The FA honoured Kick It Out’s 25th anniversary by broadcasting the first 25 seconds of last month’s international friendly between England and Switzerland in black and white. Viewers tuning into the live coverage on Sky Sports saw the teams enter the pitch in black and white, before the footage switched …

I was born in 1997 in a town just 60km north of Kolkata, Kalyani. We used to stay in a one-room house in a park. I went to Pannalal Institute in Kalyani and by the time I was seven or eight, I was obsessed with sports, not just football. The …

In a Christmas Day tie, all the cheer belonged to South United FC as they were able to hold a 1-0 lead against a powerful Jawahar Union. The ghost of the late goal they conceded in the last game still hung over South United FC, making this victory sweeter for …

Jeje Lalpekhlua first struck everyone’s eyes when he scored a hattrick against Pakistan, that too at the age of 19 – in his first tournament. Since then, despite scoring regularly, he was in and out of the national squad till 2015, after which he cemented his place striking a “telepathic …

UEFA’s #EqualGame campaign promoting diversity, inclusion and accessibility in football aims to increase public awareness of the ways in which football can be played and enjoyed, and underlines football’s capacity as a powerful unifying social force. The campaign is uniting football’s stellar names and grassroots players as it strives to …

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu has admitted that watching some of the continent’s best players at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar gave him the motivation to develop into the player he is today. The goalkeeper was just 18 years old when he was included in the India squad for the …

Football fever is spreading throughout the United Arab Emirates, with iconic buildings being transformed and given vibrant makeovers to celebrate the highly-anticipated 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Football fans in the UAE will now be greeted by grand footballing imagery ahead of the tournament which kicks off next month, when 24 …

With the 2019 AFC Asian Cup knocking at the door, former Indian midfielder Renedy Singh, a member of India’s 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Doha campaign, feels talismanic striker “Sunil Chhetri sets the best example in the current team.” “There are many players who have been doing well recently. But …

Indian Super League franchise FC Pune City today announced Phil Brown as their new head coach for the remaining of the 2018/19 season. With close to two decades of managerial experience, Brown has been at the helm of top English football clubs like FC Blackpool, South End United, Preston North …