History has been made today as the 55 names for the inaugural FIFA FIFPro Women’s World11 have been revealed. The World11 is decided by the players, for the players and involves votes from thousands of professional footballers from across the globe, with each player selecting one goalkeeper, four defenders, three …
Read More »Saheed Ramon unfazed by Mohammedan Sporting’s scoring problem!
Mohammedan Sporting Club head coach Saheed Ramon says he is not frustrated by his team’s lack of composure in front of goal. The Black Panthers have been creating plenty of goalscoring chances of late but they have converted a lot lesser than that, especially in recent games. Mohammedan Sporting have …
Read More »India’s Gurpreet Singh Sandhu: We will play to win against Oman!
The Indian Senior National Team is all set to take on Oman on Wednesday, September 5 in Guwahati for their first encounter of the qualifying campaign for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2023 AFC Asian Cup. A day ahead of the crucial match, goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu stressed the …
Read More »New & Improved AFC MA Development Programmes launched!
Member Association (MA) development has been one of the core focus areas of the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Vision and Mission and the last 12 months have witnessed the introduction of a plethora of new and improved MA Development Programmes. The AFC Financial Assistance Programme (AFAP) has risen to USD500,000 …
Read More »2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar Official Emblem revealed!
The Official Emblem of the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup was unveiled today, September 3 as FIFA and host country Qatar reached another major milestone on the road to the world’s greatest football showpiece. The official unveiling took place in Qatar’s capital, Doha, at 20:22 local time (19:22 …
Read More »African qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup live on FIFA.com & YouTube!
The first round of CAF qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar will feature 28 teams competing for 14 slots in the group stage, where the 26 top-ranked teams await. These opening fixtures include local rivalries between 2019 Africa Cup of Nations participants Burundi and Tanzania and a West African …
Read More »IAAF, UEFA, Tata Communications & CA Indosuez join iSportconnect Lausanne Summit!
iSportconnect has announced that thought leaders from the IAAF – UEFA – Tata Communications – and CA Indosuez wealth management will be speaking at the 2019 Lausanne Summit to be held on Tuesday, September 17 at the Olympic Museum. The new speakers joining the conference programme are: .
Read More »Bidding process for 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup continues with eight countries!
Eight member associations have confirmed their participation in the bidding process for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the first-ever edition of the tournament that will feature 32 teams. The member associations are: Argentinian Football Association Football Federation Australia Brazilian Football Association Colombian Football Association Japan Football Association Korea Football Association …
Read More »Building from the back: Blue Tigers New Mantra!
It was in May earlier this year that Croatian Igor Stimac was appointed as the head coach of the Indian national team and since then, a striking feature of the Blue Tigers has been their style of play – with more focus on keeping the ball and building up from …
Read More »Chennaiyin FC sign Brazilian attacking midfielder Rafael Crivellaro!
Chennaiyin FC have announced the arrival of 30-year-old attacking midfielder Rafael Crivellaro on a free transfer for the 2019-20 season. The Brazilian joins Chennaiyin FC after a two-year spell at Portuguese top-tier side CD Feirense. “I am very happy to join Chennaiyin FC, a new experience in a new country …
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