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The AFC dismisses UAE FA protest against Qatari players!

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee on Friday, February 1 dismissed the protest lodged by the United Arab Emirates Football Association over the eligibility of two Qatar players. This decision comes after the UAE FA claimed that Almoez Ali and Bassam Al Rawi were not eligible to …

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Qualifiers for Santosh Trophy to kick-off across India!

The qualification round of 73rd edition for the Santosh Trophy will kick-off with Chhatisgarh taking on Jharkhand in the east zone qualification round on Saturday, February 2. The qualification rounds have been divided into five zones – West, North, East, NorthEast and South. In the NorthEast, South, West, North and East …

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Churchill Brothers & Real Kashmir FC play out hard-fought draw!

Both Churchill Brothers and Real Kashmir FC went into their return leg fixture at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco harbouring dreams of going on top of the 12th I-League table. A win for either would have taken them there but at the end of a hard-fought 1-1 draw, both the …

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Bengaluru FC rope in Spanish midfielder Luisma Villa, Chencho Gyeltshen joins NEROCA on loan!

Bengaluru FC, on Thursday announced that they have secured the services of Spanish midfielder Luis Manuel Villa, more commonly known as ‘Luisma’, on a deal that runs until the end of the 2018-19 campaign. The 29-year-old has been added to the squad ahead of the Indian Super League registration deadline …

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FC Goa Women’s Team to participate in the Global Goals World Cup!

Forca Goa Foundation is participating in the Global Goals World Cup which will be held in Mumbai, on February 2, 2019 at Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Junior College in Navi Mumbai. The Global Goals World Cup is a sporting event hosted all over the globe that aims to inspire …

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Super sub Chencho nets winner as Bengaluru FC down NorthEast United FC!

Chencho Gyeltshen scored his second goal for the Blues, yet again off the bench versus NorthEast United FC, as Bengaluru FC returned to winning ways in the Indian Super League with a hard-fought 2-1 result at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday. An own goal from Mislav Komorski …

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Title contenders Churchill Brothers & Real Kashmir FC face off at Tilak Maidan!

Churchill Brothers resume their I-League title chase at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco on Thursday, January 31 against Real Kashmir FC, who are also persistent in the title hunt in a return-leg fixture scheduled to kick-off at 5pm IST. Both teams shared the spoils in the first-leg match at the …

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UAE 2019 Schools Programme inspires a generation!

The 2019 AFC Asian Cup – UAE schools programme has inspired the next generation of footballers with the engagement initiative reaching its conclusion this week during a final educational event at GEMS Primary School in Fujairah. Over 125,000 children and young people from 150 schools participated in the programme over …

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India Women’s team completes double over Indonesia with a 2-0 win!

Two goals, one in each half, gave the Indian Women’s National Team a 2-0 victory against hosts Indonesia in Jakarta on Wednesday, January 30. While Sanju scored in the first half, Dangmei Grace netted the second just minutes ahead of the full-time whistle. This was India’s second successive victory against …

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