In line with the conclusions of the feasibility study approved by the FIFA Council at its last meeting, FIFA and Qatar have jointly explored all possibilities to increase the number of participant teams from 32 to 48 teams by involving neighbouring countries at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. …

Holding U-15 Youth League champions Minerva Punjab FC played their second match of the group against Aizawl FC at Barrackpore Stadium in Kolkata. Aizawl FC started the first half strongly with scoring their first goal in the 2nd minute only. Minerva Punjab FC started to build after conceding early but …

Sethu FC turned around a first-half deficit to beat Manipur Police SC 3-1 and win their first ever Indian Women’s League trophy in the process, at the Guru Nanak Stadium, here on Wednesday, May 22. Radharani Devi had put Manipur Police in the lead towards the end of the first …

Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) were crowned the Hero Sub-Junior League 2018-19 champions at the Don Bosco College Ground in Margao, Goa on Wednesday when they defeated Bengaluru FC 3-0 in the final. Prantik Saha and Supratim Das scored in the first half for the Mumbai-based side, while Harsh Vaghela …

Eight-time German Bundesliga champions Borussia Dortmund have signed midfielder Thorgan Hazard from Borussia Mönchengladbach ahead of the 2019/20 season. The 26-year-old has signed a contract with BVB until June 30, 2024 with a transfer fee of 25 million Euros which could go up to 30 million. “We’re delighted that Thorgan …

The weather in Delhi has changed a bit as the Indian National Team practiced hard under Head Coach Igor Stimac’s on the second day of the National Team camp at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. Cloudy skies, and a breeze added a bit of respite, replacing the prevalent heat-wave although there …

A Grassroots Leader Course set up by the All India Football Federation was completed today, May 21 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Sports Complex in Shillong, Meghalaya. Four Mizo coaches attended the course which had started on May 18. A total of 21 coaches signed up for the course under AIFF …

France is gearing up to host a ground-breaking edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup with a starting list of teams which includes, among others, the current top ten of the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Ranking as well as four newcomers, Chile, Jamaica, Scotland and South Africa. FIFA has gathered a …

DERBYSTAR presented the official match ball of the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 for the upcoming 2019/20 season. On July 26, the new Bundesliga Brillant APS will be used in a regular season game for the first time in German professional football when Bundesliga 2 commences its new season. The design …

The Indian Women’s League has seen many talented footballers come to the fore. However, there have always been four dedicated women sweating in every match to ensure that it is supervised smoothly — the referees. In what is a significant change for referee’s development in the country, all matches of …