improved the sport world over. Former Netherlands International and ex-Ajax Amsterdam and FC Barcelona …

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UEFA solidarity payments: how they work!

European football governing body UEFA has allocated €128.69m for clubs across Europe to invest in football development projects. What is the objective of UEFA’s solidarity payments? Solidarity payments are distributed through national associations to clubs to invest in their youth development programmes and/or local community schemes: Only clubs not participating in the …

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Oliver Kahn joins Bayern Munich executive board today!

Oliver Kahn joined the FC Bayern München AG executive board on January 1, 2020. The former FC Bayern and Germany captain is set to succeed Karl-Heinz Rummenigge as executive board chairman when the latter’s contract expires on December 31, 2021. Born in Karlsruhe on June 15, 1969, Kahn made his …

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Bengaluru FC all set for Hero Junior League campaign!

Bengaluru FC will look to do one better than their runners-up finish last season, as they begin their 2019-20 Hero Junior League campaign with a clash against Raman Sports Academy at the Centre for Sports Excellence in Yelahanka, on Thursday. Placed in Group B of the Karnataka Zone where games …

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Nike helped Girls across the world get active in 2019!

Nike knows that all kids have an innate sense of play. Helping kids discover the joy of sport is central to the work by Nike’s Social & Community Impact team, which works across the globe to open access to sporting opportunity for all kids, and especially for girls, who, statistically, …

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Bengaluru FC sign Jamaican forward Deshorn Brown!

Bengaluru FC have completed the signing of Jamaican International Deshorn Brown, the club announced on Wednesday. The 29-year-old forward becomes the seventh foreigner for the season and has put pen to paper on a one-and-a-half-year deal, till the end of the 2020-21 season. Brown, who plays down the middle and …

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