The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) Medical Committee recommended on Friday that the AFC Medical Conference should, from 2022, be held every two years instead of its current four-year cycle. Meeting on the sidelines of the 6th AFC Medical Conference in the Chinese city of Chengdu, the Committee heard that due …

It may not be wrong to perhaps find I-League as a synonym of riveting. Not many top-flight professional leagues come to mind when the last day finish deciding the champions in the title race is counted. For the I-League, India’s top flight, it has become a regular fashion to produce …

Unbeaten in 19 matches from the last four editions, defending champions India reached the Himalayan nation of Nepal on Sunday, March 10 for the forthcoming SAFF Women’s Championships 2019, where coach Maymol Rocky’s side will be aiming to clinch their fifth title in a row. The Indian eves have been …

FC Goa registered a 5-1 away win over Mumbai City FC in a dominating performance at the Mumbai Football Arena. It was all deja vu for the Jorge Costa’s side who conceded five goals against FC Goa for the second time in this season. While the first time occurred in …

The capabilities of Communications specialists in the East region in managing crisis situations was further strengthened at the first-ever Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Communications Workshop for Member Associations (MAs) in the East Zone, which closed in Hong Kong on Friday, March 8. Led by AFC Communications Consultants, John Kent, former …

180 Kilometers further down south from Coimbatore in Kozhikode, Kerala, East Bengal and their Spanish coach Alejandro Menendez Garcia knew they had to win and then leave everything else to fate. The game began with The Red & Golds understandably on the attack and pressing hard to take an early …

Assam-born 20-year old Delhi lad, Gaurav Bora did the star turn with two second-half goals, as Chennai City FC won their maiden I-League title, beating defending champions Minerva Punjab FC 3-1 in their final game of the 12th I-League at the Nehru stadium in Coimbatore. Chennai finished with 43 points, …

A determined South United FC went from a winning position to trailing by a goal and finally managed to eke a point out of the game in their final game of the season. What began as a promising game for South United FC with many chances created by them in …

In the game between NEROCA FC and Real Kashmir FC in Imphal, it was the hosts who drew first blood in the 18th minute through Subash Singh. NEROCA FC scored their second goal in the added time (90+4′) through Felix Chidi. Real Kashmir FC, however, powered by a brace from …

The final day of the I-League saw a cracking double-header being played at 2pm in Aizawl and Imphal simultaneously. While at Aizawl, it were the hosts Aizawl FC who emerged victorious against Churchill Brothers with a 2-1 win, NEROCA FC had to suffer a 2-3 loss against a dominant Real …