Ahead of their third 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship clash, India head coach Bibiano Fernandes said that he is wary of the ‘physically fit’ Sri Lanka before taking them on at the Kalyani Stadium on Tuesday, August 27 after two wins on the bounce against Nepal (5-0) and Bhutan (7-0) respectively. …

Who will succeed 2018’s winner Mohamed Salah in taking home the coveted crown this year? The ten-goal shortlist for the best goal of the year has been revealed. Voting is open until Monday 1 September (at midnight CET). This year’s selection: Matheus Cunha (BRA) – Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig [Bundesliga] (6 April …

The Bureau of the FIFA Council on August 20, 2019 decided to appoint a normalisation committee for the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) in accordance with art. 14 par. 1 (a) and art. 8 par. 2 of the FIFA Statutes. The decision follows the recent resignation of the EFA President and …

Besides the determination of making a mark in the National Team after coming back from a long injury lay-off, Assam’s own Halicharan Narzary – the prolific 25-year-old midfielder has another yearning at the back of his mind. “I want to make Assam smile again,” Narzary maintained in a chat with …

With less than three months to go before the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil kicks off, the FIFA Referees Committee has appointed 20 trios of match officials, five Support Referees and 17 Video Assistant Referees (VARs), representing all six confederations. This competition in Brazil will give ambitious FIFA …

India completed a dominant performance against Nepal in the opening match of the 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship at the Kalyani Stadium on Wednesday, August 21. It was an all-round display by the Indians as five different players scored for the Blue Colts – Maheson Singh, Shubho Paul, Anish Mazumder, Taison …

The India U-19 National Team with a well-deserved 4-1 victory over U-17 world cuppers New Caledonia, continued their winning run in the ongoing OFC Developmental Tournament at the Korman Stadium in Port Vila, Vanuatu on Wednesday, August 21. Vikram Partap Singh (17′) opened the scoring early before Aman Chetri (41′) …

Following the unanimous decision by the FIFA Council to increase the number of teams taking part in the FIFA Women’s World Cup from 24 to 32 as of 2023 and the subsequent reopening of the bidding process for that year’s edition of the competition, FIFA has received an additional expression of interest from …

It’s official: Major League Soccer is coming to St. Louis. St. Louis has been awarded an MLS expansion team, commissioner Don Garber announced Tuesday alongside the club’s ownership group, including Carolyn Kindle Betz, the Taylor family and Jim Kavanaugh on Tuesday, as well as St. Louis city officials. With Betz …

With just a day to go for the SAFF U-15 Championship to get underway, India Head Coach Bibiano Fernandes stressed on the importance of having a side that has played alongside each other for a prolonged period of time. The India U-15 side has just returned from an exposure tour …